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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]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]The Paley Center for Media has eight episodes, with the remaining episodes presumed lost.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 626. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
- 1 2 Coleman, Bill (November 21, 1953). "Radiopinion and Televisionotes". The Tablet. New York, Brooklyn. p. 19. Retrieved April 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
Bibliography
[edit]- 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) ISBN 0-345-31864-1
- Alex McNeil, Total Television, fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
- David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
External links
[edit]- Opera Cameos at IMDb
- DuMont historical website Archived February 14, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
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