Producers' showcase : festival of music.

Charles Laughton hosts this memorable episode from the arts anthology TV series "Producer's Showcase" which boasts an all-star roster of classical musicians and singers in concert. Performers include Leonard Warren ("Prologue" from "Pagliacci"), Isaac Stern (Mendel...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Showcase Symphony Orchestra, Showcase Productions (New York, N.Y.)
Other Authors: Browning, Kirk, 1921-2008 (Director), Laughton, Charles, 1899-1962, Ferrer, José, 1912-1992, Rudolf, Max, 1902-1995 (Conductor), Wallenstein, Alfred (Conductor), Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960, Peerce, Jan, 1904-1984, Stern, Isaac, 1920-2001, Milanov, Zinka, Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017, Piatigorsky, Gregor, 1903-1976, Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993, Thebom, Blanche, Miller, Mildred, 1924-, Tebaldi, Renata, Björling, Jussi, 1911-1960, Rubinstein, Artur, 1887-1982, Rupp, Franz, 1901-1992, Segovia, Andrés, 1893-1987, Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943, Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881, Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919, Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924, Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880, Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849, Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901, Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [New York] : Showcase Productions, 1956.
Series:Opera in video.
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Charles Laughton hosts this memorable episode from the arts anthology TV series "Producer's Showcase" which boasts an all-star roster of classical musicians and singers in concert. Performers include Leonard Warren ("Prologue" from "Pagliacci"), Isaac Stern (Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E Minor), Marian Anderson with a gospel medley, Rise Stevens ("Card Song" from "Carmen"), Artur Rubinstein (Chopin's Polonaise in C Minor), and many more.
Physical Description:1 online resource (Streaming video files (173 min.))
Production Credits:Originally recorded at the NBC Studios, New York, January 30, 1956.