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Cosmopolitan greetings: [rehearsal 1988-05-17]
- Title
- Cosmopolitan greetings: [rehearsal 1988-05-17] [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 1-3 | Moving image | Restricted use | NCOV 3169 Discs 1-3 | 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 3169 Disc 4 | 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
- 4 videodiscs (DVD) (230 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Robert Wilson directs rehearsals for his 1988 production of the collaborative "jazz opera" Cosmopolitan greetings. Discs 1-3 show Wilson working on the first two scenes in great detail. First jazz number is rehearsed. Disc 4 continues directly from Disc 3, with scenes of Wilson directing the third and fourth scenes. Wilson adjusts lighting, scenery and staging.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of the Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation.
- Series Statement
- Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Opera.
- Note
- Donor's inventory numbers: COS REH 07A, COS REH 07B.
- Title constructed from source recording label and Hamburgische Staatsoper program ; credits translated from program.
- Portions of the material for Cosmopolitan greetings were suggested by the life of blues singer Bessie Smith (1898-1937) -- program.
- For performance recordings of Cosmopolitan greetings, see NCOV 3039 and NCOV 3156 ; for workshop recordings, see NCOV 3157 thru NCOV 3162 ; for additional rehearsals, see NCOV 3163 thru NCOV 3178.
- Additional music provided by the NDR-Bigband and soloists of the Philharmonischen Staatsorchesters [Hamburg].
- Source recordings labeled "5/17/88 rehearsal" and "5/18/88 rehearsal (part 1)," but seem to consist of footage from 5/17 only.
- 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 HH Kampnagel, Hamburg, Germany on May 17? and 18, 1988.
- Language (note)
- Sung in English. Stage directions in English and German.
- Call Number
- NCOV 3169
- OCLC
- NYPG03-F355
- Title
- Cosmopolitan greetings: [rehearsal 1988-05-17] [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 HH Kampnagel, Hamburg, Germany on May 17? and 18, 1988.
- Language
- Sung in English. Stage directions in English and German.
- 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 3169