Description |
1 videocassette (30 min.) : sound, black and white with color sequences ; 1/2 in. + 1 lyric sheet. |
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1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, black and white with color sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
Physical Medium |
1/2 in. |
Description |
analog |
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magnetic |
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VHS |
Series |
Living collections from the Library of Congress
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Living collections from the Library of Congress.
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System Details |
VHS format; preservation copy in DVD format. |
Note |
Title on container: Arturo Toscanini conducting Giuseppe Verdi's Hymn of the nations. |
Performer |
Jan Peerce, tenor ; Westminster Choir. |
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Burgess Meredith. |
Credits |
Producer, Irving Lerner ; director, Alexander Hammid ; script, May Sarton. |
Summary |
The sole motion picture of Arturo Toscanini, made in Dec. 1943 for the Office of War Information ; a recreation of his NBC Radio broadcast celebrating the downfall of Mussolini's Italian fascist government. "As originally filmed," complete with the Soviet Internationale, and with restored sound. Also includes the overture to Verdi's Forza del destino. |
Note |
VHS hi-fi. |
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Lyric sheet with text by Arrigo Boito in Italian and English included in container. |
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Library of Congress: LCMV-001; VLC-1. |
Genre/Form |
Overtures.
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Overtures.
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Subject |
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra.
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Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra. |
Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Added Author |
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Forza del destino. Sinfonia. 1988.
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Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Inno delle nazioni. 1988.
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Degeyter, Pierre Chrétien, 1848-1932.
Internationale. 1988.
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Peerce, Jan, 1904-1984.
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Meredith, Burgess, 1907-1997.
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Toscanini, Arturo, 1867-1957.
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Sarton, May, 1912-1995.
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Westminster Choir.
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NBC Symphony Orchestra.
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Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division.
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Added Title |
Arturo Toscanini conducting Giuseppe Verdi's Hymn of the nations |
ISBN |
$19.95 |
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