George Jellinek

Background

Jellinek, George was born on December 22, 1919 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Daniel and Jolan Jellinek. came to the United States, 1941.

Education

Student, Lafayette College, 1943. Doctor of Music (honorary), Long Island University, 1984.

Career

Foreign the German philosopher, see Georg Jellinek. 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".

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).

Achievements

• George Jellinek has been listed as a notable Broadcast executive, writer, music educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • My Road to Radio And The Vocal Scene: Memoir of an Opera Commentator

    (Born in Ujpest, Hungary, in 1919, George Jellinek began h...)

  • Callas: Portrait of a Prima Donna

    ( Renowned commentator chronicles life and career of the ...)

  • Maria Callas: Portrait of a Prima Donna

    (The true story of Maria Callas who overcame a troubled ch...)

  • History Through The Opera Glass: From The Rise Of Caeser To The Fall Of Napoleon

    (HISTORY THROUGH THE OPERA GLASS: FROM THE RISE OF CAESAR ...)

  • History Through the Opera Glass

    ((Limelight). This first-of-its-kind, highly entertaining,...)

  • History Through the Opera Glass: From the Rise of Caesar to the Fall of Napoleon

    ((Limelight). This first-of-its-kind, highly entertaining,...)

  • History Through the Opera Glass: From the Rise of Caesar to the Fall of Napoleon by Jellinek, George (2004) Paperback

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  • Callas Portrait of a Prima Donna
  • My Road to Radio And The Vocal Scene: Memoir of an Opera Commentator by George Jellinek (2007) Paperback
  • History Through the Opera Glass by George Jellinek (1993-11-03)
  • CALLAS : Portrait of A Prima Donna
  • Callas Portrait of a Prima Donna
  • Callas : portrait of a prima donna
  • (My Road to Radio and the "Vocal Scene": Memoir of an Opera Commentator) Author: George Jellinek published on (March, 2007)

Membership

Trustee Bagby Foundation Served to First lieutenant Military Intelligence, United States Army, 1942-1946. Member American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, American Federation television and Radio Artists.

Connections

Married Hedy Dicker, July 29, 1942. 1 child, Nancy Berezin.

Father:

Daniel Jellinek

Mother:

Jolan Jellinek

Spouse:

Hedy Dicker

child:

Nancy Berezin Jellinek