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Cosmopolitan greetings [1988-06-29]
- Title
- Cosmopolitan greetings [1988-06-29] [videorecording] / von Allen Ginsberg, George Gruntz, Rolf Liebermann und Robert Wilson ; Hamburgische Staatsoper in der Kampnagelfabrik.
- Publication
- Hamburg, 1988.
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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. | Discs 6-7 | Moving image | Restricted use | NCOV 3156 Discs 6-7 | 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. | Discs 3-5 | Moving image | Restricted use | NCOV 3156 Discs 3-5 | 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. | Discs 1-2 | Moving image | Restricted use | NCOV 3156 Discs 1-2 | Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997
- Gruntz, George
- Liebermann, Rolf, 1910-1999
- Wilson, Robert, 1941-
- Richemont, Xavier de
- Gierke, Henning von
- Brunke, Heinrich
- Kuhn, Hans Peter, 1952-
- Panzer, Nicola
- Carlson, Carolyn
- Sutton, Sheryl, 1950-
- Förster, Lutz
- Bridgewater, Dee Dee
- Jordan, Sheila
- Murphy, Mark, 1932-
- Cherry, Don
- Johnson, Howard, 1941-2021
- Schneider, Larry
- Richmond, Mike
- Nussbaum, Adam
- NDR-Bigband, musician
- Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg, musician
- Hamburgische Staatsoper, producer
- Kampnagel-Fabrik
- Description
- 7 videodiscs (DVD) (474 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Fully staged production of the collaborative "jazz opera" Cosmopolitan greetings, videotaped before a live audience. Consists of the poetry of Allen Ginsberg set to jazz music, with each poem its own scene. Between each piece are interludes ("Knee plays") with classical music during which scenery and staging is set in full view of the audience. Music for the poems is provided by jazz musicians on stage, while the music for the interludes is played off stage by "Soloisten des Philharmonischen Staatsorchesters [Hamburg]" and the "Bigband des Norddeutschen Rundfunks."
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of the Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation.
- Series Statement
- Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Opera – Performance.
- Note
- Donor's inventory numbers: COS 02A, COS 02B, COS 02C.
- Image quality generally poor.
- Summary and credits translated from program notes.
- Portions of the material for Cosmopolitan greetings were suggested by the life of blues singer Bessie Smith (1898-1937) -- program.
- For an additional performance recording of Cosmopolitan greetings, see NCOV 3039 ; for workshop recordings, see NCOV 3157 thru NCOV 3162 ; for rehearsals, see NCOV 3163 thru NCOV 3178.
- Three recordings of the same performance. Discs 1-3 are from the left view, discs 3-5 are from the center, discs 6-7 are right view. All three recordings start at various times after the production has begun. Disc 1 begins with footage of a rehearsal or warm up, then cuts to the performance.
- Access (note)
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Credits (note)
- Scenery, Robert Wilson and Xavier de Richemont ; costumes, Henning von Gierke ; light design, Robert Wilson and Heinrich Brunke ; sound environment, Hans-Peter Kuhn ; production stage manager, Nicola Panzer.
- Performer (note)
- Dancers: Carolyn Carlson, Sheryl Sutton, Lutz Förster.
- Singers: Dee Dee Bridgewater, Sheila Jordan, Mark Murphy.
- Jazz musicians: George Gruntz, Don Cherry, Howard Johnson, Larry Schneider, Mike Richmond, Adam Nussbaum.
- Event (note)
- Recorded at the Kampnagelfabrik, Hamburg, Germany on June 29, 1988.
- Language (note)
- Sung in English.
- Call Number
- NCOV 3156
- OCLC
- NYPG03-F343
- Title
- Cosmopolitan greetings [1988-06-29] [videorecording] / von Allen Ginsberg, George Gruntz, Rolf Liebermann und Robert Wilson ; Hamburgische Staatsoper in der Kampnagelfabrik.
- Imprint
- Hamburg, 1988.
- Country of Producing Entity
- West Germany.
- Series
- Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection
- Access
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Credits
- Scenery, Robert Wilson and Xavier de Richemont ; costumes, Henning von Gierke ; light design, Robert Wilson and Heinrich Brunke ; sound environment, Hans-Peter Kuhn ; production stage manager, Nicola Panzer.
- Cast
- Dancers: Carolyn Carlson, Sheryl Sutton, Lutz Förster.Singers: Dee Dee Bridgewater, Sheila Jordan, Mark Murphy.Jazz musicians: George Gruntz, Don Cherry, Howard Johnson, Larry Schneider, Mike Richmond, Adam Nussbaum.
- Event
- Recorded at the Kampnagelfabrik, Hamburg, Germany on June 29, 1988.
- Language
- Sung in English.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997, librettist.Gruntz, George. Cosmopolitan greetings.Liebermann, Rolf, 1910-1999, composer (expression)Wilson, Robert, 1941- set designer.Wilson, Robert, 1941- director.Wilson, Robert, 1941- lighting designer.Richemont, Xavier de, set designer.Gierke, Henning von, costume designer.Brunke, Heinrich, lighting designer.Kuhn, Hans Peter, 1952- designer.Panzer, Nicola, production stage manager.Carlson, Carolyn, dancer.Sutton, Sheryl, 1950- dancer.Förster, Lutz, dancer.Bridgewater, Dee Dee, singer.Jordan, Sheila, singer.Murphy, Mark, 1932- singer.Cherry, Don, musician.Johnson, Howard, 1941-2021, musician.Schneider, Larry, musician.Richmond, Mike, musician.Nussbaum, Adam, musician.NDR-Bigband, musician.Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg, musician.Hamburgische Staatsoper, producer.Kampnagel-Fabrik.
- Research Call Number
- NCOV 3156