Guido Cantelli

Guido Cantelli (Italian: [ˈɡwi.do kanˈtɛl.li]; 27 April 1920 – 24 November 1956) was an Italian orchestral conductor. Toscanini elected him his "spiritual heir" since the beginnings of his career. He was named music director of La Scala, Milan in November 1956, but his promising career was cut short only one week later by his death at the age of 36 in the 1956 Paris DC-6 crash in France en route to the United States.

Birth and Death Data: Born Novara (Italian comune), Died November 24, 1956 (Paris (capital city and largest city of France) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	E0RC-0030	12-in.	1/13/1950	Matthias the painter, part 1	Guido Cantelli ; NBC Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	conductor
Victor	E0RC-0031	12-in.	1/13/1950	Matthias the painter, part 2	Guido Cantelli ; NBC Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	conductor
Victor	E0RC-0032	12-in.	1/13/1950	Matthias the painter, part 3	Guido Cantelli ; NBC Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	conductor
Victor	E0RC-0033	12-in.	1/13/1950	Matthias the painter, part 4	Guido Cantelli ; NBC Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	conductor
Victor	E0RC-0034	12-in.	1/13/1950	Matthias the painter, part 5	Guido Cantelli ; NBC Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	conductor
Victor	E0RC-0035	12-in.	1/13/1950	Matthias the painter, part 6	Guido Cantelli ; NBC Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	conductor
Victor	D9RC-0980	12-in.	3/2/1949	Symphony no. 93, in D, part 1	Guido Cantelli ; NBC Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	conductor
Victor	D9RC-0981	12-in.	3/2/1949	Symphony no. 93, in D, part 2	Guido Cantelli ; NBC Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	conductor

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cantelli, Guido," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103349.

Cantelli, Guido. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103349.

"Cantelli, Guido." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.