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Romeo and Juliet

Title
Romeo and Juliet [videorecording] / [presented by] London Festival Ballet ; production and choreography by Rudolf Nureyev ; music by Sergey Prokofiev.
Publication
1978.

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Moving imageUse in library *MGZIA 4-4055 RNCPerforming Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Additional Authors
  • Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
  • Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993.
  • Ruanne, Patricia
  • Asensio, Manola
  • McCombie, Kenneth
  • Werner, Kenneth
  • Johnson, Nicholas
  • Cauwenbergh, Ben van
  • Anderton, Elizabeth, 1938-
  • Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953.
  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
  • Frigerio, Ezio.
  • Squarciapino, Franca.
  • Musser, Tharon
  • London's Festival Ballet.
  • DHCA.
Description
5 videocassettes (124 min.) : sd., b&w NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Footage probably recorded during the evening performance ; Rudolf Nureyev also danced Romeo in the matinée performance, with Elisabetta Terabust as Juliet. Contains some gaps in action.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation.
Series Statement
Rudolf Nureyev Collection.
Uniform Title
Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work : Nureyev)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Title and date from accompanying data sheet.
  • Additional data, including cast, from house program.
  • Soft focus. Technician's voice intermittently audible.
Credits (note)
  • Scenario, Rudolf Nureyev after William Shakespeare ; scenery, Ezio Frigerio ; costumes, Ezio Frigerio and Franca Squarciapino ; lighting, Tharon Musser.
Performer (note)
  • Rudolf Nureyev (Romeo) ; Patricia Ruanne (Juliet) ; Manola Asensio (Rosaline) ; Kenneth McCombie (Benvolio) ; Frederic Werner (Tybalt) ; Nicholas Johnson (Mercutio) ; Ben van Cauwenbergh (Paris) ; Elizabeth Anderton (nurse) ; and others.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington, D.C., on August 6, 1978 (evening?).
Contents
  • Cassette 1 (ca. 33 min.). Act I. Scene 1, the market square -- Scene 2, Juliet's anteroom -- Scene 3, outside the Capulets' house -- Scene 4, the Capulets' ballroom. Tape ends before conclusion of Romeo's solo.
  • Cassette 2 (ca. 21 min.). Act I. Scene 4, the Capulets' ballroom (continued) -- Scene 5, the Capulets' garden. Tape ends before conclusion of scene.
  • Cassette 3 (ca. 26 min.). Act II. Scene 1, the market square -- Scene 2, a chapel -- Scene 3, the market square.
  • Cassette 4 (ca. 31 min.). Act III. Scene 1, Juliet's bedroom -- Scene 2, a chapel -- Scene 3, Juliet's bedroom.
  • Cassette 5 (ca. 13 min.). Act III. Scene 5, Mantua -- Scene 6, the Capulet crypt. Scene 4, the road to Mantua, was not recorded.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4055 RNC
OCLC
NYPY00-F742
Title
Romeo and Juliet [videorecording] / [presented by] London Festival Ballet ; production and choreography by Rudolf Nureyev ; music by Sergey Prokofiev.
Imprint
1978.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Rudolf Nureyev Collection.
Event
Videotaped in performance at Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington, D.C., on August 6, 1978 (evening?).
Credits
Scenario, Rudolf Nureyev after William Shakespeare ; scenery, Ezio Frigerio ; costumes, Ezio Frigerio and Franca Squarciapino ; lighting, Tharon Musser.
Performer
Danced by Rudolf Nureyev with London Festival Ballet.
Cast
Rudolf Nureyev (Romeo) ; Patricia Ruanne (Juliet) ; Manola Asensio (Rosaline) ; Kenneth McCombie (Benvolio) ; Frederic Werner (Tybalt) ; Nicholas Johnson (Mercutio) ; Ben van Cauwenbergh (Paris) ; Elizabeth Anderton (nurse) ; and others.
Added Author
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, choreographer.
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993. Librettist
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, dancer.
Ruanne, Patricia, dancer.
Asensio, Manola, dancer.
McCombie, Kenneth, dancer.
Werner, Kenneth, dancer.
Johnson, Nicholas, dancer.
Cauwenbergh, Ben van, dancer.
Anderton, Elizabeth, 1938- dancer.
Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953. Composer
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Romeo and Juliet.
Frigerio, Ezio. Designer. Costume designer
Squarciapino, Franca. Costume designer
Musser, Tharon, lighting designer.
London's Festival Ballet.
DHCA.
Added Title
Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work : Nureyev)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4055 RNC
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