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Einstein on the beach: [1976-07-29]
- Title
- Einstein on the beach: [1976-07-29] [videorecording]/ Le XXXe festival d'Avignon et la Byrd Hoffman Foundation présentent ; une coproduction de la Byrd Hoffman Foundation, des Festivals d'Avignon et d'Automne, de la Biennale de Venise et de la Région de Lombardie ; opéra de Robert Wilson et Philip Glass ; musique et texte chanté de Philip Glass ; texte parlé de Lucinda Childs, Samuel M. Johnson, Christopher Knowles.
- Publication
- Avignon, 1976.
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Disc 1 | Moving image | Restricted use | NCOV 3068 Disc 1 | Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Disc 2 | Moving image | Restricted use | NCOV 3068 Disc 2 | Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Disc 3 | Moving image | Restricted use | NCOV 3068 Disc 3 | Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Disc 4 | Moving image | Restricted use | NCOV 3068 Disc 4 | Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Disc 5 | Moving image | Restricted use | NCOV 3068 Disc 5 | Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Disc 6 | Moving image | Restricted use | NCOV 3068 Disc 6 | Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Wilson, Robert, 1941-
- Glass, Philip.
- De Groat, Andrew
- Childs, Lucinda
- Johnson, Samuel M.
- Knowles, Christopher, 1959-
- Giannini, Christina
- Emmons, Beverly
- Munkacsi, Kurt
- Mann, Paul David, 1966-
- Sutton, Sheryl, 1950-
- Andoniadis, George
- Beckley, Connie, 1951-
- Burchfield, Ritty Ann
- Conversano, Frank
- Holby, Grethe
- Hutchins, Jeannie
- Jacoby, Mark
- Morrison, Richard H., 1948-
- Reitz, Dana
- Rice, Pamela Marie, 1952-
- Roxbury, Ronald, 1946-1986
- Woodberry, David
- La Barbara, Joan, 1947-
- Dennis, Charles
- Rickard, Gene.
- D'Arcangelo-Mayer (Paris, France), costume designer.
- Byrd Hoffman Foundation, producer.
- Lombardy (Italy), producer.
- Festival d'Avignon, producer.
- Festival d'automne à Paris, producer.
- Biennale di Venezia, producer.
- Description
- 6 videodiscs (DVD) (276 min.) : sd., b&w; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- This is a recording of Robert Wilson and Philip Glass' opera Einstein on the beach at its premiere in Avignon. Curtain calls with Wilson and Glass are included.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of the Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation.
- Series Statement
- Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Operas – Performance.
- Note
- Donor's inventory numbers: EBA 05A; EBA 05B; EBA 05C; EBA 05D; EBA 05E; EBA 05F; EBA 05A (Copy 1); EBA 05B (Copy 1); EBA 05E (Copy 1); EBA 06A; EBA 06B; EBA 06C; EBA 06D; EBA O6E; EBA 06F; EBA 06C (Copy 1); EBA 06D (Copy 1); EBA 06F(Copy 1); EBA 05 AB; EBA 05E, EBA 06F.
- No credits on tapes. Title and credit information translated from Festival d'Avignon program.
- According to Byrd Hoffman Foundation notes on source recordings, discs 1, 2, 5 are shot from a central camera position ; discs 3, 4, 6 are shot from a house right of center camera position. These discs are not necessarily continuous.
- Access (note)
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Credits (note)
- Choreography by Andrew de Groat ; scenery designed by Robert Wilson and Christina Giannini ; costumes by D'Arcangelo-Mayer ; lighting by Beverly Emmons ; choirmaster, Gene Rickard ; sound mixing, Kurt Munkacsi.
- Performer (note)
- Characters: Lucinda Childs, Samuel M. Johnson, Paul Mann, Sheryl Sutton.
- Chorus: George Andoniadis, Connie Beckley, Ritty Ann Burchfield, Frank Conversano, Grethe Holby, Jeannie Hutchins, Mark Jacoby, Richard Morrison, Dana Reitz, Marie Rice, Ronald Roxbury, David Woodberry.
- Soloist: Joan LaBarbara.
- Dancers: Ritty Ann Burchfield, Frank Conversano, Andrew de Groat, Charles Dennis, Grethe Holby, Jeannie Hutchins, Dana Reitz, David Woodberry.
- Event (note)
- Videorecorded at the Théâtre Municipal, Festival d'Avignon, Avignon, France, on July 29, 1976.
- Language (note)
- Performed in English and French.
- Contents
- Disc 1. [center] Knee play 1 ; Act I, scene 1A (54 min.)
- Disc 2. [center] Act I, scene 2A ; Knee play 2 (incomplete) (42 min.)
- Disc 3. [house right of center] Act II, scene 3A and scene 1B ; Knee play 3 (45 min.)
- Disc 4. [house right of center] Act III, scene 2B and 3B (beginning) (44 min.)
- Disc 5. [center] Act 3, scene 3B (continued) ; Knee play 4 ; Act IV, scene 1C ; Act IV, scene 2C (58 min.)
- Disc 6. [house right of center] Act IV, scene 3C ; Knee play 5 (33 min.).
- Call Number
- NCOV 3068
- OCLC
- NYPG04-F40
- Title
- Einstein on the beach: [1976-07-29] [videorecording]/ Le XXXe festival d'Avignon et la Byrd Hoffman Foundation présentent ; une coproduction de la Byrd Hoffman Foundation, des Festivals d'Avignon et d'Automne, de la Biennale de Venise et de la Région de Lombardie ; opéra de Robert Wilson et Philip Glass ; musique et texte chanté de Philip Glass ; texte parlé de Lucinda Childs, Samuel M. Johnson, Christopher Knowles.
- Imprint
- Avignon, 1976.
- Country of Producing Entity
- France.
- Series
- Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection
- Access
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Credits
- Choreography by Andrew de Groat ; scenery designed by Robert Wilson and Christina Giannini ; costumes by D'Arcangelo-Mayer ; lighting by Beverly Emmons ; choirmaster, Gene Rickard ; sound mixing, Kurt Munkacsi.
- Cast
- Characters: Lucinda Childs, Samuel M. Johnson, Paul Mann, Sheryl Sutton.Chorus: George Andoniadis, Connie Beckley, Ritty Ann Burchfield, Frank Conversano, Grethe Holby, Jeannie Hutchins, Mark Jacoby, Richard Morrison, Dana Reitz, Marie Rice, Ronald Roxbury, David Woodberry.Soloist: Joan LaBarbara.Dancers: Ritty Ann Burchfield, Frank Conversano, Andrew de Groat, Charles Dennis, Grethe Holby, Jeannie Hutchins, Dana Reitz, David Woodberry.
- Event
- Videorecorded at the Théâtre Municipal, Festival d'Avignon, Avignon, France, on July 29, 1976.
- Language
- Performed in English and French.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Wilson, Robert, 1941- Einstein on the beach.Wilson, Robert, 1941- director.Wilson, Robert, 1941- set designer.Glass, Philip. Einstein on the beach.De Groat, Andrew, choreographer.De Groat, Andrew, dancer.Childs, Lucinda, performer.Johnson, Samuel M., performer.Knowles, Christopher, 1959-Giannini, Christina, set designer.Emmons, Beverly, lighting designer.Munkacsi, Kurt, sound designer.Mann, Paul David, 1966- performer.Sutton, Sheryl, 1950- performer.Andoniadis, George, performer.Beckley, Connie, 1951- performer.Burchfield, Ritty Ann, performer, dancer.Conversano, Frank, performer, dancer.Holby, Grethe, performer.Holby, Grethe, dancer.Hutchins, Jeannie, performer.Hutchins, Jeannie, dancer.Jacoby, Mark, performer.Morrison, Richard H., 1948- performer.Reitz, Dana, performer, dancer.Rice, Pamela Marie, 1952- performer.Roxbury, Ronald, 1946-1986, performer.Woodberry, David, performer, dancer.La Barbara, Joan, 1947- performer.Dennis, Charles, dancer.Rickard, Gene.D'Arcangelo-Mayer (Paris, France), costume designer.Byrd Hoffman Foundation, producer.Lombardy (Italy), producer.Festival d'Avignon, producer.Festival d'automne à Paris, producer.Biennale di Venezia, producer.
- Research Call Number
- NCOV 3068