- Additional Authors
- De Lappe, Gemze.
- Graham, Randall.
- Browne, Leslie
- Ferrell, Elizabeth
- Mirabella, Joan
- Kroll, Ruth-Ellen
- La Fosse, Robert
- Dyer, George.
- Ward, William
- Versage, Susan Woodruff.
- McGlinn, John.
- De Mille, Agnes
- Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988.
- Millard, Jay.
- New York City Opera. Ballet.
- New York City Opera.
- New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
- Harmill Communications.
- DHCA.
- Description
- 3 streaming video files (NTSC) (157 min.) : sd., col.
- Summary
- Rehearsal of three dances from the musical Brigadoon, supervised by Gemze de Lappe, with her assistant Randall Graham and conductor John McGlinn. De Lappe works with the principal dancers and their alternates, without the dance ensemble. She also blocks out movements for singer George Dyer, who plays the role of Charlie.
- Alternative Title
- Brigadoon
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Dance.
- Video.
- Dance rehearsals.
- Note
- Title devised by staff of Jerome Robbins Archive.
- Recording made possible by the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image of the Dance Collection of The New York Public Library, with the cooperation of Gemze de Lappe, Randall Graham, David Grossberg, Floria Lasky, John McGlinn, Terrence S. Orr, Keith Viagas, the Agnes de Mille Foundation, New York City Opera, New York City Opera Ballet, and New York City Opera Orchestra.
- Access (note)
- Credits (note)
- Assistant to Ms. de Lappe, Randall Graham ; conductor, John McGlinn ; ballet mistress, Jessica Redel ; assistant to ballet mistress, Esperanza Galan.
- Event (note)
- Videotaped in studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, with piano accompaniment, in the main hall studio of New York State Theater, New York, on October 24, 1996, 7:00-10:00PM, by Jay Millard of Harmill Communications.
- Funding (note)
- Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
- Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
- Contents
- Cassette 1. Funeral dance (ca. 53 min.) / performed by Leslie Browne (Maggie), with alternate Joan Mirabella.
- Cassette 2. Come to me, bend to me (ca. 33 min.) / performed by George Dyer (Charlie), Ruth-Ellen Kroll, Elizabeth Ferrell (Jean), Joan Mirabella -- I'll go home with bonnie Jean (ca. 29 min.) / performed by Leslie Browne (Maggie) and Robert La Fosse (Harry), with alternates Joan Mirabella and William Ward.
- Cassette 3. I'll go home with bonnie Jean, continued (ca. 7 min.) -- Down on McConnachy Square (ca. 13 min.) / not listed on frame ; announced by de Lappe ; performed by Leslie Browne, Joan Mirabella, Robert La Fosse -- I'll go home with bonnie Jean (ca. 22 min.) / performed by Leslie Browne and Robert La Fosse.
- Call Number
- *MGZIDVD 5-7956
- OCLC
- NYPY97-F502
- Title
Brigadoon rehearsal, 10/24/96 [electronic resource]/ [presented by] New York City Opera ; book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner ; music by Frederick Loewe ; original choreography by Agnes de Mille ; choreography recreation and additional choreography by Gemze de Lappe.
- Imprint
c1996.
- Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
- Performer
Danced by Leslie Browne (performing the role of Maggie Anderson), Elizabeth Ferrell (Jean MacLaren), Robert La Fosse (Harry Beaton), with Joan Mirabella, Ruth-Ellen Kroll, William Ward.
Singer: George Dyer (Charlie Dalrymple).
Pianist: Susan Woodruff Versage.
- Credits
Assistant to Ms. de Lappe, Randall Graham ; conductor, John McGlinn ; ballet mistress, Jessica Redel ; assistant to ballet mistress, Esperanza Galan.
- Restricted Access
Closed.
- Event
Videotaped in studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, with piano accompaniment, in the main hall studio of New York State Theater, New York, on October 24, 1996, 7:00-10:00PM, by Jay Millard of Harmill Communications.
- Funding
Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
- Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-5457.
- Local Subject
Choreography -- Reconstruction.
Musical comedies. Brigadoon.
- Added Author
De Lappe, Gemze. Restager
De Lappe, Gemze. Teacher
Graham, Randall. Teacher
Browne, Leslie, dancer.
Ferrell, Elizabeth, dancer.
Mirabella, Joan, dancer.
Kroll, Ruth-Ellen, dancer.
La Fosse, Robert, dancer.
Dyer, George. Singer
Ward, William, dancer.
Versage, Susan Woodruff. Instrumentalist
McGlinn, John. Conductor
De Mille, Agnes, choreographer.
Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988. Composer
Millard, Jay. Videographer
New York City Opera. Ballet.
New York City Opera.
New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
Harmill Communications.
DHCA.
- Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-7956
*MGZIC 9-5457 (former)