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A letter for Queen Victoria an opera in four acts[--Paris performance

Title
A letter for Queen Victoria [sound recording] : an opera in four acts[--Paris performance 1974-12-06] / written and directed by Robert Wilson ; music for string quartet, contralto, and flute by Alan Lloyd.
Author
Wilson, Robert, 1941-
Publication
Paris, 1974.

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Disc 1AudioUse in library *LDC 37106 [CD] Disc 1Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound
Disc 2AudioUse in library *LDC 37106 [CD] Disc 2Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound
Disc 3AudioUse in library *LDC 37106 [CD] Disc 3Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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Additional Authors
  • Lloyd, Alan Huber, 1943-1986.
  • Galasso, Michael.
  • Knowles, Christopher, 1959-
  • De Groat, Andrew.
  • Lubar, Cindy.
  • Neu, Jim.
  • Sutton, Sheryl, 1950-
  • Ashley, George.
  • Bayrak, Liba.
  • Cation, Kathryn.
  • Moses, Jay.
  • Busto, Julia.
  • Felgeirolles, Francine.
  • Dane, Mary-Claude.
  • Krongold, Susan.
  • Byrnes, Kevin.
  • Festival d'automne à Paris.
  • Théâtre des variétés (Paris, France)
Description
3 sound discs (127 min.) : digital, stereo; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation.
Series Statement
Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection
Subject
Note
  • Compact disc.
  • "A letter for Queen Victoria is Wilson's deepest exploration of a world opened up to him by Christopher Knowles, an autistic boy whom he met in 1973 and immediately began to work with. In Queen Victoria, language plays a central role in Wilson's work for the first time: a language of non sequiturs, of commonplace utterances, of sheer vocal sound. Queen Victoria is also the first Wilson play to feature a tightly integrated musical score, a remarkable chamber piece written by Alan Lloyd for string quartet."--robertwilson.com
  • Title and credits from Festival d'Automne program. Description taken from robertwilson.com.
  • Donor's inventory numbers: QVA 08, QVA 05.
  • Audio erratic.
  • The recording is incomplete.
Credits (note)
  • Violin soli, continuo, and music coordination, Michael Galasso ; tape constructions, Christopher Knowles.
Performer (note)
  • Sheryl Sutton, Cynthia Lubar, George Ashley, Liba Bayrak, Kathryn Cation, Christopher Knowles, James Neu, Jay Moses, Robert Wilson, Andrew De Groat, Julia Busto, Francine Felgeirolles, Marie Claude Dane.
Event (note)
  • Recorded in performance during the Festival d'Automne à Paris at the Théâtre des Variétés in Paris on December 6, 1974.
Language (note)
  • Performed in English.
Contents
Disc 1 (49 min.) -- Disc 2 (60 min.) -- Disc 3 (18 min.).
Call Number
*LDC 37106
OCLC
NYPG05-R10066
Author
Wilson, Robert, 1941-
Title
A letter for Queen Victoria [sound recording] : an opera in four acts[--Paris performance 1974-12-06] / written and directed by Robert Wilson ; music for string quartet, contralto, and flute by Alan Lloyd.
Imprint
Paris, 1974.
Series
Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection
Credits
Violin soli, continuo, and music coordination, Michael Galasso ; tape constructions, Christopher Knowles.
Cast
Sheryl Sutton, Cynthia Lubar, George Ashley, Liba Bayrak, Kathryn Cation, Christopher Knowles, James Neu, Jay Moses, Robert Wilson, Andrew De Groat, Julia Busto, Francine Felgeirolles, Marie Claude Dane.
Performer
1st violin, Michael Galasso ; 2nd violin, Susan Krongold ; viola, Kevin Byrnes ; cello, Laura Epstein ; flute, Kathryn Cation.
Event
Recorded in performance during the Festival d'Automne à Paris at the Théâtre des Variétés in Paris on December 6, 1974.
Language
Performed in English.
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Added Author
Lloyd, Alan Huber, 1943-1986. Letter for Queen Victoria. Composer
Galasso, Michael. Performer
Knowles, Christopher, 1959- performer.
De Groat, Andrew. Performer
Lubar, Cindy. Performer
Neu, Jim. Performer
Sutton, Sheryl, 1950- Performer
Ashley, George. Performer
Bayrak, Liba. Performer
Cation, Kathryn. Performer
Moses, Jay. Performer
Busto, Julia. Performer
Felgeirolles, Francine. Performer
Dane, Mary-Claude. Performer
Krongold, Susan. Performer
Byrnes, Kevin. Performer
Festival d'automne à Paris.
Théâtre des variétés (Paris, France)
Research Call Number
*LDC 37106
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