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Evening at Pops; Strangers In Paradise
John Williams: Itzhak Perlman , Dianne Reeves , Vic Damone
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- Series
- Evening at Pops
- Program
- Strangers In Paradise
- Program Number
2305
- Series Description
Taped shows of the Boston Pops. First telecast on WGBH in June 1957; Arthur Fiedler conducting at MIT Kresge Auditorium. Premiered nationally July 5, 1970, performances at Symphony Hall. Series release date: 1970
- Program Description
Hosted by Academy and Emmy Award-winning director/screenwriter/producer Barry Levinson, the show focuses on the music and films of Russian and German émigrés who streamed into Hollywood in the 1940s and '50s. The star-studded line-up of guests includes violinist Itzhak Perlman, soprano Dawn Upshaw, and crooner Vic Damone. The visiting artists join the Boston Pops Orchestra to pay tribute to the founding fathers of movie music: Max Steiner, Kurt Weill, Vernon Duke, David Raksin, and Victor Young, performing selections from the film scores to Laura, The Quiet Man, The Adventures of Robin Hood, and Now, Voyager. Throughout the evening, host Levinson and Williams pepper the musical performances with fascinating history of the featured composers via interviews, archival photos, and film clips.
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Genres
- Performance for a Live Audience
- Topics
- Music
- Creators
- Dangel, Susan (Series Producer)
- Citation
- Chicago: “Evening at Pops; Strangers In Paradise,” GBH Archives, accessed October 4, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_A34026CAA5AD4A419C44812A0583BDA5.
- MLA: “Evening at Pops; Strangers In Paradise.” GBH Archives. Web. October 4, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_A34026CAA5AD4A419C44812A0583BDA5>.
- APA: Evening at Pops; Strangers In Paradise. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_A34026CAA5AD4A419C44812A0583BDA5