July 19, 1959: Spoleto Festival with Sir John Gielgud, Eileen Farrell, Jerome Robbins' Ballet USA

The Ed Sullivan Show: Season 11: Episode 44

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July 19, 1959: Spoleto Festival with Sir John Gielgud, Eileen Farrell, Jerome Robbins' Ballet USA

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CBS | Air Date: July 19, 1959
Summary: The Spoleto Festival (Gian Carlo Menotti's Festival of Two Worlds from Spoleto, Italy). Taped at various locations in Spoleto. Drama: --Sir John Gielgud reads selections from Shakespeare's "Ages of Man." --Actors perform excerpts from "Night of the Iguana" by Tennessee Williams and "A Hand of Bridge" by Gian Carlo Menotti. Music: --EileenThe Spoleto Festival (Gian Carlo Menotti's Festival of Two Worlds from Spoleto, Italy). Taped at various locations in Spoleto. Drama: --Sir John Gielgud reads selections from Shakespeare's "Ages of Man." --Actors perform excerpts from "Night of the Iguana" by Tennessee Williams and "A Hand of Bridge" by Gian Carlo Menotti. Music: --Eileen Farrell (soprano) sings "Pace, pace, mio Dio" and Verdi's "Requiem Mass." --Eileen Farrell and The Armstrong Band (without Louis) - "On the Sunny Side of the Street." --Ornella Vanoni (Italian singer) - "Strada N'Fonza."--A scene from Donizetti's opera "The Duke of Alba" conducted by Thomas Schippers. Dance: --Nora Kaye and Scott Douglas (ballet dancers) - "Romeo and Juliet," choreographed by Herbert Ross. --The Jerome Robbins' Ballet: U.S.A. - dance to "Passage for Two." --John Butler Dance Troupe - dance to "Five Senses." Also: --Walton's Puppets perform for local children. --Gian Carlo Menotti (opera composer) is interviewed. Expand
Genre(s): Comedy, Talk & Interview, Music

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