Opera Cameos
| 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
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. 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
The Paley Center for Media has eight episodes, with the remaining episodes presumed lost.
See also
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
- 1954-55 United States network television schedule
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b Coleman, Bill (November 21, 1953). "Radiopinion and Televisionotes". The Tablet. New York, Brooklyn. p. 19. Retrieved April 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
Bibliography
- 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
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