While Ralph admits in his review to knowing nothing of the conductor, Antonelli does merit a reasonably substantial entry in John L. Holmes's invaluable study of Conductors on Record (London, 1982, p.22): "Born in Castrovillari, Cosenza, Antonicelli first graduated as a lawyer and practised law, and at the same time studied music in Turin. His father was a general in the Italian army, and his mother an opera singer. He started his career as a repetiteur at the Teatro Regio in Turin, made his debut as a conductor in Novara, conducted at La Scala, Milan (1934-7), was artistic director and conductor at Trieste (1937-43 and 1950-56), and joined the Metropolitan Opera, New York (1947-50), where he conducted Italian Opera. In 1947 he recorded La Boheme, with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and the major soloists Bidu Siyao and Richard Tucker; it was issued in the Metropolitan Opera Association's series, and was reissued by CBS and later in Britain in 1974. He also conducted a recording of Un Ballo in Maschera with the Metropolitan company; it was released by Classic Editions, but was immediately withdrawn."
That's an intriguing last sentence, but I have every confidence that if anyone can throw some light on the matter, it might well be MusicWeb's Ralph Moore...
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