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The Hollywood Bowl

Michael Goldfarb and Mark Glancy tell Lisa Mullen how the Hollywood Bowl became a cultural backdrop and a silent character in both film and television.

Created in a natural landscape feature, a concave hillside, the Hollywood Bowl had already hosted religious services before its stage arrived. In 1922 the Los Angeles Philharmonic played its first season of open air concerts, inaugurating a music venue. Lisa Mullen hears how the amphitheatre has hosted some of the greats of classical and popular music from Felix and Leonard Slatkin to Ella Fitzgerald, The Beatles and James Taylor. Michael Goldfarb and Mark Glancy discuss the emergence of a cultural landmark.

Producer: Ruth Watts

15 minutes

Last on

Wed 21 Dec 2022 21:05

Broadcast

  • Wed 21 Dec 2022 21:05