1961-09-29, WNBC, 60 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.
Guests: The American Ballet Theater, Rosemary Clooney, Harry Belafonte, Eddie Condon and his Jazz Combo, Richard Tucker, Dorothy Collins, Reyes Fernandez, Anna Moffo, Lupe Serrano, Art Ferrante, and Lou Teicher.
1961-09-29, 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, 00 min.
This was the first televised concert from Lincoln Center in New York City. Conducted by Abraham Kaplan and Hugh Ross.
Host: Alistair Cooke.
1962-09-23, PBS, 120 min.
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.
1962-10-14, 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).
1963-03-03, 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).
1963-06-16, ABC, 00 min.
September 5, 1949-June 7, 1954 (NBC); June 14, 1954-June 16, 1963 (ABC). This was the first broadcast of the season. "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).
Guests are Richard Tucker, Jerome Hines, and Mary Costa. Harry John Brown conducts the orchestra. Richard Tucker performs Gounod's Faust with Jerome Hines and Mary Costa. Also performed is "Around The World in Eighty Days."
Last show of the series.
1963-06-16, WABC, 27 min.
September 5, 1949-June 7, 1954 (NBC); June 14, 1954-June 16, 1963 (ABC). This was the final broadcast of the season. "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).
1963-10-08, 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.
Robert Preston hosts this musical variety program and sings songs from Broadway musicals. Guests include Anna Moffo, Richard Tucker, The Chad Mitchell Trio, Grant Johannesen, Rudolf Nureyev and Shetland Beriosova of the British Royal Ballet, who perform a dance from Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake." The Chad Mitchell Trio sing three folk songs. Metropolitan Opera Stars Richard Tucker and Anna Moffo sing an excerpt from "La Boheme" and pianist Grant Johannesen performs.
Host: Robert Preston
Announcer: Mel Brandt
Duplicate of # 1351.
1963-10-08, 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.
1965-01-05, 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.
Showcasing the talents of an operatic tenor, a singer-actress, a singer-actor, a musician, a jazz artist, and a soprano.
Guests: Lucille Amara, Jack Cassidy, Barbara Cook, Duke Ellington, Ethel Ennis, Dolores Gray, Gisele Mackenzie, Richard Tucker.
Host: Barbara Cook
Announcer: Mel Brandt
Duplicate of #1372.
1965-01-05, 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.
1965-03-13, 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.
1965-04-13, WNBC, 52 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.
Guests: Dorothy Collins, Anita Gillette, Ron Husmann, Patricia McBride, Sholom Secunda, Edward Villella, Richard Tucker, Tabernacle Choir At Temple Square, The Sholom Secunda Chorale.
Hostess: Olivia de Havilland.
Announcer: Mel Brandt
1965-10-10, 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.
Guests: Pete Fountain, Lena Horne, Grant Johannsen, Gordon MacRae, Robert Merrill, Richard Tucker.
Hostess: Florence Henderson.
Announcer: Mel Brandt
Duplicate of #1385.
1965-10-10, 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.
Guests: Pete Fountain, Lena Horne, Grant Johannsen, Gordon MacRae, Robert Merrill, Richard Tucker.
Hostess: Florence Henderson.
Announcer: Mel Brandt
Duplicate of #1385.
1965-10-10, 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.
1966-04-10, WNBC, 54 min.
This salute to spring stars actors John
Forsythe, Nancy Ames, Johnny Desmond, Richard Tucker, Gabriella Tucci, the Serendipity Singers, pianist James Mathis and the Sholom Secunda Chorale.
1966-04-10, WNBC, 54 min.
This salute to spring stars actors John
Forsythe, Nancy Ames, Johnny Desmond, Richard Tucker, Gabriella Tucci, the Serendipity Singers, pianist James Mathis, the Sholom Secunda Chorale, The Buster Davis Singers.
Host: John Forsythe
Announcer: Mel Brandt
1966-04-10, 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.
Host:John Forsythe
"Songs Of Spring."
Dupe of 994
1966-09-16, WOR, min.
A LOST live radio broadcast performance of "La Boheme" from the new Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center in New York City. Among the performers are Richard Tucker, Terig Tucci, Cecelia Hall, and Mario Sereni.
Special live broadcast heard on WOR AM radio in New York, City.
1967-03-12, 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.
Salute To Arturo Toscanini:The Maestro revisited.
1969-12-07, WCBS, 52 min.
June 20, 1948-June 6, 1971. Television's longest-running variety show ran on Sunday nights for twenty-three years. Its host, Ed Sullivan.
1973-08-19, 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).
1975-03-15, WNET, 57 min.
July 5, 1970-July 8, 1979. This broadcast featured a "Salute to Fiddler On The Roof." A recurring summer series, "Evening at Pops" presents the Boston Pops Orchestra, under the direction of Arthur Fiedler (until his death in 1979).