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5 records found for George London
1962-02-16, WNBC, 52 min.
January 12, 1959-April 26, 1968. This musical series ran semiregularly 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.
#4965: VOICE OF FIRESTONE
Order1962-12-02, WABC, 27 min.
September 5, 1949-June 7, 1954 (NBC); June 14, 1954-June 16, 1963 (ABC). "Voice of Firestone," which began on radio in 1928, was a Monday-night perennial for more than two decades before coming to television in 1949; for the next five years it was simulcast on NBC radio and television, until a dispute between the sponsor and the network over the Monday time slot led Firestone to shift the program to ABC. The half-hour musical series presented all kinds of music, but emphasized classical and semiclassical selections. Each week a guest celebrity was featured, and for many years the principal guests came from the Metropolitan Opera Company. The Firestone Orchestra was conducted by Howard Barlow, and the show was hosted by John Daly during its years on ABC; Hugh James was the announcer. "Voice of Firestone" was seen as a series of specials from 1959 until 1962; it returned as a weekly series in the fall of 1962 for a final season (September 30, 1962-June 16, 1963).1964-05-19, WNBC, 52 min.
January 12, 1959-April 26, 1968. This musical series ran semiregularly 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.1965-05-25, WNBC, 51 min.
A Cole Porter musical tribute with perfomers Erroll Garner, Dolores Gray, George London, Jean Fenn, Nancy Dussault, John Davidson and host Donald O'Connor.