1955

There are many reasons why Americans are inclined to shy away from opera, and some of those reasons are good ones, says Dr. Jan Popper as he introduces opera to the layman. But, he points out, there is opera for every taste – from the Spanish dances of Bizet to the serenity of Wagner and to the languishing harmonies of Puccini. Thus this lively little Czech begins his discussion of opera, a discussion which is punctuated with demonstrations at the piano by the noted musician and by musical interjections form opera singers.

Jan Popper; University of California Extension; Marc Snegoff; Oscar Patterson; James Connell; Richard Tumin; William Shull; William Jordan

National Educational Television; Indiana University Audio-Visual Center

Educational; Music

Opera.

National Educational Television

IUL Moving Image Archive

English

1 Film (0:33:00); 16mm}

IULMIA Film Database: 40000003096346; Other: GR00466142