- Additional Authors
- Terry, Walter
- Description
- 1 streaming audio file (approximately 26 minutes): digital
- Summary
- Streaming audio file (approximately 26 minutes). [Music and introductory remarks]. Walter Terry introduces the program and his guest, Freddy Wittop; Freddy Wittop speaks with Walter Terry about his background including his dancing under the stage name of Federico Rey with La Argentina; his interest since childhood in design and dance; seeing La Argentinita, and being inspired to perform Spanish dance; designing for dance and for musical comedy including his experience designing the costumes for Mary Martin in I do, I do; the costumes for the musical comedy Carnival; designing the costumes for American Ballet Theatre's Swan lake, choreographed by David Blair; working with Oliver Smith, the set designer; more on designing for musical comedies including an anecdote about a costume he designed for a leading actress; differences between designing for dance and for opera; his experience with [the never officially opened on Broadway, 1966 production of] Breakfast at Tiffany's; his next commission [closing remarks and music].
- Donor/Sponsor
- National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.
- Gift of Walter Terry.
- Uniform Title
- Invitation to dance (Radio program)
- Alternative Title
- Dance Audio Archive
- Subjects
- Note
- Interview with Freddy Wittop conducted by Walter Terry for broadcast on December 18, 1966 by radio station WNYC, New York on its series Invitation to dance.
- The sound quality is very good.
- The processing and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
- Title supplied by cataloger.
- Access (note)
- Access only on site at the research libraries of The New York Public Library.
- Call Number
- *MGZTO 7-277
- OCLC
- 37122373
- Author
Wittop, Freddy, interviewee.
- Title
Interview with Freddy Wittop.
- Imprint
1966.
- Type of Content
spoken word
- Type of Medium
audio
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
audio file
- Restricted Access
Access only on site at the research libraries of The New York Public Library.
- Event
Recorded for WNYC New York for its series Invitation to dance December 18, 1966 New York (N.Y.)
- Original Version
Original format: one sound reel (approximately 26 minutes); acetate; half-track, 7.5 ips; 7 in.; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgzto7277_v01f01_sc.
- Local Note
Former call number: *MGZTC 3-277
Former call number: *MGZT 7-277
- Local Note
Archival original: *MGZTO 7-277; 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 7 in. reel; acetate. Restored and rehoused in 2015 following water damage.
Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-277; 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 10 in. reel; polyester.
Preservation funded by the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.
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- Added Author
Terry, Walter, interviewer.
- Added Title
Invitation to dance (Radio program)
- Research Call Number
*MGZTO 7-277