Poet and Peasant Overture

In the MGM concert hall, The MGM Symphony Orchestra is getting ready to perform one of the most popular pieces of orchestral music, namely Franz von Suppé's "Peasant and Poet" overture. The orchestra's guest conductor is Alfred Wallenstein, the musical director of The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. This film was photographed by Robert H. Planck and edited by John McSweeney Jr., with the sound recording supervised by Douglas Shearer.