Name George Jellinek | Role Radio host | |
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Died January 16, 2010, Sleepy Hollow, New York, United States Awards Grammy Award for Best Historical Album Books Callas; portrait of a prima do, History Through the Opera, My Road to Radio and The Voca Similar People Leonard Pennario, Jascha Heifetz, Harris Goldsmith, Myra Livingston, Erick Friedman | ||
Virginia zeani part 1 interview with george jellinek 1993
George Jellinek (December 22, 1919 – January 16, 2010) was the Hungarian-born host of The Vocal Scene, a weekly syndicated radio feature produced by WQXR radio of New York City. Over three decades, from 1969 to 2004, he steadily interviewed opera singers and other figures of classical music on his show, and presented comparative recordings of arias and excerpts with commentary which the New York Times deemed "encyclopedic".
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- Virginia zeani part 1 interview with george jellinek 1993
- Virginia zeani part 3 interview with george jellinek 1993
- Writings
- References
Born in Újpest, Budapest, Hungary, Jellinek was a longtime resident of the New York City area. He was also familiar to radio audiences for his appearances during intermissions on the Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts.
Jellinek retired from The Vocal Scene with the broadcast of December 23, 2004. On May 31, 2006, at a ceremony held at the Hungarian Consulate in New York City, he was decorated by the Hungarian Government for his lifetime contributions to the arts.
Repeats of his program can still be heard on several stations, among them WQXR in New York City, WFMT in Chicago, and on XM Satellite Radio's VOX channel.
Radio station WQXR announced his death in an on-air tribute on January 18, 2010. Among his bibliography is Callas: Portrait of a Prima Donna (1960).