Romeo et Juliette (Excerpts)

Alternative title: Romeo and Juliet (Excerpts)
Synopsis: Concert series featuring the Voice of Firestone Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Wilfried Pelletier. Hosted by Hugh James. Roberta Peters, Nicolai Gedda and William Walker sings excerpts from Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet. A live studio recording.
Series: Voice of Firestone, The
Language: French (Standard)
Country: United States
Medium: Television
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Transmission details: 10 Feb 1963 at 22:00 (Channel: ABC)
Duration: 30 mins
Availability: No archive copy or distributor found (1/2008).

Director

Lee Tredanari

Writer

Alan Hirshberg; Jules Barbier; Michel Carré

Music

Charles Gounod

Production Design

Costume

Choreographer

Contributor

Cast

General: Sponsored throughout its history by the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, The Voice of Firestone began as a radio offering in December 1928, and transferred to television as an NBC simulcast on 5 September 1949. Long on musical value but often short on television production value, the show was faulted occasionally for its somewhat stilted visual style, its pretentious nature and its garish costume choices. In time, however, the series drew critical praise and a consistent audience of two to three million people per broadcast. [Joel Sternberg. The Museum of Broadcast Communication www.museum.tv]

Mrs. Harvey Firestone was the composer of the program’s opening and closing themes.