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Persephone

Title
Persephone [videorecording] / [presented by] New York City Ballet ; staging by George Balanchine, John Taras, and Vera Zorina ; music by Igor Stravinsky ; text by André Gide.
Publication
1982.

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Additional Authors
  • Balanchine, George
  • Taras, John
  • Zorina, Vera
  • Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971.
  • Gide, André, 1869-1951.
  • Love, Kermit.
  • Craft, Robert.
  • Evans, Joseph.
  • Aroldingen, Karin von, 1941-2018
  • Tomlinson, Mel
  • Horiuchi, Gen
  • Balanchine, George.
  • New York City Ballet.
  • New York City Opera. Chorus.
  • American Boychoir.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (50 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Title and program data from accompanying house program.
Credits (note)
  • Production design, Kermit Love.
Performer (note)
  • Vera Zorina (Persephone); Joseph Evans (Eumolpus); Karin von Aroldingen (spirit of Persephone); Mel Tomlinson (Pluto); Gen Horiuchi (Mercury); members of New York City Ballet (nymphs; shades of the underworld).
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at New York State Theater, New York, N.Y., as part of the Stravinsky Centennial Celebration, on July 2, 1982.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-5244
OCLC
NYPY03-F249
Title
Persephone [videorecording] / [presented by] New York City Ballet ; staging by George Balanchine, John Taras, and Vera Zorina ; music by Igor Stravinsky ; text by André Gide.
Imprint
1982.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Event
Videotaped in performance at New York State Theater, New York, N.Y., as part of the Stravinsky Centennial Celebration, on July 2, 1982.
Credits
Production design, Kermit Love.
Performer
Danced by New York City Ballet.
Sung by members of the New York City Opera Chorus and The American Boychoir.
Cast
Vera Zorina (Persephone); Joseph Evans (Eumolpus); Karin von Aroldingen (spirit of Persephone); Mel Tomlinson (Pluto); Gen Horiuchi (Mercury); members of New York City Ballet (nymphs; shades of the underworld).
Performer
Conductor: Robert Craft.
Local Subject
Literature and dance.
Added Author
Balanchine, George, choreographer.
Taras, John, choreographer.
Zorina, Vera, choreographer, dancer.
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Perséphone.
Gide, André, 1869-1951. Perséphone.
Love, Kermit. Designer. Costume designer
Craft, Robert. Conductor
Evans, Joseph. Singer
Aroldingen, Karin von, 1941-2018, dancer.
Tomlinson, Mel, dancer.
Horiuchi, Gen, dancer.
New York City Ballet.
New York City Opera. Chorus.
American Boychoir.
Balanchine, George. Perséphone.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-5244
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