 In 1944 his first son, Fausto, was born from his marriage with Elsa Angelini, from whom he was widowed shortly after.From 1953, Zanolli lived in Mexico and in 1959 he married Mexican soprano Betty Fabila, becoming the father of the pianist Betty Luisa Zanolli Fabila.He was the docent of the Conservatorio Nacional de Música (1958 - 1960); permanent orchestra director of the Academia de la Opera (1953 - 1960); title holder of the Coro de Bellas Artes (1959-1960) and the Orquesta del Teatro de Bellas Artes (1975).