La Scala - Principal Conductors/Music Directors of La Scala

Principal Conductors/Music Directors of La Scala

  • Franco Faccio, (1871–1889)
  • Arturo Toscanini, (1898–1908)
  • Tullio Serafin, (1909–1914, 1917–1918)
  • La Scala closed from 1918 to 1920
  • Arturo Toscanini, (1921–1929)
  • Victor de Sabata, (1930–1953)
  • Carlo Maria Giulini, (1953–1956)
  • Guido Cantelli, (1956)
  • Gianandrea Gavazzeni, (1966–1968)
  • Claudio Abbado, (1968–1986)
  • Riccardo Muti, (1986–2005)
  • Daniel Barenboim, (2006–2011, Maestro Scaligero; music director effective December 2011)

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