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Alceo Galliera

Alceo Galliera (3 May 1910 – 21 April 1996) was a distinguished Italian conductor and composer. He was the son of Arnaldo Galliera (1871—1934) who taught in organ class at the Parma Conservatory.

Galliera was born in Milan in 1910 and studied piano, organ, and composition at the Milan Conservatory.

Among the orchestras he conducted were those of La Scala and the Santa Cecilia Academy in Rome. He conducted operas in which Maria Callas sang, as well as concerts with such great pianists as Claudio Arrau, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli and Dinu Lipatti. He also appeared at the Lucerne Festival where he conducted the Philharmonia Orchestra, and the Salzburg Festival with the Vienna Philharmonic. In 1950-51 he was the conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (then known as the Victorian Symphony Orchestra).

As a conductor he was a gifted accompanist who achieved in establishing the necessary synergy. He accompanied Claudio Arrau, Dinu Lipatti, Clara Haskil, and Arthur Grumiaux. He recorded also for the Philips label, a.o. Mozart Piano Concertos with Pianist Ingrid Haebler.

His compositions include 'Scherzo-Tarantella' and 'The Wise Virgins and the Foolish Virgins'.

Birth and Death Data: Born (Milan (Italian commune and capital city of Lombardy)), Died April 21, 1996 (Brescia (Italian city in Lombardy) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939

Roles Represented in DAHR: organ

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia (U.K.) CBX1470 12-in. December 1939 1º pastore: Mira, deh mira Orfeo; Messaggera: Ahi, caso acerbo e Orfeo Enrico De Franceschi ; Enrico Lombardi ; Elena Nicolai Opera instrumentalist, organ  
Columbia (U.K.) CBX1472 12-in. December 1939 Orfeo: Tu se' morta; Coro: Ahi, caso acerbo e Messaggera Enrico De Franceschi ; Elena Nicolai Opera instrumentalist, organ  
Columbia (U.K.) CBX1473 12-in. December 1939 Coro: Chi ne consola (Trinodia) Unidentified chorus (1939 Orfeo: Italian Columbia records) Opera instrumentalist, organ  
Columbia (U.K.) CBX1476 12-in. December 1939 Orfeo; Possente spirto Enrico De Franceschi Opera instrumentalist, organ  
Columbia (U.K.) CBX1477 12-in. December 1939 Orfeo: Ofeo, son io; Caronte: Ben mi lusinga alguanto Enrico De Franceschi ; Albino Marone Opera instrumentalist, organ  
Columbia (U.K.) CBX1478 12-in. December 1939 Orfeo: Ei dorme; Coro: Nulla impresa Enrico De Franceschi Opera instrumentalist, organ  
Columbia (U.K.) CBX1480 12-in. December 1939 Prosperina: Quali grazie ti rendo; Coro: Pietade, oggi, ed amore trïonfan; Plutone e Spiriti Albino Marone ; Vittoria Palombini Opera instrumentalist, organ  
Columbia (U.K.) CBX1481 12-in. December 1939 Orfeo: Quale onor di te fia degno; Euridice: Ahi vista troppo dolce e Spiriti Enrico De Franceschi ; Ginevra Vivante Opera instrumentalist, organ  
Columbia (U.K.) CBX1483 12-in. December 1939 Orfeo: Questi I campi di Tracia e Eco Enrico De Franceschi Opera instrumentalist, organ  
Columbia (U.K.) CBX1484 12-in. December 1939 Orfeo: Tu bella fosti; Apollo: Perchè allo sdegno Enrico De Franceschi ; Giuseppe Manacchini Opera instrumentalist, organ  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Galliera, Alceo," accessed January 8, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/378546.

Galliera, Alceo. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 8, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/378546.

"Galliera, Alceo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 8 January 2026.

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