1920–1973
1920–1973
103
Surviving broadcasts
1920–1973
Years on the air
54
Seasons represented
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
Source collection: 60yearsofmusicam00peri
Every dated survivor plotted against the years the series was on the air. The gaps are the lost broadcasts.
The shape of the run
0 dated broadcasts across 54 years on the air, with 54 years where nothing is known to survive. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.
103 of 103 shown
1960 · year only
No. 31
4 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1960 · year only
No. 32
3 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1960 · year only
No. 33
3 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1960 · year only
No. 34
2 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1960 · year only
No. 35
2 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1960 · year only
No. 36
3 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1960 · year only
No. 37
2 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1960 · year only
No. 38
2 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1960 · year only
No. 39
4 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1960 · year only
No. 40
4 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1960 · year only
No. 41
3 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1960 · year only
No. 42
3 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1960 · year only
No. 43
2 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1960 · year only
No. 44
2 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1960 · year only
No. 45
2 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1960 · year only
No. 46
3 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1960 · year only
No. 47
3 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1960 · year only
No. 48
3 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1960 · year only
No. 49
3 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1960 · year only
No. 50
2 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1960 · year only
No. 51
3 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1960 · year only
No. 52
3 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1960 · year only
No. 53
3 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1960 · year only
No. 54
2 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1960 · year only
No. 55
3 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1960 · year only
No. 56
4 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1960 · year only
No. 57
3 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1960 · year only
No. 58
2 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1960 · year only
No. 59
4 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1960 · year only
No. 60
1h 48m
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1939 · year only
No. 3
13 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1939 · year only
No. 4
13 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1954 · year only
No. 19
9 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1954 · year only
No. 20
14 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1967 · year only
No. 76
8 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1967 · year only
No. 77
10 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1967 · year only
No. 78
7 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1967 · year only
No. 79
10 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1967 · year only
No. 80
11 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1951 · year only
No. 8
5 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1951 · year only
No. 9
7 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1951 · year only
No. 10
3 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1951 · year only
No. 11
3 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1968 · year only
No. 85
33 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1968 · year only
No. 86
9 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1968 · year only
No. 87
5 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1968 · year only
No. 88
4 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1968 · year only
No. 89
5 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1968 · year only
No. 90
5 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1968 · year only
No. 91
7 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1968 · year only
No. 92
5 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1968 · year only
No. 93
6 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1968 · year only
No. 94
5 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1968 · year only
No. 95
9 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1968 · year only
No. 96
8 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1968 · year only
No. 97
8 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1971 · year only
No. 101
13 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1971 · year only
No. 102
9 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1954 · year only
No. 21
9 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1954 · year only
No. 22
11 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1954 · year only
No. 23
11 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1954 · year only
No. 24
9 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1961 · year only
No. 65
8 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1961 · year only
No. 66
10 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1961 · year only
No. 67
7 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1961 · year only
No. 68
10 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1960 · year only
No. 61
14 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1960 · year only
No. 62
15 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1960 · year only
No. 63
5 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1960 · year only
No. 64
11 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1973 · year only
No. 103
1 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1955 · year only
No. 25
20 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1955 · year only
No. 26
14 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1957 · year only
No. 27
13 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1957 · year only
No. 28
12 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1957 · year only
No. 29
8 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1957 · year only
No. 30
10 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1967 · year only
No. 81
21 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1967 · year only
No. 82
6 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1967 · year only
No. 83
12 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1967 · year only
No. 84
9 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1932 · year only
No. 2
4 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1953 · year only
No. 12
21 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1953 · year only
No. 13
8 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1953 · year only
No. 14
13 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1953 · year only
No. 15
20 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1953 · year only
No. 16
15 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1953 · year only
No. 17
19 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1953 · year only
No. 18
27 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1968 · year only
No. 98
15 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1968 · year only
No. 99
4 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1968 · year only
No. 100
15 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1920 · year only
No. 1
3 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1944 · year only
No. 5
2h 3m
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1962 · year only
No. 69
1 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1962 · year only
No. 70
1h 5m
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1962 · year only
No. 71
1h 5m
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1962 · year only
No. 72
1h 5m
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1962 · year only
No. 73
24 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1962 · year only
No. 74
23 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1964 · year only
No. 75
2 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1946 · year only
No. 6
5 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
1946 · year only
No. 7
4 min
Opening night on the wire: theatre and opera premieres, gala concerts and first performances carried live from the house.
