The art of singing : golden voices of the century / Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc. ; produced with Western Electric Apparatus ; producers, Mark Pickering, Peter R. Smith ; directed by Donald Sturrock.

Rare footage of many of the most illustrious opera stars of the twentieth century, including Enrico Caruso; the Vitaphones with Giovanni Martinelli deLuca; Tetrazzini, Supervia, Flagsta; Ponselle in a 1936screen test of Carmen; Feodor Chaliapin, Tauber, Gigli; JoSutherland, Price, Olivero, de los An...

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Corporate Authors:	NVC Arts (Firm), IMG Artists (Firm), Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967), Western Electric Company
Other Authors:	Pickering, Mark, Smith, Peter R., Sturrock, Donald
Format:	Video VHS
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : NVC Arts/Warner Music Vision, [1996]
Subjects:	Operas > Excerpts. Operas > 20th century. Singers. Singing.

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Summary:	Rare footage of many of the most illustrious opera stars of the twentieth century, including Enrico Caruso; the Vitaphones with Giovanni Martinelli deLuca; Tetrazzini, Supervia, Flagsta; Ponselle in a 1936screen test of Carmen; Feodor Chaliapin, Tauber, Gigli; JoSutherland, Price, Olivero, de los Angeles; Björling and Tebaldi in a 1956 broadcast of La Bohème;Maria Callasin the Lisbon Traviata and the Covent Garden Tosca of 1964.
Item Description:	Title from container. Based on the BBC/IMG Artists/Idéale Audience production of The art of singing--golden voices on film. Accompanying booklet contains complete contents and notes by John Steane in English, German, French and Spanish. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videocassette (116:00) : sound, color & black and white ; 1/2 in.
Format:	VHS; Hi-fi; Dolby.
Production Credits:	Editor, CLar Palmer ; film camaeramen, John Else...[et al.] ; graphic design, Josef d'Boche-Kane.