Cesare Sodero (1886-1947) was an Italian conductor and composer who worked extensively in the United States. He became associated with the Metropolitan Opera and with radio and recording activity in New York.

In the Pristine catalogue he appears conducting Verdi’s Rigoletto with Jussi Björling, Bidú Sayão and Leonard Warren.

Sodero’s conducting was practical, theatre-aware and grounded in Italian operatic tradition. His work supported singers and dramatic pacing rather than seeking podium display.

His page is justified by a significant broadcast document and by his wider role in American operatic life. Sodero was one of the conductors who helped carry Italian opera through the microphone age.