The World of Music; 7; Bel Canto with Marilyn Horne
- Series
- The World of Music
- Episode Number
- 7
- Episode
- Bel Canto with Marilyn Horne
- Producing Organization
- National Educational Television and Radio Center
- WNDT (Television station : Newark, N.J.)
- Contributing Organization
- Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/512-q23qv3d30q
- NOLA Code
- WDOM
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- Description
- Episode Description
- World of Music host Morton Gould describes the bel canto simply: "Is it indeed anything but its literal Italian meaning, beautiful singing or what we have generally considered to be this style in the 18th century"? This episode features the brilliant young American soprano, Marilyn Horne, who has helped spark today's renaissance of the bel canto. Since the death of the great Patti few singers have mastered the disciplines essential to sing the works of Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti. Miss Horne is an exception. Here she chats with composer Morton Gould about the bel canto tradition and manner. Accompanied on piano, she performs arias from Rossini's "Semiramide" and from Meyerbeer's monumental "Les Huguenots." Two selections are also included from Handel, who was deeply influenced by the bel canto tradition. They are an aria from the rarely heard "Alexander Balus" and the song "Iris Hence Away." Episode Running Time: 28:50 (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Series Description
- This series is designed to illuminate The World of Music through imaginative and informative contact with musical compositions and the artists and instruments that interpret them. The episodes encompass a wide spectrum of styles from the musical past and present -- from the keyboard music of Bach and the madrigals of Gesualdo to the avant garde compositions of Edgar Varese, the protest songs of the civil rights movement, and the "third stream" jazz of Billy Taylor. And some well-known contemporary musicians represent, in performance and discussion, their special fields of interest in conversations with series host, Morton Gould. In general, each episode offers discussion and comment, concerning specific musical subjects, by the host and guest artist; a visual exploration of the "tools" of music, whether it be a precious instrument, the equipment which makes and repairs it, or a composer's score; and performance by the singer or instrumentalist of the music itself. The concentration of each of these components varies with the subject of each episode. The World of Music is a 1964-65 production of National Educational Television, produced through the facilities of Channel 13/WNDT, New York. The 22 half-hour episodes that comprise the series were originally recorded on videotape. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Broadcast Date
- 1965-02-14
- Asset type
- Episode
- Genres
- Talk Show
- Performance
- Topics
- Music
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Assistant to the Producer: Pernstein, Harriet
Assistant to the Producer: Bowman, Sandra
Director: Jones, Clark, 1920-2002
Guest: Horne, Marilyn
Host: Gould, Morton
Performer: Horne, Marilyn
Producer: Toobin, Jerome, 1919-1984
Producing Organization: National Educational Television and Radio Center
Producing Organization: WNDT (Television station : Newark, N.J.)
Set Designer: Gurlitz, Eugene
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2343186-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 2 inch videotape
Generation: Master
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- Citations
- Chicago: “The World of Music; 7; Bel Canto with Marilyn Horne,” 1965-02-14, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 9, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-q23qv3d30q.
- MLA: “The World of Music; 7; Bel Canto with Marilyn Horne.” 1965-02-14. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 9, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-q23qv3d30q>.
- APA: The World of Music; 7; Bel Canto with Marilyn Horne. 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-q23qv3d30q