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Swan lake

Title
Swan lake [videorecording] / Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ; produced and directed by Norman Campbell ; choreography and libretto by Erik Bruhn ; music by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky.
Publication
Canada : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, c1967.

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Additional Authors
  • Bruhn, Erik, 1928-1986
  • Smith, Lois
  • Cousineau, Yves
  • Makcheeva, Olga
  • Sidimus, Joysanne
  • Franca, Celia, 1921-
  • Campbell, Norman, 1924-2004
  • Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893
  • Heeley, Desmond
  • Lawson, Robert
  • Crum, George
  • Trebek, Alex, 1940-2020
  • National Ballet of Canada, performer.
  • Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, production company.
  • DHCA.
Description
2 videocassettes (U-matic, NTSC) (88 min.) : sd., b&w; 3/4 in.
Uniform Title
Swan lake (Choreographic work : Bruhn)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Alex Trebek's introduction and intermission comments appear at the end of this recording. Trebek discusses the history of Swan lake and Tchaikovsky's music, a synopsis of the ballet, and the creation of Erik Bruhn's new version for the National Ballet of Canada.
Contents
Cassette 1. Act I and beginning of Act II (62 min.) -- Cassette 2. Act II (conclusion) and two discussions by Alex Trebek (26 min.).
Call Number
*MGZIC 9-5418
OCLC
NYPY877001126-F
Title
Swan lake [videorecording] / Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ; produced and directed by Norman Campbell ; choreography and libretto by Erik Bruhn ; music by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky.
Imprint
Canada : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, c1967.
Country of Producing Entity
Canada.
Performer
Cast: Erik Bruhn (Prince), Lois Smith (Swan Queen and Black Swan), Yves Cousineau (Tutor), Olga Makcheeva (Queen Mother), Joysanne Sidimus (Prince's friend), Celia Franca (Black Queen), Hazaros Surmejan (Master of ceremonies), Leeyan Granger, Vanessa Harwood, Elizabeth Keeble, Charmaine Turner (swan princesses), Karen Bowes, Barbara Sherval, Glenn Gilmour, Gunter Pick (Spanish dance), Kristina Sealander and Lawrence Adams (czardas), Veronica Tennant and Jeremy Blanton (Neapolitan dance), and members of the National Ballet of Canada.
Orchestra conducted by George Crum ; costumes and original stage decor, Desmond Heeley ; settings for television, Robert Lawson.
Local Subject
Ballet in television. Swan lake.
Added Author
Bruhn, Erik, 1928-1986, choreographer, librettist, dancer.
Smith, Lois, dancer.
Cousineau, Yves, dancer.
Makcheeva, Olga, dancer.
Sidimus, Joysanne, dancer.
Franca, Celia, 1921- dancer.
Campbell, Norman, 1924-2004, producer.
Campbell, Norman, 1924-2004, director.
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893, composer.
Heeley, Desmond, set designer.
Heeley, Desmond, costume designer.
Lawson, Robert, designer.
Crum, George, conductor.
Trebek, Alex, 1940-2020, host.
National Ballet of Canada, performer.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, production company.
DHCA.
Added Title
Swan lake (Choreographic work : Bruhn)
Research Call Number
*MGZIC 9-5418
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