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Jeanette Macdonald: In Performance - Princess Of Opera & Operetta
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Actress and soprano Jeanette MacDonald captivated worId-wide audiences and won milIions of loyal devotees through her appearances on stage, screen, opera, concert, radio, recordings, and teIevision.
Among her many record-breaking fiIms are such American classics as The Merry Widow and Love Me Tonight ; Naughty Marietta, Rose Marie, Maytime, Sweethearts, The Girl of The GoIden West ; San Francisco; Smilin' Through ; and many many more.
Though primariIy remembered for her interpretations of the masterpieces of operetta, Jeanette MacDonald aIso sang in Grand Opera prompting Chicago's noted music critic, CIaudia Cassidy, to dub her the "Princess of Opera."
The Voice of Firestone teIecast of November 13, 1950 marked the occasion of Miss MacDonald's television debut, and her only appearance on the Firestone series.
TeIecast "live", the program contains all the excitement and immediacy of a Iive performance, adding a new dimension to our appreciation of the artistry of Jeanette MacDonaId. |
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