Series Retrospective
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A Chorus Line | Gladys Knight | My Fair Lady | Michael Bolton |
April 12, 1946 The First Concert
Stanley Fletcher, Pianist
1946-1947 The First Season
Jennie Tourel, Mezzo Soprano
Albert Spalding, Violinist
Barlett & Robertson, Duo Pianists
1947-1948
Eugene Istomin, Pianist
Mia Slavenska and Ballet Variante
Igor Gorin, Baritone
1948-1949
Helen Jepson, Soprano
Stanton Carter, Pianist
Saidenburg Sinfonietta
1949-1950
Vronsky & Babin, Duo Pianists
Louis Roney, Tenor
San Antonio Symphony
Ballet: “Streetcar Named Desire”
1950-1951
Eleanor Steber, Lyric Soprano
Byron Janis, Pianist
Don Cossacks Male Chorus
Birmingham Civic Symphony
1951-1952
The Philharmonic Piano Quartet
Mary Hutchinson, Dramatist
Longines Sinfonietta
Eugene Conley, Tenor
1952-1953
Frances Yend, Lyric Soprano
William Kapell, Pianist
Ballet ‘52
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
1953-1954
Piano Playhouse, Milton Cross
Michael Rabin, Violinist
Columbus Boys Choir
Eileen Ferrell, Dramatic Soprano
1954-1955
George London, Metropolitan Opera
Musical Americana in Dance and Song
Amparo Iturbi, Pianist
Saint Louis Sinfonietta
David Gibson, Pianist (Bonus)
1955-1956
Anna Russell, Concert Comedienne
Ballet Espagnol
Appleton and Field, Duo Pianists
Walter Cassel, Metropolitan Opera
Barbara Thomas and Lois Green Seas, Duo Pianists (Bonus)
1956-1957
Jacques Abram, Pianist
Chattanooga Symphony
Aberkirchen Children’s Choir
Robert Shaw Chorale
Zinka Milinov, Metropolitan Opera
1957-1958
Whittemore and Lowe, Duo Pianists
University of Alabama String Quartet
Jerome Hines, Metropolitan Opera
Chicago Opera Ballet
1958-1959
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Henry Sopkin, Conductor
Mozart's “Cosi Fan Tutti”
Clifford Curzon, Pianist
Casar Siepi, Metropolitan Opera
1959-1960
Golden Curtain, Kurt Adler, Conductor
Vronsky and Babin, Duo Pianists
Rosalind Elias, Metropolitan Opera
Chicago Opera Ballet
1960-1961
Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Brian Sullivan, Metropolitan Opera
Sylvia Zaremba, Pianist
Robert Joffrey Ballet
1961-1962
The Zachary Solov Ballet Ensemble
Luboshutz & Nemenoff, Duo Pianists
St. Olaf Choir
Jerome Hines
1962-1963
The Little Orchestra of New York
Joint Recital Metropolitan Opera
Jacob Lateiner, Pianist
Columbus Boys’ Choir
1963-1964
Jacob Lateiner, Pianist
Lynn Blair, Metropolitan Opera
The National Ballet of Canada
Roger Williams and His Company
1964-1965
LaBoheme, Goldovsky’s Opera Theater
Thomas Brockman, Pianist
Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, with Marina Svetlova, Prima Ballerina and Oleg Briansky
Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians
1965-1966
The Music of Richard Rogers
Rosalyn Tureck, Pianist
The National Ballet
The Texas Boys’ Choir
1966-1967
Lisa Della Casa, Metropolitan Opera
James Oliver Buswell IV, Violinist
Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Steicher & Horowitz, Duo Pianists
1967-1968
Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Richard Casper, Pianist
Roger Williams and Company
Ferrante & Teicher, Duo Pianists
1968-1969
Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stephen Manes Pianist
The National Ballet of Washington
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians
1969-1970
Mary Costa, Metropolitan Opera
David Bar Illian, Pianist
Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Wayne King, The Waltz King
1970-1971 25th Anniversary
Ferrante and Teicher, Duo Pianists
John Alexander, Metropolitan Opera
National Ballet of Washington, D.C.
Jorge & Morel, Guitarist and Percussionist
1971-1972
Peter Nero
Don Cossack, Chorus and Dancers
An Evening of Opera, Quartet with Piano
Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
1972-1973
Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
David Bar Illian, Pianist
Joffrey Ballet
Der Rosenkavalier (On film)
Richard Tucker
1973-1974
Victor Borge
Pete Fountain and his Jazz Group
Leonard Pennario
Gerald Goodman, Troubador Harpist
1974-1975
Van Cliburn, Pianist
Roberta Peters and Raymond Gibbs
The Big Band Cavalcade, Bob Crosby
Vienna Johann Strauss Ensemble
1975-1976
The New Christy Minstrels
Eddy Arnold
Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, with Lorin Hollander, Pianist
The Royal Winnipeg Ballet
1976-1977
Ferrante and Teicher, Duo Pianists
Robert Merrill, Metropolitan Opera
The Canadian Opera Company
Robert de Gaetano, Pianist
1977-1978
The Royal Ballet of Flanders
The Young Americans in West Side Story
Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra of Budapest
1978-1979
Woody Herman and Young Thundering Herd
The Canadian Opera Company
Lorin Hollander, Pianist
Misha Dichter, Pianist
Chet Atkins
1979-1980
Gilbert & Sullivan a la Carte
Birmingham Pops, Johnny Green Conductor
Roberta Peters, Metropolitan Opera
The Nutcracker Ballet, UAB Ballet
Vienna Chamber Orchestra
Burl Ives
1980-1981
Ray Price
Eugene Fodor, Violinist
Goldovsky Opera Company
Atlanta Ballet
Marvin Hamlisch
1981-1982
Santiago Rodriquez, Pianist
Carlos Montoya
Erie Mills and Michael Ballam
New Orleans Philharmonic, with Leonard Rose, Cellist
Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Conducted by Henry Mancini
1982-1983
Prague Symphony Orchestra
North Carolina Dance Theatre
Itzhak Perlman
Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Conducted by Mitch Miller
Canadian Brass
1983-1984
Bamberg Symphony
Steven DeGroote, Pianist
James Galway
Chet Atkins
1984-1985
Johann Strauss Orchestra of Vienna
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Liberace
North Carolina Dance Theatre
1985-1986
Ransom Wilson, Flutist
Philippe Bianconi, Pianist
Isaac Stern
Texas Opera Theatre, Die Fledermaus
Wynton Marsalis
1986-1987
Roy Clark
Leontyne Price
The Ballet de France
London Royal Philharmonic, Vladimir Askenazy, Pianist
1987-1988
The Oak Ridge Boys
The Belgrade State Folk Ensemble
Emanuel Ax and Yo Yo Ma
Alabama Symphony Orchestra Paul Polivnik, conductor
The Canadian Brass
1988-1989
Rudolf Nureyev and Stars of Paris Opera Ballet
Roberta Peters
The Alabama Symphony Orchestra, with Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Violinist
Glen Campbell
Vladimer Viardo, Pianist
1989-1990
Marvin Hamlisch
Western Opera Theater Carmen
Masters of Blue Grass
Nettle & Markham, Duo Pianists
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
1990-1991
Ballet Francais De Nancy
Wayne Newton
Christopher Parkening, Guitarist
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Roger Williams, Pianist
1991-1992
Lee Greenwood
Gypsy
Juilliard String Quartet
Alabama Symphony Orchestra
1992-1993
Willie Nelson & Friends
Alabama Symphony Orchestra, Dmitri Ratser, Pianist
The Washington Ballet
The Summit Brass
B.J. Thomas
1993-1994
Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra
Peter Nero and The American Pops Orchestra
Nadja Salerno Sonnenberg
Burt Bacharach and Dionne Warwick
1994-1995
Principal Dancers of the NYC Ballet
Oliver
Dudley Moore with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra
Monte Carlo Symphony Orchestra
1995-1996 50th Anniversary
Marilyn Horne and Marvin Hamlisch
The Manhattan Transfer
Liverpool Symphony Orchestra
The Bolshoi Ballet Ensemble
1996-1997
ALABAMA
Louis & Perry, duo pianists
The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra
Moscow Festival Ballet
1997-1998
Julio Iglesias
Stuttgartt Philharmonic with Mischa Dichter, pianist
Vienna Boys Choir
Grease
1998-1999
The Statler Brothers
St. Petersburg Symphony
London City Opera, Die Fledermaus
Russian National Ballet, Sleeping Beauty
1999-2000
Crystal Gayle
Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber
Ballet De L’Opera de Bordeaux Romeo and Juliet
2000-2001
The Black Watch and Prince of Wales Band and Choir
The Temptations
London City Opera, Carmen
Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra
2001-2002
My Fair Lady
BBC Concert Orchestra
The Grigorovich Ballet, Swan Lake
Marvin Hamlisch and the Alabama Symphony Orchestra
2002-2003
Georgian State Dance Company
South Pacific
Hungarian National Philharmonic
Ray Charles and the Alabama Symphony Pops
2003-2004
The Beach Boys
Verdi Opera Company
The Moscow Orchestra
Moscow Festival Ballet, Cinderella
Alabama Symphony Orchestra Pops
2004-2005
Neil Sedaka
Fiddler On The Roof
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Spirit Of The Dance
Opera Verdi Europa La Boheme (Extra)
2005-2006
Compagnia Espansol José Porcel
Orchestra Europa
"Mame"
Helikon Opera, Die Fledermaus
Amy Grant
2006-2007
AIDA
Air Supply
BBC National Orchestra of Wales with Lyr Williams pianist
Moscow Festival Ballet, Giselle
Chip Davis and Mannheim Steamroller
Bulgarian State Opera, The Marriage of Figaro
2007-2008
LeAnn Rimes
The Ten Tenors
State Symphony Orchestra of Mexico
Evita
America
2008-2009
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
Marvin Hamlisch: Broadway Gala
Dublin Symphony Orchestra
Russian National Ballet, Don Quixote
CATS
2009-2010
Sarah Evans
CAMELOT
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra
Bernadette Peters
Alabama Symphony Orchestra
2010-2011
Aaron Neville and his Quintet
Opole, Philharmonic Orchestra of Poland
Russian National Ballet, Romeo & Juliet, Chopiniana
Bowfire
Vince Gill
2011-2012
Chicago
My Fair Lady
Tschaikovsky St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
Gladys Knight
2012-2013
Ronnie Dunn
Celtic Woman, A Christmas Celebration
China National Symphony Orchestra
Russian National Ballet, A Gala Program
A Chorus Line
2013-2014
Michael McDonald
Haifa Symphony Orchestra of Israel
Amy Grant and Vince Gill
Smokey Robinson
2014-2015
Natalie Cole
National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico
Russian National Ballet, Sleeping Beauty
RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles
Michael Bolton
2015-2016
Martina McBride
The National Circus and Acrobats of China
Celtic Woman, Home for Christmas
Polish Baltic Philharmonic Orchestra
The Midtown Men
2015-2016
Peter Cetera
The National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
Moscow Festival Ballet. Cinderella
Fire Irish Tenors
Patti LaBelle
2016-2017
Kenny Loggins
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra
Dublin Irish Dance
The Commodores