What is "mantovani"

Annunzio Paolo Mantovani (15 November 1905 – 29 March 1980), known as Mantovani, was an Anglo-Italian conductor, composer 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 [have] six albums simultaneously in the US Top 30 in 1959".

Mantovani is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Annunzio Paolo Mantovani (1905–1980), Anglo-Italian conductor
• Bruno Mantovani (born 1974), French composer
• Cencio Mantovani (1942–1989), Italian cyclist
• Giovanni Mantovani (born 1955), Italian cyclist
• Martín Mantovani
• Roberto Mantovani (1854–1933), Italian geologist and violinist

Mantovani is an early American television series which aired in NTA Film Network syndication during 1959. It was a music program featuring British orchestra leader Annunzio Paolo Mantovani and his 46-piece orchestra, and hosted by John Conte.

The series was produced in England during 1958 and 1959, but was distributed to local stations across the United States. 39 episodes were filmed for National Telefilm Associates. According to Brooks and Marsh (1964), guest stars included Vic Damone, Connie Francis, and Dorothy Collins.