Performing Arts
Bell Telephone Hour
The Bell Telephone Hour is a concert program devoted to classical music and opera, bringing celebrated singers and instrumentalists to radio…
Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera brings operatic performance to the radio, presenting works in which music, voices, and theatrical storytelling come t…
Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera brings the experience of grand opera to radio, presenting performances of the company’s operatic repertoire for liste…
Tonight on Broadway
Tonight on Broadway is a radio program centered on Broadway entertainment. This recording is identified with guest Connee Boswell, the Ameri…
Arthur Godfrey
Arthur Godfrey brings his relaxed, conversational style to this radio program, with singer Naomi Wright identified as the winner. Godfrey’s …
Chase and Sanborn Hour
The Chase and Sanborn Hour is a variety program built around comedy, music, and guest appearances. Its broadcasts bring together performers …
Biography in Sound
Biography in Sound presents radio portraits of notable figures through dramatic narration, archival recordings, and other documentary materi…
Of These We Sing
“Oh, What a Beautiful Morning” is a musical number from the stage musical Oklahoma!, with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hamme…
Louella Parsons
Louella Parsons brings the celebrated Hollywood gossip columnist’s perspective to the world of film and its stars. This recording is associa…
Jimmy Durante
Jimmy Durante brings his exuberant comic personality to this Christmas Eve radio program, joined by Alan Young and Rose Marie. Durante’s unm…
The American Showmen
The American Showmen presents a radio program about the people and stories behind American entertainment. This installment focuses on Floren…
Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen brings the atmosphere of the famous New York entertainment venue to radio, where Broadway performers and other entertaine…
Golden Days of Radio
Golden Days of Radio presents a broadcast featuring Bing Crosby and Al Jolson on Kraft Music Hall. The program offers a chance to hear two c…
Chuck Schaden Interviews
Chuck Schaden interviews Hans Conried in this radio conversation. Conried was a versatile actor whose work spanned radio, film, and televisi…
Chuck Schaden Interviews
In this interview, radio historian Chuck Schaden speaks with actor Cesar Romero. The conversation offers a chance to hear Romero in his own …