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Hailing from France, Girard Souza was an acclaimed baritone singer who enjoyed a lengthy career as one of the country`s finest exponents of the art. Here, Souza is captured in two separate performances, which show off all his talents; among the works he interprets here are pieces by Mozart, Berlioz, and Schubert among others. Originally broadcast on television in 1955 and 1966, this is a great way to experience THE ART OF GERARD SOUZAY.

A collection by sixteen outstanding stars of international ballet together in one program. Includes Patricia McBride of the New York City Ballet, Wayne Eagling of the Royal Ballet, Ghislaine Thesmar and Michal Denard of the Paris Opera Ballet, and Yoko Morishita of the Matsuyama Ballet of Tokyo.

Legendary conductor George Szell leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in these two 1961 performances. Recitals include: Mussorgsky: Prelude To Khovanshchina, Beethoven: Symphony #5, Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture, Mozart: Marriage Of Figaro Overture& Violin Concerto #5 and Beethoven: Leonore Overture #3.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseSingle Side - Single LayerFull Frame - 1.33

Kitty Darling (Helen Morgan), a burlesque entertainer, fears the impact her lifestyle will have on her daughter April (Joan Peers), so she sends the girl to a convent for proper rearing. Years later, an adult April returns to her mother's life, and the two must forge a new relationship. Complications in the process arise when Kitty finds balancing motherhood and her fading career difficult, and April must fend off advances from her mother's lover at the same time she explores her first love. This musical drama fits nicely into the backstage musical and melodrama category, which explores the ups and downs of entertainers' lives when they're not performing, but the deft direction of Rouben Mamoulian helps the film exceed its place in the genre. Made just as American cinema begins to move from silent films to talkies, Mamoulian manages to transform a soapy story into a sophisticated and moving portrait of the life of an aging performer who trades on her beauty. This heartrending musical possesses even more significance given its pre-code status - a film made prior to the institution of the self-censorship of sex, violence and other controversial content that began formally in 1934 and lasted until the late 1960s.

Legendary flutist Jean-Pierre Rampal is seen and heard here in this collection of rare television performances from 1957-1966. Boccherini's Flute Concerto in D major, Haydyn's Concerto for Flute, Harpsichord,& Sting Orchestra, and Bach's Sonata in G minor are just some of the highlights included.DVD Features:Region 0Keep CaseSingle Side - Single LayerFull Frame - 1.33

Acclaimed B-movie director Edgar G. Ulmer filmed this selection of memorable musical performances, loosely connected by the story of Nora, an Irish scrubwoman (Marsha Hunt) whose passion for classical music causes her to clash with her jazz-loving pianist son (William Prince). The rift caused by their musical differences is eventually healed amid the music of the hall, where Nora works. Arthur Rubinstein, Bruno Walter, and Leopold Stowkowski conduct such accomplished classical performers as vocalists Lily Pons, Ezio Pinza, and Rise Stevens; cellist Gregor Piatgorsky, and violin virtuoso Jascha Heifetz. Vaughn Monroe's orchestra and jazz trumpeter Harry James also show up, and Nora realizes maybe jazz is okay after all.This was clearly a labor of love for Ulmer, and his fluid direction captures the grandeur and excitement of the concert experience. The main story may be a bit trite, but as a document of these legendary musicians in action, this is a gem that deserves an honored spot in any classical music or film lover's collection.DVD Features:Region 0 EncodingKeep CaseRare Stills

Fictionalized drama about the birth of jazz. According to the film, a Bourbon Street gambling house operator introduces it to the American public to win a girl, which is the first of a number of dubious aspects of the film that seem dated. Regardless, the film still has Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday (as a maid!), whose musical numbers more than make up for the movie's shortcomings.DVD Features:Region 1 EncodingTwo Musical Shorts: A RHAPSODY IN BLACK AND BLUE and SYMPHONY IN BLACKAn Essay on the Making of NEW ORLEANS as a Project for Orson WellesKeep Case

A flamboyantly-staged television production of the Broadway musical dramatizing the larger-than-life life of huckster extraordinaire P.T. Barnum.DVD Features:Region 1Keep Case