Franco Ghione
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Franco Ghione (1886-1964) was an Italian conductor and violinist. He graduated from the Parma Conservatory and became a violinist for the Parma Theatre and the Augusteo in Rome. He began a conducting career in 1913 and conducted in many opera houses including La Scala. He conducted the Detroit Symphony Orchestra 1936-1940, where it is said that because he could not speak English, he "would explode in frustration" when his instructions were not understood.
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