Gabriele Santini (1886-1964) was an Italian conductor, especially associated with opera. He conducted at major Italian houses and became an important figure in mid-twentieth-century Italian operatic recording.

In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Verdi and Puccini, including La traviata with Maria Callas and Madama Butterfly with Jussi Björling and Victoria de los Ángeles.

Santini’s conducting was singer-conscious, fluent and rooted in the Italian theatre. He knew how to support a vocal line without letting the dramatic pulse sag.

His page is justified by both catalogue presence and operatic stature. Santini brings practical Italian podium craft to some very important vocal company.