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Carnegie Hall Playbill-The Philharmonic Symphony Society Of New York-109th Season-1950-1951-7 1/2" X 10 1/2"-15 pages-sepia. This vintage concert program features a concert in Carnegie Hall on November 4, 1950 under the direction of Franco Autori and his photo is featured on the front cover of the program. This item features the original Carnegie Hall program plus an additional 6" X 9" 10 page program with selections and notes on the program.After emigrating to the United States in 1928, Franco Autori served as assistant conductor for various American opera companies before being "bitten by the symphony bug." An early break came when he was appointed to conduct the summer seasons of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra from 1932 to 1934. On a personal note, his romance with a young American opera singer was the basis of the 1934 movie One Night of Love, starring Grace Moore and Tullio Carminati, which set attendance records, won two Oscars and provided a major boost to Columbia Pictures at a critical time. From 1929 through 1932 Autori was the Music Director of the Chicago Civic Opera Company. He then signed on with the Federal Music Project, which ultimately dispatched him to Buffalo in 1936, where he worked with the burgeoning Buffalo Philharmonic. After the musicians of the orchestra signed a petition of support, Autori was named as the BPO's first Music Director, a post he held for eight seasons. In 1940 he directed the gala debut concert for Kleinhans Music Hall which opened its doors to the public on October 12.Autori's contribution to the rapid artistic and financial growth of the BPO could hardly be overestimated. By the time he turned his baton over to his successor William Steinberg, who was a protg of Toscanini, the Philharmonic was well ready to assume major status among orchestras in the United States. In the course of his developing career Autori became an assistant to Autori Toscanini in New York with the renowned NBC Symphony. Among many other orchestras on the international scene Autori also directed the State Radio Symphony in Buenos Aires and the National Philharmonic in Warsaw, Poland. After his very successful tenure in Buffalo Mr. Autori became the Music Director of the Chautauqua Symphony, where he remained until 1961. Returning to New York City, Autori became the Associate Conductor of the New York Philharmonic from 1954 to 1959. In 1961, he moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he served as Music Director of the Tulsa Philharmonic until 1971.The Carnegie Hall Program has been autographed on the front cover by Franco Autori with a fountain pen in blue...............BOTH PROGRAMS AND AUTOGRAPH ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.......
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