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Marilyn Horne and Henry Lewis discuss their careers and opera music, part 1

BROADCAST: Jun. 1, 1966 | DURATION: 00:26:22

Synopsis

Marilyn Horne and Henry Lewis discuss their careers, opera music, and their operatic roles. They also discuss cross-gender roles in opera and Marilyn Horne's role as Romeo in the opera "Capuleti e i Montecchi" by Vincenzo Bellini. Includes clips of Marilyn Horne singing an opera song at the beginning, an opera song by Gioachino Rossini, and a song from Charles Gounod's opera "Sapho."

*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations
 

Details

Broadcast Date
Jun. 1, 1966

Duration
26 minutes, 22 seconds

Topics

Music Music - Classical Music & Opera

People

Musicians Music personnel Theater

Tags

Horne, Marilyn--Interviews Lewis, Henry--Interviews Singers Mezzo-sopranos. Conductors (Music) Audiotapes Radio programs Horne, Marilyn,-- interviewee Lewis, Henry,-- interviewee WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Opera Viardot-García, Pauline, 1821-1910 García, Manuel, 1775-1832 American opera singers Opera singers Bel canto Gershwin, George, 1898-1937 Cross-gender roles Pants roles Castrato singers Sopranos (Singers) Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868 Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835. Norma Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868. Semiramide Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835. Capuleti e i Montecchi Malibran, Maria, 1808-1836 Toscanini, Arturo, 1867-1957 Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893. Sapho

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