Directing
Kirk Browning
Born Mar 28, 1921 · New York City, New York, USA · Died Feb 10, 2008
Kirk Browning (March 28, 1921 – February 10, 2008) was an American television director and producer who had hundreds of productions to his credit, including 185 broadcasts of Live from Lincoln Center.
Born in New York City, Browning dropped out of Cornell University after attending for only one month and moved to Waco, Texas, where he was hired as a newspaper reporter. Because of a childhood injury, he was rejected by the United States Army when he tried to enlist during World War II, so he worked as an ambulance driver in England and France. In the late 1940s, he was a chicken farmer operating an egg route in Ridgefield, Connecticut when one of his customers offered him a job in the music library at NBC. The clerical position led to his directing live televised performances by the NBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arturo Toscanini. Soon after he was made a stage manager of the network's newly formed opera company, and he later became its Director.
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Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy – Stravinsky & Rachmaninov
2010
Music
Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve
2006
The Light in the Piazza: Live from Lincoln Center
2006
Music · Drama
Death of a Salesman
2000
Drama · TV Movie
A Streetcar Named Desire - The San Francisco Opera World Premiere
1998
Music
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
1992
Music
Antony & Cleopatra - Lyric Opera of Chicago
1991
Music
The Grapes of Wrath
1991
Drama · TV Movie
New York City Opera: A Little Night Music
1990
Music · Romance · Comedy
William Shakespeare's Hamlet
1990
Show Boat
1989
Music · Drama · TV Movie
Our Town
1989
An Evening with Joan Sutherland and Luciano Pavarotti
1988
Music
A Walk in the Woods
1988
Drama
The House of Blue Leaves
1987
Comedy · Drama · Music
Turandot
1987
Music
Die Fledermaus
1986
Music
Candide
1986
Music
New York City Ballet: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
1986
The Gospel at Colonus
1985
Music
Tosca
1985
Music
You Can't Take it With You
1984
Comedy
La Forza del Destino - Metropolitan Opera
1984
Music · Drama
Ernani
1983
Alice in Wonderland
1983
Fantasy · Adventure · Comedy
The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala
1983
Music
The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel
1982
Music
Lucia di Lammermoor - Metropolitan Opera
1982
Music · Drama
Fifth of July
1982
Drama · TV Movie
Horowitz in London
1982
Music
Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare
1982
Documentary
Working
1982
Drama · Music
American Playhouse
1982
Drama · Comedy
Idomeneo
1982
Music
Puccini: La bohème
1982
Music
Il trittico
1981
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Live on Stage
1981
Family
L'Elisir d'Amore
1981
Music
Elixir of Love
1981
Music
Samson et Dalila
1981
Music
Big Blonde
1980
Drama · TV Movie
Puccini: Manon Lescaut
1980
Music · Drama
Don Carlo
1980
Music
Luisa Miller: Metropolitan Opera
1979
Music
Don Pasquale
1979
Music · Comedy
Tosca - Metropolitan Opera
1978
Music
Tartuffe
1978
Comedy · TV Movie
Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci
1978
The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni
1978
Music
Horowitz at the White House
1978
Music
The Royal Family
1977
Drama
Rigoletto
1977
Drama · Music
The Prince of Homburg
1977
La Bohème
1977
Music
The Taming of the Shrew
1976
Comedy · Romance
New York City Opera: The Barber of Seville
1976
Copland Conducts Copland
1976
The Time of Your Life
1976
Drama
La Traviata
1976
The Rules of the Game
1975
Comedy · Drama
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
1975
Drama · TV Movie
A Touch of the Poet
1974
Drama · TV Movie
June Moon
1974
Comedy
Enemies
1974
Drama · TV Movie
The Daughter of the Regiment
1974
Music
Great Performances
1971
Comedy · Documentary · Drama
The Violent Universe
1969
Documentary
Damn Yankees
1967
Comedy · Music · Fantasy
Lizzie Borden
1967
Music
NET Playhouse
1966
Drama · Family
Amahl and the Night Visitors
1963
TV Movie
Noah and the Flood
1962
Music
Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'
1960
Comedy · Drama
Startime
1959
Comedy · Drama
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
Family · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Mayerling
1957
TV Movie · Romance · War
Amahl and the Night Visitors
1955
Music
The United States Steel Hour
1953
Comedy · Drama
Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 7: Wagner
1951
Music
Amahl and the Night Visitors
1951
Music · Drama · Family
Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 6: Weber, Brahms
1951
Music