Opera for Today; 6; Methods of Ensemble Singing
- Series
- Opera for Today
- Episode Number
- 6
- Episode
- Methods of Ensemble Singing
- Producing Organization
- WQED (Television station : Pittsburgh, Pa.)
- Contributing Organization
- Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/512-6q1sf2n29h
- NOLA Code
- OPFT
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- Description
- Episode Description
- Mr. Goldovsky is responsible for the revolutionary methods of operatic production. His techniques of ensemble singing have been displayed in his own New England Opera Theatre and also during a national tour which included 26 states of the nation. In the climax of this series, these outstanding staging techniques are fully explained and demonstrated with members of the Chatham College Opera Workshop. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Episode Description
- Describes various staging techniques used in effective ensemble singing. Supplements the discussion with demonstrations showing the importance of synchronization between music, singing, and acting. Stresses the importance of natural movement on the part of the cast in relationship to the music. (Description from NET Film Service Catalog 1960)
- Series Description
- Boris Goldovsky shares with the television audience his knowledge of opera, his philosophy of operatic production. Mr. Goldovsky is known throughout the nation as the genial master of ceremonies of Opera News on the Air, the intermission feature of the Metropolitan Operas Saturday afternoon broadcasts. Opera for Today was produced by WQED, Pittsburgh, with Arthur Schoep of the New England Opera Workshop as producer and John W. Ziegler as director. The 6 half-hour episodes that comprise this series were originally recorded on kinescope. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Broadcast Date
- 1957-00-00
- Asset type
- Episode
- Genres
- Performance
- Topics
- Music
- Performing Arts
- Education
- Rights
- Published Work: This work was offered for sale and/or rent in 1960.
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Director: Ziegler, John W.
Host: Goldovsky, Boris
Producer: Schoep, Arthur
Producing Organization: WQED (Television station : Pittsburgh, Pa.)
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2321643-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Master
Color: B&W
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Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive
Identifier: [request film based on title] (Indiana University)
Format: 16mm film
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Opera for Today; 6; Methods of Ensemble Singing,” 1957-00-00, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed July 17, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-6q1sf2n29h.
- MLA: “Opera for Today; 6; Methods of Ensemble Singing.” 1957-00-00. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. July 17, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-6q1sf2n29h>.
- APA: Opera for Today; 6; Methods of Ensemble Singing. 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-512-6q1sf2n29h