Person Open DS/UK/3741 Mantovani; Annunzio Paolo (1905-1980); English-Italian conductor Mantovani Annunzio Paolo 1905-1980 English-Italian conductor Male

Annunzio Paolo Mantovani (November 15, 1905 – March 29, 1980) known as Mantovani, was an Anglo-Italian conductor and light orchestra-styled entertainer with a cascading strings musical signature. The book British Hit Singles & Albums states that he was "Britain's most successful album act before The Beatles ... the first act to sell over one million stereo albums and had six albums simultaneously in the US Top 30 in 1959". International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 1/9/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 4f7ab23e-9e9c-495d-8218-24fc6283de64