Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Schmidt-Garre, Jan.
2. Schroeder, Marieke.
3. Caruso, Enrico, 1873-1921.
4. Gigli, Benjamin, 1890-1957.
5. Schipa, Tito, 1889-1965.
6. Tauber, Richard, 1891-1948.
7. Slezak, Leo, 1873-1946.
8. Schmidt, Joseph, 1904-1942.
9. Björling, Jussi, 1911-1960.
10. Melchior, Lauritz.
11. Rosvœnge, Helge, 1897-1972.
12. Thill, Georges, 1897-
13. Kozlovsʹkyĭ, Ivan Semenovych, 1900-1993.
14. Bayerischer Rundfunk.

Description

1. 4 videocassettes (300 min.) : sd., b&w; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. The great tenors of the 78 era are introduced and analyzed artistically and historically in this 12-part video series. Each episode contains conversations with the tenors' family and friends, as well as discussions with contemporary singers and teachers. Each episode contains numerous musical examples as well as an analysis of a representative full-length recording by the artist in focus.

Alternative title

1. Tenors of the 78 era
2. Tenors of the seventy-eight era

Subject

1. Operas > Excerpts
2. Phonograph
3. Tenors (Singers) > Biography

Contents

1. v. 1. Enrico Caruso ; Beniamino Gigli ; Tito Schipa -- v. 2. Richard Tauber ; Leo Slezak ; Joseph Schmidt -- v. 3. Jussi Björling ; Lauritz Melchior ; Helge Rosvaenge -- Georges Thill ; Ivan Kozlovsky ; The Gramophone.

Call number

1. *LVH 1233 (F) Vol. 1-4

Note

1. Manufacturer's no.: 1539 (set) ; 0094-0097 (cassettes).
2. "Produced in collaboration with B[ayerischer] R[undfunk] ... [et al.]"

Credits (note)

1. Associate producer, Gabriele Boesand ; author, Georg-Abrecht Eckle ; translator, James Stephen Walker ; editing, Gaby Kall-Neujahr.

System details (note)

1. VHS, hi-fi, stereo.

Title

1. Bel canto [videorecording] : the tenors of the 78 era / [directed] by Jan Schmidt-Garre [and] Marieke Schroeder.

Imprint

1. West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, c1997.

Credits

1. Associate producer, Gabriele Boesand ; author, Georg-Abrecht Eckle ; translator, James Stephen Walker ; editing, Gaby Kall-Neujahr.

System details

1. VHS, hi-fi, stereo.

Added author

1. Schmidt-Garre, Jan.
2. Schroeder, Marieke.
3. Caruso, Enrico, 1873-1921. voc
4. Gigli, Benjamin, 1890-1957. voc
5. Schipa, Tito, 1889-1965. voc
6. Tauber, Richard, 1891-1948. voc
7. Slezak, Leo, 1873-1946. voc
8. Schmidt, Joseph, 1904-1942. voc
9. Björling, Jussi, 1911-1960. voc
10. Melchior, Lauritz. voc
11. Rosvœnge, Helge, 1897-1972. voc
12. Thill, Georges, 1897- voc
13. Kozlovsʹkyĭ, Ivan Semenovych, 1900-1993. voc
14. Bayerischer Rundfunk.

Other standard identifier

1. 3203115393

Publisher no.

1. 1539 Kultur
2. 0094--0097 Kultur

ISBN

1. 1561275395

Research call number

1. *LVH 1233 (F) Vol. 1-4 Containers on file.