Description

“Producers’ Showcase:  Festival of Music, Vol. 2”.
Performers:  Victoria de los Ángeles,  Barry Morell,  Marian Anderson,  Arthur Rubinstein,  Andrés Segovia,  Boris Christoff,  Alfred Wallenstein.
Showcase Symphony Orchestra & Chorus.  Alfred Wallenstein (Conductor).
Includes music by Verdi, Mussorgsky and Bach.
Running Time:  89 minutes.  NTSC Format.
Studio:  Video Artists International.
Contents:
Chapter Guide for Complete Telecast
1. Opening Credits 2:34
2. Commercial for Television Sets (“Dear Santa”) v.57
3. Opening Comments & Introduction to La Traviata segment 2:17
La Traviata (Verdi) Act I (abridged)
VICTORIA DE LOS ANGELES (Violetta);  BARRY MORELL (Alfredo);  Elizabeth Doubleday (Flora);  Virginio Assandri (Gaston);  Arthur Newman (Marquis):
4. Dell’invito trascorsa e gia I’ora 3:49
5. Libiamo, libiamo 4:33
6. Un di felice 3:01
7. Ah, fors’e lui 2:37
8. Sempre libera 2:45
9. Commercial for Washing Machines; Station Identification 1:58
10. Introduction to Anderson segments :49
MARIAN ANDERSON (with Franz Rupp, piano):
11. arr. H. T. Burleigh: Heav’n, Heav’n v.53
12. arr. H. T. Burleigh: My Lord, What a Mornin’ 2:59
13. arr. Hall Johnson: Roll, Jord’n, Roll! 1:49
14. Introduction to Rubinstein segment AS
15. ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN / Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of
Paganini (abridged) 17:19
16. Commercial for Stereophonic Sound 1:31
17. Commercial for Clock-Radios; Station Identification 1:27
18. Introduction to Segovia segment 1:08
ANDRÉS SEGOVIA:
19. Bach: Gavotte 3:04
20.Torroba: Allegretto (from Sonatina in A major) 2:43
21. Introduction to Boris Godunov segment 1:40
Boris Godunov (Mussorgsky) Death of Boris
BORIS CHRISTOFF (Boris);  NICOLA MOSCONA (Pimen);  Michael Pollack (Shuisky);  Kirk Jordan (Feodor):
22. / gospoda molit 3:28
23. Odnazhdy, v vecherniy chas 3:36
24. Proschay, moy syn 10:37
25. Commercial for Television Set (“Personal”) 1:01
26. Commercial: Latest Recordings 1:31
27. Closing Credits 5:57