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  1. The Carving Opera Singer

    Date released
    18 May 1970
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    2137
    NoS ID
    028305
    Story no
    2 / 7

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Carving Opera Singer. DESCRIPTION: A new role for the Maori singer and actor Inia Te Wiata. He’s nearly completed the carving of a fifty foot totem pole after six years work....

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  2. THE ART AND THE MASK

    Date other
    1 Dec 1927
    Series name
    Gaumont Graphic
    NoS ID
    386271
    Extras
    1 film clip

    NoS synopsis: Bass baritone opera singer Ludwig Hoffman (1895 - 1965) is being made up for two roles -as Jonny in Krenek’s opera ‘Jonny spielt auf ' (Jonny strkes up the ban), and for a part in...

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  3. Opera Singer in Lions’ Den

    Date released
    22 Sep 1955
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    55/76
    NoS ID
    106672
    Story no
    4 / 5
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

    Italian opera star sings in a lions’ cage - to win a bet.

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  4. The Mind Machine

    Date released
    10 Oct 1963
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1792A
    NoS ID
    025285
    Story no
    3 / 5

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Mind Machine. DESCRIPTION: A fantastic model showing the working of the human brain is on show at the Royal College of Art in London. Using the apparatus, you can follow the mental...

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  5. News Flashes - Stop Press

    Date released
    2 May 1940
    Series name
    British Paramount News
    Issue no
    957
    NoS ID
    037273
    Story no
    3 / 6

    Famous opera singer, Tetrazzini, passes away.

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  6. Opera Centre

    Date released
    1978
    Series name
    This Week In Britain
    Issue no
    997
    NoS ID
    329238
    Story no
    1 / 1

    COI synopsis: An entertainment by the elite for the elite - that’s how opera has been described in the past. The London Opera Centre certainly wouldn’t go along with that description as it’s a training...

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  7. Tetrazzini’s Good-Bye

    Date released
    23 Nov 1933
    Series name
    British Paramount News
    Issue no
    286
    NoS ID
    032956
    Story no
    2 / 6

    Farewell, sweet singer. After triumphal last concert in capital, world famous opera-star sings for the great screen public.

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  8. General Goering Weds

    Date released
    15 Apr 1935
    Series name
    British Paramount News
    Issue no
    431
    NoS ID
    033817
    Story no
    1 / 6

    The bride is Frau Emmy Sonnemann. Hitler acts best man at marriage of Prussian Premier and State Opera singer.

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  9. Operatic Upset

    Date released
    13 Jan 1958
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1493
    NoS ID
    022143
    Story no
    9 / 11

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Madame Callas. DESCRIPTION: In Rome, the Opera Singer who didn’t. Maria Callas, who walked out after the first act of the Opera Norma, then she announced that she couldn’t sing....

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