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9 records found for Eileen Farrell
1955-05-16, NBC, 60 min.
A tribute to the 15th anniversary of the Bell Telephone Hour radio program which began on the NBC radio network April 29th, 1940 and was heard until June 30th, 1958, moving to television on January 12th, 1959. Donald Voorhees conducts the Bell Telephone Orchestra.
#6981: BELL TELEPHONE HOUR
Order1959-03-04, WNBC, 00 min.
January 12, 1959-April 26, 1968. This musical series ran semi regularly for almost ten seasons-sometimes weekly, sometimes biweekly, and sometimes as irregularly scheduled specials. All types of music were presented on the hour series; Donald Voorhees conducted the Bell Telephone Orchestra.1962-09-23, PBS, 120 min.
- Leonard Bernstein
- Robert Merrill
- Richard Tucker
- Shirley Verrett
- Eileen Farrell
- Alistair Cooke
- Adele Addison
- Donald Bell
- Jon Vickers
- Abraham Kaplan
- Hugh Ross
- Lucine Amara
- Charles Bressler
- Jennie Tourel
- Lili Chookasian
- Ezio Flagello
- Columbus Boychoir
- Juilliard Chorus
- Schola Cantorum
- George London
This was the first televised concert from Lincoln Center in New York City. Conducted by Abraham Kaplan and Hugh Ross. Host: Alistair Cooke. Viewers across the country join first-nighters in New York City for an event of national significance; the opening of Lincoln Center for the performing arts. When completed, the center's five buildings will house the Metropolitan Opera, a repertory theater, a ballet company, a school of music and the New York Philharmonic. Tonight from Philharmonic Hall, Leonard Bernstein conducts the dedicatory concert. Soloists: Eileen Farrell, Richard Tucker, George London, Shirley Verrett-Carter, Lucine Amara, Charles Bressler, Jennie Tourel, Adele Addison, Lili Chookasian, Donald Bell, Jon Vickers, and Ezio Flagello. Choral groups: Schola Cantorum, Juilliard Chorus, Columbus Boychoir. During intermission, host Alistair Cooke visits backstage. Robert Saudek produced the live two-hour program. Directors: Kirk Browning, Don Hewitt. Highlights: Gloria from "Missa Solemnis"...Beethoven Connotations for Orchestra...Copland "Serenade To Music"...Vaughan Williams Hymn from Symphony No. 8...Mahler Duplicate of 7303.
1962-09-23, PBS, 00 min.
- Leonard Bernstein
- Robert Merrill
- Richard Tucker
- Shirley Verrett
- Eileen Farrell
- Alistair Cooke
- Adele Addison
- Donald Bell
- Jon Vickers
- Abraham Kaplan
- Hugh Ross
This was the first televised concert from Lincoln Center in New York City. Conducted by Abraham Kaplan and Hugh Ross. Host: Alistair Cooke.
#2537: FANFARE (WITH AL HIRT)
Order1965-06-26, WCBS, 52 min.
June 19, 1965-September 11, 1965. Trumpeter Al Hirt hosted this variety hour, a summer replacement for "Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine." Originally this second show in the series, scheduled to be broadcast June 26th, was advertised with a complete different guest list, including Anna Moffo, Gene, Pitney, Chad & Jeremy, Edward Villella & Patric McBride, Dionne Warwick, and Stan Freeberg. This broadcast was either never recorded or if it was it never aired.
#3198: JIMMY DEAN SHOW, THE
Order1965-07-08, WABC, 52 min.
September 19, 1963-April 1, 1966. In 1963 Dean hosted a prime-time hour variety series on ABC, which lasted three seasons. Regulars included Karen Morrow, Molly Bee, Chuck McCann, the Chuck Cassey Singers and Rowlf the Muppet, the first of the puppet creations of Jim Henson to be featured on national TV. Repeat of December 3, 1964.
#1603: CAROL BURNETT SHOW, THE
Order1968-12-16, WCBS, 52 min.
September 11, 1967-August 9, 1978. Popular variety hour hosted by Carol Burnett. On her own show, she brought together a group of talented supporting players: Harvey Korman, Lyle Waggoner, Vicki Lawrence, Tim Conway, and Dick Van Dyke.#1654: CAROL BURNETT SHOW, THE
Order1971-03-22, WCBS, 52 min.
September 11, 1967-August 9, 1978. Popular variety hour hosted by Carol Burnett. On her own show, she brought together a group of talented supporting players: Harvey Korman, Lyle Waggoner, Vicki Lawrence, Tim Conway, and Dick Van Dyke.#2492: EVENING AT POPS
Order1974-09-07, WNET, 57 min.
July 5, 1970-July 8, 1979. A recurring summer series, "Evening at Pops" presents the Boston Pops Orchestra, under the direction of Arthur Fiedler (until his death in 1979).