The Bell Telephone Hour Season 9 Episodes

Episode 1

George Szell - The Cleveland Orchestra - One Man's Triumph

Sun, Dec 4, 196660 mins

A profile of George Szell, the conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra hosted by Irving Kolodin.

Episode 2

Christmas Through the Ages

Sun, Dec 18, 196660 mins

Highlights: Sherrill Milnes performs Middle Ages: "In Dulci Jubilo" and 'O Come, Emmanuel'. Gianna d'Angelo sings "Coventry Carol" and "Maria Walks Amid the Thorns". The Chorus sings "Young and Old Must Raise the Lei" and "March of the Kings". Florence Henderson sings Renaissance: "The First Noel". Gianna d'Angelo does "Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella". The Chorus performs Bach's Christmas Oratorio, "The Cherry Tree Carol". Anita Gillette sings from the 19th Century: "O Little Town of Bethlehem". Bruce Yarnall performs "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" and "The Wassail Song". All join in for "Joy to the World".

Episode 3

First Ladies of the Opera

Sun, Jan 1, 196760 mins

The four opera singers discuss the art of the prima donna with host Voorhees and perform their favorite arias, starting with Nilsson, who interprets Wagner's Tannhauser "Dick, teure halle" and Puccini's Turandot "In questa reggia", followed by Price, who sings an aria from Cilea's "Adriana Lecouvreur," and "Pace, Pace, Mio Dio" from "La Forza Del Destino", then Sutherland, who sings the "Bell Song" from "Lakme" and an aria from Luigi and Federico Ricci's "Crispino e la Comare", and concluding with Tebaldi who sings "Voi Lo Sapete" from "Cavalleria Rusticana," and "Suicidio" from "La Gioconda."

Episode 4

The Sounds and Sights of San Francisco

Sun, Jan 29, 1967

Musicians working in very different genres perform at different landmarks around San Francisco.

Episode 5

International Jazz Festival

Sun, Feb 26, 196760 mins

Highlights of the two-day International Jazz Festival al Comblain-la-Tour, Belgium. Cameras capture rehearsals and performances by Benny Goodman and his sextet; Germany's Gunther Hampel Quintet; the Braitislava Traditional Jazz Band and the Junior Hammer Trio, both from Czechoslovakia; England's Steam Packets; and the Trio Léo Flecht and organist André Brasseur, both of Belgium,

Episode 6

Toscanini: The Maestro Revisited

Sun, Mar 12, 196760 mins

Episode 7

Handel's Messiah

Sun, Mar 26, 1967

Composed in 1741, "Messiah" has been called "one of those mysterious marvels of great art that appears but once in a century." The drama and majesty of the music are heightened by the magnificence of the open-air setting, Denver's spectacular Red Rocks Amphitheater, a huge, natural arena with acoustics that rival those of the world's great concert halls. Ten cameras show the Colorado mountains and desert, and the enraptured audience of 10,000. Singing the celebrated oratorio are the 325-voice Mormon Tabernacle Choir, under the direction of Richard P. Condie, and three soloists: Metropolitan Opera soprano Phyllis Curtin, Canadian contralto Maureen Forrester and British tenor Richard Lewis. Donald Voorhees conducts the orchestra.

Episode 8

El Prado: Music and Masterpieces

Sun, Apr 23, 196760 mins

Classical guitarist Andrés Segovia guides a tour of Spain's famed El Prado art museum, which contains many of the world's greatest art treasures, including masterpieces by Goya, Velazquez and El Greco. While cameras roam the galleries, a group of outstanding Spanish musicians offers a musical interpretation of the paintings.The performers are Segovia, opera star Victoria de los Angeles, pianist Alicia de Larrocha and flamenco singer Roque Montoya.