Arturo Toscanini at NBC

This article presents and analyses various aspects of how the orchestra conductor Arturo Toscanini was represented in the media and perceived during his years under contract with the National Broadcasting Company, from 1937 to 1954. Over the course of this period, NBC helped elevate him to mythic st...

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Main Author: Sandrine Khoudja-Coyez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Éditions de l'EHESS 2015-11-01
Series:Transposition
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/transposition/1277
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description This article presents and analyses various aspects of how the orchestra conductor Arturo Toscanini was represented in the media and perceived during his years under contract with the National Broadcasting Company, from 1937 to 1954. Over the course of this period, NBC helped elevate him to mythic status using mass media advertising techniques to boost his popularity throughout the United States. In reality, behind Toscanini’s collaboration with the American broadcasting network was an artistic, political and economic agenda which served the interests of both parties.
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Arturo Toscanini at NBC
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Toscanini
NBC
star system
publicity
politics
title Arturo Toscanini at NBC
title_full Arturo Toscanini at NBC
title_fullStr Arturo Toscanini at NBC
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NBC
star system
publicity
politics
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