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When It's Sunday Everyday

Item number (ISN):

312507

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1969-03-17

Item number (ISN):

312507

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TELEVISION: CBOT FILM LIBRARY

Accession:

1996-0020

Media:

Film

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1969-03-17

Production company:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Production credit:

director/producer, Olivier Caron; supervisor, Pierre G. Normandin; photography, Claude Lajeunesse; film editing, Jean-Marc Dumont; sound recording, Bill Menduk; sound mixing, Ian McKenzie; music editing, Walter Burgess; research, Glenn Scullion; script, Bob Gardiner; narration, Brian Smyth

Description:

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Profile of Ottawa-born opera singer Jean Bonhomme, the principal tenor of the Royal Opera, Convent Garden, London, England. It begins with footage of London exteriors and the sounds of singing, followed by a voiceover and a close-up of Bonhomme singing. Next is more footage of London street scenes, set to the Beatles' song Penny Lane, including Bonhomme's neighbourhood, his house, and Bonhomme practicing. Still photographs illustrate Bonhomme's career, including his debut with the Sadler's Wells Garden a year later as a member of the Royal Opera Company. On January 26, 1966, he sang the lead role of Rodolfo in La Bohème. He talks about his life, including growing up in Ottawa. Voiceover of his recollections is set to scenes of the exterior of the school he went to, École Saint-Charles, where children are shown throwing snowballs. Also shown is a still photograph of him as a graduate of the University of Ottawa in 1957 and an exterior shot of the university in winter. He studied law.~Next, an interview with Georges Benoît, his best friend's father, who talks about Bonhomme's talent and career. Bonhomme is shown with his wife and two children, coming out of his house, getting into his car, the exterior of the Royal Opera House, talking to opera producer Andy Anderson. Anderson talking to him about setting up for his role, Bonhomme singing, Bonhomme with his wife and children in a park, where they feed birds; night scenes, traffic and neon signs, Bonhomme in a dressing room at the opera, putting on his stage makeup, the crowd going into the building, getting tickets, Bonhomme getting his costume on and making his way to the stage.

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. See also ISN 182351.~2. CBC Ottawa film presentation.~3. Can label reads "Outside Broadcast - Jean Bonhomme".

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

426228

Format:

FILM

Location number:

2006-06-0686

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

MAG STR

Technical description:

POS

Max. shrinkage:

0.7%

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

426230

Format:

FILM

Location number:

2006-06-0685

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

OPT TRK

Max. shrinkage:

0.3%

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

Open

GENCAT identity number:

GAD 0FD547

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