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Say Brother; Moment for Music, A; Hilda Harris performs Bizet's The Segadilla
Part of Say Brother.
03/04/1977
In this clip Hilda Harris, a mezzo-soprano with the New York City Opera performs "The Segadilla", an aria from the second act of Carmen by Georges Bizet, in the Say Brother studio. Musical accompaniment is provided by pianist Fredericka King. Overall in the program, host Tanya Hart speaks with Hilda Harris, mezzo-soprano for the New York City Opera, about her upcoming performance at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston. Program includes studio performances by Harris of "This Little Light of Mine" (by John Work) and "The Segadilla" (an aria from the second act of Carmen by Georges Bizet) with the musical accompaniment of pianist Fredericka King. Additional segments include an encore presentation of Hart's interview with Manuel Gonzalez (of the group Opera 76) and Wendell English (representing Concerts in Black and White), and a performance by tenor Carlos Santana. Program includes the "Community Calendar." Produced by Barbara Barrow. Directed by Conrad White.
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- Series
- Say Brother
- Program
- Moment for Music, A
- Program Number
718
- Title
Hilda Harris performs Bizet's The Segadilla
- Series Description
Say Brother is WGBH's longest running public affairs television program by, for and about African Americans, and is now known as Basic Black. Since its inception in 1968, Say Brother has featured the voices of both locally and nationally known African American artists, athletes, performers, politicians, professionals, and writers including: Muhammad Ali, Maya Angelou, Thomas Atkins, Amiri Baraka, Doris Bunte, Julian Bond, Stokely Carmichael, Louis Farrakhan, Nikki Giovanni, Odetta Gordon, Henry Hampton, Benjamin Hooks, Jesse Jackson, Hubie Jones, Mel King, Eartha Kitt, Elma Lewis, Haki Madhubuti, Wallace D. Muhammad, Charles Ogletree, Babatunde Olatunji, Byron Rushing, Owusu Sadaukai, and Sonia Sanchez. Series release date: 7/15/1968
- Program Description
Host Tanya Hart speaks with Hilda Harris, mezzo-soprano for the New York City Opera, about her upcoming performance at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston. Program includes studio performances by Harris of "This Little Light of Mine" (by John Work) and "The Segadilla" (an aria from the second act of Carmen by Georges Bizet) with the musical accompaniment of pianist Fredericka King. Additional segments include an encore presentation of Hart's interview with Manuel Gonzalez (of the group Opera 76) and Wendell English (representing Concerts in Black and White), and a performance by tenor Carlos Santana. Program includes the "Community Calendar."
- Asset Type
Clip
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Opera 76
- Nela (opera)
- African American women
- Harris, Hilda
- Gonzalez, Manuel
- Opera
- English, Wendell
- Concerts in Black and White - Boston - Massachusetts
- Santana, Carlos
- African American singers
- Bridgetower String Quartet
- Genres
- Magazine
- Topics
- Race and Ethnicity
- Creators
- Barrow-Murray, Barbara (Producer)
- White, Conrad (Director)
- Moore, Melvin (Associate Producer)
- Contributors
- Buccheri, Ron (Switcher)
- Marshall, Carolyn (Production Secretary)
- Morton, Wil (Audio)
- Merhar, Milan (Videotape Recordist)
- Wilson, Bob (Camera)
- Sullivan, John L. (Lighting)
- Johnson, Lenita (Intern)
- Stewart, Aubrey (Video)
- Hill, Rebecca (Fashion Consultant)
- Clarke, Brian (Assistant To The Producer)
- Horne, Danny (Intern)
- Kane, Pat (Videotape Editor)
- Hart, Tanya (Host)
- Chigas, Basil (Stage Manager)
- Kramer, Sharon (Graphic Designer)
- Jones, Vickie (Guest Producer)
- Songai, Jahid (Intern)
- Valdes, Mario (Researcher)
- Mahard, Fran (Scenic Design)
- Yang, Eileen (Researcher)
- Lane, Frank (Camera)
- Smith, Kathy (Post Production Switcher)
- Cross, June (Production Assistant)
- MacKnight, John (Videotape Editor)
- Publication Information
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Citation
- Chicago: “Say Brother; Moment for Music, A; Hilda Harris performs Bizet's The Segadilla,” 03/04/1977, GBH Archives, accessed December 21, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_45685BFA7CAE4A01A85641F8CDD3DC61.
- MLA: “Say Brother; Moment for Music, A; Hilda Harris performs Bizet's The Segadilla.” 03/04/1977. GBH Archives. Web. December 21, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_45685BFA7CAE4A01A85641F8CDD3DC61>.
- APA: Say Brother; Moment for Music, A; Hilda Harris performs Bizet's The Segadilla. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_45685BFA7CAE4A01A85641F8CDD3DC61