Opera Cameos

1953 American TV series or program

Opera Cameos

Genre| Music
Starring| Giovanni Martinelli
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
Production
Running time| 30 minutes
Original release
Network| DuMont
Release| November 8, 1953 (1953-11-08) –
January 9, 1955 (1955-01-09)

Opera Cameos is a TV series that aired on the DuMont Television Network from November 8, 1953, to January 9, 1955.[1]

## Overview

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The program aired Sundays at 7:30pm ET,[2] and was hosted by opera singer Giovanni Martinelli.[1] A conductor on the program was Salvatore Dell'Isola.[citation needed] It presented excerpts from operas in their original languages. The program was broadcast locally in New York City before it was picked up by DuMont.[2]

## Episodes status

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The Paley Center for Media has eight episodes, with the remaining episodes presumed lost.[citation needed]

## See also

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* List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
* List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
* 1954-55 United States network television schedule

## References

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1. ^ a b McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 626\. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
2. ^ a b Coleman, Bill (November 21, 1953). "Radiopinion and Televisionotes". The Tablet. New York, Brooklyn. p. 19. Retrieved April 3, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.

## Bibliography

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* Barnes, Scott "Vintage Portraits", Opera News, November, 2007. Accessed via subscription 27 October 2008.
* Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN 0-345-31864-1
* Alex McNeil, Total Television, fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
* David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6

## External links

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* Opera Cameos at IMDb
* DuMont historical website

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