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Gotham Chamber Opera, El gato con botas Works & process at the Guggenheim

Title
Gotham Chamber Opera, El gato con botas [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].
Publication
c2010.

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Additional Authors
  • Montsalvatge, Xavier, 1912-2002.
  • Pizà, Antoni
  • Down, Mark
  • Goren, Neal
  • Wool, Leah
  • Ogbonnaya, Valerie
  • Burdette, Kevin
  • Labrie, Steven
  • Pfortmiller, Kyle
  • Brancato, Stefano
  • Gallina, Joe
  • MacRostie, Marta Mozelle
  • Ortiz, James
  • Scott, Jessica
  • Yudain, Teddy
  • Cronson, Mary Sharp
  • Blind Summit Theatre
  • Gotham Chamber Opera
  • New Victory Theater (New York, N.Y.)
  • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (61 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
The panel discusses how the opera was chosen, what drew Neal Goren to this work, what is done about the none human characters, how Mark Down's became involved with this project, the similarities between opera and puppets, what kind of operas lend themselves to puppetry, the process of using and working with puppets, the designing and creating of the puppets, and concluded with a talk about the upcoming English and Spanish performances at the New Victory Theater, New York, N.Y.
Series Statement
Works & process at the Guggenheim collection
Uniform Title
Works and process at the Guggenheim.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Video.
  • Dance.
  • Music.
Note
  • Widescreen.
Credits (note)
  • Music by Xavier Montsalvatge ; designed by Blind Summit Theatre.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at the Peter B. Lewis Theater, as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Sept. 23, 2010 (7:30 pm).
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Source (note)
  • Mary Sharp Cronson.
Biography (note)
  • El gato con botas will be performed at The New Victory Theater, New York, N.Y. from Oct. 2-10, 2010.
Contents
Introduction (ca. 1 min.) / by Mary Sharp Cronson -- Love duet (ca. 5 min.) / performed by Leah Wool (cat), Valerie Ogbonnaya (princess) -- Discussion (ca. 19 min.) -- Prelude and aria (ca. 9 min.) / performed by Kevin Burdette (ogre) -- Discussion (ca. 18 min.) -- Quartet (ca. 3 min.) / performed by Leah Wool (cat), Valerie Ogbonnaya (princess), Steven Labrie (Miller), Kyle Pfortmiller (King).
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-6010
OCLC
693880475
Title
Gotham Chamber Opera, El gato con botas [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].
Imprint
c2010.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Works & process at the Guggenheim collection
Works and process at the Guggenheim.
System Details
DVD.
Credits
Music by Xavier Montsalvatge ; designed by Blind Summit Theatre.
Performer
Panel: Mark Down (artistic director, Blind Summit Theatre), Neal Goren (artistic director, Gotham Chamber Opera, conductor), Antoni Pizá (moderator).
Vocalists: Leah Wool (cat), Valerie Ogbonnaya (princess), Kevin Burdette (ogre), Steven Labrie (Miller), Kyle Pfortmiller (king).
Puppeteers: Stefano Brancato, Joe Gallino, Marta Mozelle MacRostie, James Ortiz, Jessica Scott, Teddy Yudain.
Event
Videotaped at the Peter B. Lewis Theater, as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Sept. 23, 2010 (7:30 pm).
Biography
El gato con botas will be performed at The New Victory Theater, New York, N.Y. from Oct. 2-10, 2010.
Local Note
For program notes see *MGZB Works and process at the Guggenheim [programs].
Source
Gift; Mary Sharp Cronson. NN-PD
Added Author
Montsalvatge, Xavier, 1912-2002. Gato con botas.
Pizà, Antoni. Moderator
Down, Mark. Interviewee
Down, Mark. Director
Goren, Neal. Interviewee
Goren, Neal. Conductor
Goren, Neal. Director
Wool, Leah. Singer
Ogbonnaya, Valerie. Singer
Burdette, Kevin. Singer
Labrie, Steven. Singer
Pfortmiller, Kyle. Singer
Brancato, Stefano, puppeteer.
Gallina, Joe, puppeteer.
MacRostie, Marta Mozelle, puppeteer.
Ortiz, James, puppeteer.
Scott, Jessica, puppeteer.
Yudain, Teddy, puppeteer.
Cronson, Mary Sharp. Producer
Blind Summit Theatre.
Gotham Chamber Opera.
New Victory Theater (New York, N.Y.)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
Cronson, Mary Sharp. Donor NN-PD
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-6010
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