The Art of Singing; 4; A Story of Song Interpretation from Manuscript to the Concert Stage
- Series
- The Art of Singing
- Episode Number
- 4
- Producing Organization
- WSMB
- Contributing Organization
- Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/512-dr2p55fb29
- NOLA Code
- AOSG
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- Description
- Episode Description
- Marital Singher, who gave the premiere in Paris in 1933 of Maurice Ravels song cycle Don Quichotte a Dulcinee, reminisces about his experiences with the great composer. Accompanied by Lawrence Smith, he sings the three songs of the cycle; Chanson Romanesque, Chason epique (dedicated to Singher), and Chanson a boire. In this performance he states in detail his principles of song interpretation. Running Time: 29:05 (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Series Description
- This series looks at the problems of discipline and insight which a singer must face in concert and opera, and discovers how the voice is trained and how the singer tackles the preparation of a given work. During the series a young student works toward the proper interpretation of a classical piece of music; a young artist out of school performs operatic selections requiring more advanced training; and finally, Martial Singher, the teacher in the series, sings some of the most significant songs from his repertoire and comments on the interpretation of concert music. The Art of Singing is a production of WSMB, Michigan State University, East Lansing. The 4 half-hour episodes that comprise the series were originally recorded on videotape. Martial Singher, the distinguished French-American baritone, is voice instructor and director of the opera department at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and voice teacher at the Mannes College of Music in New York City. For a number of years he has also been associated with leading summer schools including Juilliard; Aspen, Colorado; and Marlboro, Vermont; and has now succeeded Lotte Lehmann at the Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara, California. Mr. Singher was born in the Basque country in the south of France. He made his operatic debut years ago in Amsterdam in Glucks Iphigenie en Tauried, with Pierre Monteux conducting the Concertgebouw Orchestra. Subsequently, he became a leading baritone of the Paris Opera and the Opera Comique, and at the same time gained recognition as a distinguished recitalist on the Continent. During this period he sang with the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires and gave recitals extensively in South America. He made his debut with the Metropolitan Opera in 1943 in the title role of Claude Debussys Pelleas and Melisande. From that time he has been a favorite and highly respected artist in America. William Workman, baritone, who appears on the first and second programs, is presently a student at the Cultural Institute of Music. A native of North Carolina, he made his operative debut at the age of eighteen with the Charlotte Opera Company as Morales in George Bizets Carmen. In addition to his studies at the Curtis Institute of Music, Mr. Workman is compiling his AB degree in English at Davidson College in North Carolina. Benita Valente, soprano, who appears on the third program, won the 1960 Metropolitan Opera Auditions and has been a member of the Metropolitan Opera Studio. This fall (162) she begins a season with the Freiburg (Germany) Opera. She has also made appearances at the Marlboro Music Festival, devoting some of her time there recording with the world renowned pianist, Rudolph Serkin. Lawrence Smith, pianist and accompanist for these programs, holds his BS in Music (summa cum laude) from the Mannes College of Music. He has appeared extensively as piano soloist, chamber music pianist, and accompanist. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Broadcast Date
- 1962-00-00
- Asset type
- Episode
- Genres
- Performance
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Associate Producer: Page, Robert
Director: Page, Robert
Host: Singher, Martial
Performer: Smith, Lawrence
Producer: Pash, Donald
Producing Organization: WSMB
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2370029-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 2 inch videotape
Generation: Master
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- Citations
- Chicago: “The Art of Singing; 4; A Story of Song Interpretation from Manuscript to the Concert Stage,” 1962-00-00, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed June 26, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-dr2p55fb29.
- MLA: “The Art of Singing; 4; A Story of Song Interpretation from Manuscript to the Concert Stage.” 1962-00-00. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. June 26, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-dr2p55fb29>.
- APA: The Art of Singing; 4; A Story of Song Interpretation from Manuscript to the Concert Stage. Boston, MA: Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-dr2p55fb29