Kaleidoscope
Weekly news and current affairs on the arts from Television New Zealand (TVNZ).
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1"A Time there Was" is a portrait of the British composer, conductor Benjamin Britten. Starts with an interview with John Amis, British broadcaster and classical music critic, who describes his friendship with the composer. The documentary features: Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Leonard Bernstein, Robert Britten, Barbara Britten, Sviatoslav Richter, Janet Baker, Julian Bream, Heather Harper, John Shirley-Quirk, Imogen Holst, Rosamund Strode, Rudolf Bing, Henry Moore, Paul Rotha, Beata Mayer, David Rothman, The English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Stewart Bedford. Some of he music featured is: 'Peter Grimes' 'The Rape of Lucretia' 'Billy Budd' 'Turn of the Screw' 'Noye's Fludde' 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' 'Curlew River' 'The Burning Fiery Furnace' 'Death in Venice' 'War Requiem' 'Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra'.
Primary Title
- Kaleidoscope
Date Broadcast
- Friday 23 October 1981
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
- Weekly news and current affairs on the arts from Television New Zealand (TVNZ).
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Art
- Arts/crafts
- Documentary
Hosts
- Angela D'Audney (Presenter)
Contributors
- Benjamin Britten (Musician)
- John Amis (Interviewee)
- Donald Mitchell (Associate Producer)
- Isolda Films (Production Unuit)
- London Weekend Television (Production Unit)
- RM Music (Production Unit)