Opera Cameos
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| Opera Cameos | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Music |
| Starring | Giovanni Martinelli |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | DuMont |
| Release | November 8, 1953 – January 9, 1955 |
Opera Cameos is a TV series that aired on the DuMont Television Network from November 8, 1953, to January 9, 1955.[1]
Overview
[edit | edit source]The program aired Sundays at 7:30pm ET,[2] and was hosted by opera singer Giovanni Martinelli.[1] A conductor on the program was Salvatore Dell'Isola.[citation needed] It presented excerpts from operas in their original languages. The program was broadcast locally in New York City before it was picked up by DuMont.[2]
Episodes status
[edit | edit source]The Paley Center for Media has eight episodes, with the remaining episodes presumed lost.[citation needed]
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
- 1954-55 United States network television schedule
References
[edit | edit source]Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Barnes, Scott "Vintage Portraits", Opera News, November, 2007. Accessed via subscription 27 October 2008.
- Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Alex McNeil, Total Television, fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Opera Cameos at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- DuMont historical website Archived February 14, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
