Learning on ScreenWhat Makes Opera Grand?
- Synopsis
- US cultural magazine series hosted by Alistair Cooke. In this episode Leonard Bernstein contends that since music is received directly by the heart and does not need to be processed by the brain first, opera characters tend to be less complex and diverse. He illustrates his theory by comparing Shakespeare’s Iago as portrayed by Hans Conreid with that of Verdi’s Iago as sung by Frank Guarrera.
- Series
- Omnibus (Us Series)
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Television
- Notes
- The programme is available (US) on DVD from www.premiereopera.com
- Subjects
- Drama; Music
- Keywords
- opera; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Iago (character)
Credits
- Director
- Seymour Robbie
- Producer
- George M. Benson; Mary V. Ahern; Richard Thomas (2); Robert Saudek; Walter Kerr
- Contributor
- Alistair Cooke; Leonard Bernstein
- Cast
Frank Guarrera Hans Conried
Production Company
- Name
NBC
Archive
- Name
Paley Center for Media
- Web
- http://www.paleycenter.org/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (212) 621-6600
- Address
- 25 West 52 Street
New York
New York
110019
USA - Notes
- Formerly Museum of Television and Radio (MTR). The name changed in 2007.
Online Retailer
- Name
amazon.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.amazon.co.uk External site opens in new window
- Name
premiereopera.com
- Web
- http://www.premiereopera.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 212-769-0898
- Fax
- 212-769-0897
- Address
- 163 Amsterdam Avenue 275
New York
NY 10023-5001
USA
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