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  • Zero Mostel

    Zero Mostel discusses acting and improvisation

    Oct. 1, 1976

    Contrary to what some people believe, Zero Mostel says that being an actor is not that easy of a job. Everything one knows, Mostel explains, becomes apart of who you are. The more one knows, the better his/her work will be.

  • Terkel comments and presents musical performance of Tito Gobbi

    Oct. 12, 1973
  • Terkel comments and presents musical performance of Doc Hopkins and Stephen Wade

    Dec. 20, 1982

    Presenting music live with Doc Hopkins and Stephen Wade.

  • Terkel comments and presents Halloween program with George and Gerry Armstrong

    Oct. 16, 1973

    Presenting Halloween program with singers George and Gerry Armstrong.

  • Teresa Orantes in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Oct. 22, 1975

    This program has been edited to remove copyright material.

  • Teresa Orantes discusses Spanish and classical music

    Feb. 20, 1978
  • Taylor Vrooman discusses popular songs from the Eighteenth Century

    Aug. 11, 1978
  • Talking about Paul Robeson, with James Earl Jones

    Nov. 17, 1977

    The star of stage and screen joins Studs to talk about his portrayal of Paul Robeson at The Studebaker Theater.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Doc Watson

    Studs Terkel interviews Doc Watson about his music career

    Dec. 10, 1971

    Studs Terkel interviews Doc Watson about his music career. The interview includes recordings and live sections of different songs that have shaped his career.

  • Stafford Dean and Catherine Malfitano discuss opera and "The Marriage of Figaro"

    Nov. 6, 1975

    Stafford Dean and Catherine Malfitano analyze their characters in "The Marriage of Figaro" and aspects of opera. They also discuss their upbringings, musical influences, and the future of opera. The original show opened with a recording of the Overture from "The Marriage of Figaro", which has been removed from this recording for copyright reasons.

  • Simon Estes, bass baritone opera singer, discusses his life and career in classical opera

    Feb. 10, 1982

    Simon Estes, bass-baritone opera singer, is in Chicago for four performances of George Fredric Handel's Oratorio "Saul." He talks with Studs about growing up, his education, and his career in classical music and opera. The following songs were removed due to copyright restrictions. "Symphony No.

  • Shel Silverstein

    Shel Silverstein discusses his books, children's literature, and art; part 2

    Nov. 20, 1961

    Shel Silverstein discusses his books and children's literature, and art. Shel Silverstein discusses his contemporaries, art, and life experiences.

  • Reflection on Der Rosenkavalier featuring Lotte Lehmann, Christa Ludwig, and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

    1960
  • Presenting the Edith Piaf eulogy

    Oct. 16, 1963

    Terkel comments and presents Edith Piaf eulogy

  • Presenting music with singer Miguel Munoz

    Jan. 10, 1984
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