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title: 'Arturo Toscanini, 1867-1957: Toscanini Memorial Concert (English poster distributed in Beirut)'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/toscanini-memorial-concert-aub-beirut-1957/
description: A memorial-concert poster for conductor Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957), with a large photograph of him conducting.
section: Collection
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# Arturo Toscanini, 1867-1957: Toscanini Memorial Concert (English poster distributed in Beirut)

A memorial-concert poster for conductor Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957), with a large photograph of him conducting. The A.U.B. Music Club presents a free event on Friday, 1 February at West Hall, with a talk by Anis Fuleihan, recordings and film of Toscanini conducting Schubert, Verdi and Beethoven, and an exhibit. The tell is transfer: the conductor's reputation is attached to the event and, by sponsorship of the materials, to the American recordings and orchestra shown.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
Arturo Toscanini
1867-1957

A. U. B. MUSIC CLUB
presents a
Toscanini Memorial Concert
Friday, February 1, at 6:30 p.m., West Hall
The public is cordially invited
(Admission Free)

PROGRAM

"Toscanini: An Appreciation" by Anis Fuleihan,
Director, "Conservatoire National de Musique" of Beirut
Slide film, drawings and photographs of Toscanini
Recording of Toscanini conducting Schubert's Ninth Symphony
Film of Toscanini conducting the overture to
Verdi's "La Forza del Destino" (NBC Symphony Orchestra)
Recording of Toscanini conducting the fourth movement of Beethoven's Ninth
Symphony (NBC Symphony Orchestra and the Robert Shaw Chorale)
Exhibit: "The life and music of Toscanini"
```

No U.S. government imprint is printed on the sheet.

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