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Toscanini's treatment of singers (Pinza, Morgana,etc)

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This is an excerpt from the James A. Drake's interview with the coloratura soprano Nina Morgana, who was discovered by Caruso himself.

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If Toscanini had been in some other line of work he'd have been fired, possibly arrested, or even committed to a mental institution.
What other professions are you talking about? 😯 I can only think of those angry sport coaches who yell and scream all the times.
Those are the only professions you can think of? Those are the ones I never think of.
I didn't mean to be sarcastic earlier. I said i personally can only think of that. I'm just wondering when you say arrested or put into mental asylum, what professions are you thinking of?
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How's stomping on watches, one after the other, for mental instability? How's constantly breaking his batons?
How is constantly bringing someone down with insults? Are these not signs of a man in trouble with himself?
I don't deny that he's not normal. I'm just asking what profession that Woodduck has in mind, like when he says "some other line of work". I'm just curious about that.
Librarians, perhaps? Really any other line of work where "star talent" isn't called for. It is a good point, though the arts can encourage people with big personalities and commensurately large egos, which might not be so prevalent in other lines of work.
All the readers who return books late shall face the wrath of Toscanini the libarian 😡
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Toscanini - Angry Rehearsal of Brahms 2nd Symphony with NBC 1943
Toscanini destroys bass section
His nonsensical syllabic rambling straight up sounds like the devil.
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