Grand Offenbach and other festive opera records reviewed
A Christmas bonus collection features Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffmann with Gianna D Angeli o and Gedda, plus Verdi choruses, Tchaikovsky Swan Lake highlights, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever cast album, Joe Williams LP, and more. Strong vocal lineups, orchestral detail, and deluxe packaging highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D’angelo
Olympia
Nicolai Gedda
Elisabeth Schwarzkoff
Victoria de Los Angeles
Andre Cluytens
Angel
Verdi
St. Cecelia Academy Chorus
Rome
Il Trovatore
London
Alan Jay Lerner
Lerner-Lane
Frank Sinatra Hits New Musical Heights in Space Message
Frank Sinatra at age 50 reaches new popularity as two albums A Man and His Music and September of My Years are taped by a Houston radio station and aired to Gemini 7 astronauts Frank Borman and Jim Lovell. He quips about not being asked to sing Come Fly with Me.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Collum
Barbara Harris
Miss Harris
Rca-Victor
Houston
Frank Borman
Jim Lovell
Sobol
the Stork
Brenda Frazier
Len Barry to Perform at Danceland Saturday Night
Len Barry a major disk discovery of 1965 will headline Danceland Saturday night. The Decca artist, known for the hit 1 2 3, is touring the Midwest before heading to England. He will be backed by the Daze and Knights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Len Barry
Decca
England
The
Daze
Knights
Top Ten Singles In Disks List
The list ranks ten popular recordings led by Sounds of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel. Also on the chart are The Byrds I Got You James Brown Puppet on a String Elvis Presley Flowers on the Wall Statler Brothers We Can Work It Out Beatles A Taste of Honey Herb Alpert I Can Never Go Home Anymore Shangri Las Lets Hang On Four Seasons and Its My Life Animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shangri-Las
Louis Nye Gets Mrs. Johnsons Note
New York Mrs Lyndon B Johnson has chosen comedian Louis Nye to commentate promotional radio and television announcements for the Keep America Clean campaign. Nye joins a lineup aimed to boost public service messages during the nationwide initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Nye
New York
Lyndon B. Johnson
Emoting Stars Ride Soap Opera Wave In TV Advance
Cynthia Lowry notes soap operas draw big daytime audiences as familiar faces like Bethel Leslie and Ann Sheridan take regular roles on shows such as The Doctors and Another World. Actors discuss pacing, continuity, and the blend of humor with ongoing dramatic problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macdonald Carey
Gloria de Haven
CBS
NBC
Richard Boone
Ann Sheridan
Miss Leslie
Maggie Fielding
Ann Williams
Miss Sheridan
Frankly 50
California
New York Cavalcade: Maugham Debuts and Garbo Ties
In the New York social scene Peter Viertel and Deborah Kerr dropped their option on Somerset Maugham’s Cakes and Ales for a film. Salka Viertel, now 75 in Switzerland, begins memoirs including Garbo experiences. Hedge fund stories, fashion gifts, and party notes follow with Lindsay praise for Danny Kaye and other luminaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Somerset Maugham
Peter Viertel
Deborah Kerr
Deborah
Viertel
Salka Viertel
Closters
Switzer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Les Zachers
Cedar Rapidians
Gianna D'Angelo
London Symphony
Pierre Monteux
Dorati
Minneapolis
Monteux
Philips
Joe Williams
Count Basie
Williams
Los Angeles
RCA Victor
Boeing-Boeing
Tony Curtis
Jerry Lewis
Christiane Schmidtmer
Suzanna Leigh
Dany Laval
Burt Lancaster
Paramount
Frank Sinatra
Hollywood
Gemini
Frank
Danceland
Family Buffet
Roosevelt
Armstrong’s
UPI
Simon and Garfunkel
Agike
James Brown
Elvis Presley
Statler Brothers
Berger Furrier
Marion, Iowa
Cynthia Lowry
EW York
Nielsen
Bethel Leslie
Sun
Flamingo Pizza Palace
Ellis Blvd
1St Ave
Cavalcade
Louis Sobol
Huntington Hartford
Diane
Flynn II
Jerry Vale
Howard Koch
Pat Boone
James Garner
Lee J. Cobb
Boca Raton
San Francisco
Island
John Lindsay
Danny Kaye
Danny
Sylvia
Sherry-Netherland
Nick Katzenbach
Bill Lear
Merle Oberon
Lauren Bacall
Jason Robards
Phyllis
Bennett Cerf
Kitty Carlisle
Arthur Hornblows
Marietta Tree
Abe Burrows
Harold Rome
Colony
Jacqueline Kennedy
Beth Leary
Mike Butler
Loyce Hawks
Bruce Norris
Illinois
Jack Douglas
Joey Paradise
Jwnton A
Lively Guy Hop the
Bushman
Dave Schneider
M.C
Daze & Knights
Meep
the Gants
Jowas
CAL Bezemer
Vla Luam LL
Howard
Johnson
16Th Avenue SW
Plink
Bob Hersom
Dee
Hersom
Don Schaffer
Shakey's
Shakey
Dial
First Ave
Cedar Rapids
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