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Alfredo Antonini

Alfredo Antonini, Italian-American conductor and composer (died 1983)

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Born
May 31, 1901
Died
November 3, 1983
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1901

About Alfredo Antonini

Alfredo Antonini was a leading Italian-American symphony conductor and composer who was active on the international concert stage as well as on the CBS radio and television networks from the 1930s through the early 1970s. In 1972 he received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Religious Programming on television for his conducting of the premiere of Ezra Laderman's opera And David Wept for CBS television during 1971. In addition, he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 1980. During the 1940s Antonini also led the CBS Symphony Orchestra in several recordings for the Voice of America broadcasting service. Later in the 1940s, Antonini collaborated with vocalist Victoria Cordova in a series of recordings for Muzak, featuring compositions familiar to audiences in both North and South America.

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Alfredo Antonini timeline

  1. In 1972 he received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Religious Programming on television for his conducting of the premiere of Ezra Laderman's opera And David Wept for CBS television during 1971.
  2. In addition, he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 1980.

The world when Alfredo Antonini was born

Alfredo Antonini was born in 1901. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1901

  • Best-selling book"The Crisis" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst American League season
  • Top headlinePresident McKinley assassinated — Roosevelt becomes president
  • Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic radio signal by Marconi
  • World population~1.61B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley / Theodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population77.6M

1901 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Alfredo Antonini's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19012026
Population77.6M341 million

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