On Christmas Day, 1955, the CBS Television Network broadcast an Omnibus program in which Leonard Bernstein conducted the Symphony of the Air and Schola Cantorum in Handel's "Messiah." Enjoy this excerpt of baritone William Warfield singing "But who may abide the day of His coming" from the program. | Leonard Bernstein

We wish a very happy 90th birthday to American comedy and television icon (and our friend), Carol Burnett! In 1956, at the age of 23, Burnett appeared on the cultural TV program Omnibus, in an episode titled "American Musical Comedy," hosted by Leonard Bernstein. In a segment in which Bernstein explains the difference between an operetta and musical comedy, Burnett performs "Give 'Em the Ooh La La" from Cole Porter's "DuBarry Was a Lady." Enjoy this excerpt! | Leonard Bernstein

On March 31, 1957, the Omnibus program "The Music of JS Bach," featuring Leonard Bernstein, was broadcast on the ABC Television Network. Enjoy this excerpt from the program! | Leonard Bernstein

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