Rienzi friend Apel, who had likely first made the suggestion that Wagner compose "Rienzi", mentions a plan to perform the overture to "Rienzi" "a fortnight hence", but contains a clear indication that her husband had just been committed to a debtors' prison. The full score of "Rienzi" was completed on 19 November 1840. In 1841 Wagner moved to Meudon, just outside Paris, where the debt laws could be more easily evaded, whilst awaiting developments for "Rienzi", having already written to King Frederick Augustus II of Saxony, requesting that he order a production of the work in Dresden. With the support of
Video Concert Hall Video Concert Hall, Ltd. at studios in Atlanta, Georgia. Crowe and Henderson served as executive producers of "Video Concert Hall", as well as other top-rated syndicated musical variety TV specials. "Billboard", the American magazine covering the music industry, said in a cover story that "Video Concert Hall" was the first-ever nationwide video music programming on cable television predating MTV by almost three years. "Video Concert Hall" creators Charles Henderson and Jerry Crowe are considered the "fathers" of television's music video programming. "Video Concert Hall" ran daily on USA Network from 1978 to 1981 on a seemingly arbitrary schedule, appearing on