Belcanto The Tenors of the 78 Era Episode 9 Gigli

Music Documentary Series, 13 x 30 min, 1996 The great tenors of the early to midtwentieth century are introduced and analyzed in a 13part television series. Each episode has both a biographical and a musical focus. Every tenor s particular art and style is demonstrated in remarkable archive footage which was digitally scanned and its speed and pitch corrected; much of this footage is from private collections or longlost films and is shown here for the first time. Directed by Jan SchmidtGarre Produced by PARS MEDIA CoProduced by BR, NDR, ORB, SDR, SFB, SR, SWF, and WDR Supported by FFF and MAPTV Prizes at the Columbus International Film Festival and at Classique en images