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Title

A letter for Queen Victoria [sound recording] : an opera in four acts[--Paris performance 1974-12-06] / written and directed by Robert Wilson ; music for string quartet, contralto, and flute by Alan Lloyd.

Author

Wilson, Robert, 1941-

Publication

Paris, 1974.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Lloyd, Alan Huber, 1943-1986.
• Galasso, Michael.
• Knowles, Christopher, 1959-
• De Groat, Andrew.
• Lubar, Cindy.
• Neu, Jim.
• Sutton, Sheryl, 1950-
• Ashley, George.
• Bayrak, Liba.
• Cation, Kathryn.
• Moses, Jay.
• Busto, Julia.
• Felgeirolles, Francine.
• Dane, Mary-Claude.
• Krongold, Susan.
• Byrnes, Kevin.
• Festival d'automne à Paris.
• Théâtre des variétés (Paris, France)

Description

3 sound discs (127 min.) : digital, stereo; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation.

Series Statement

Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection

Subject

• Operas > Excerpts

Note

• Compact disc.
• "A letter for Queen Victoria is Wilson's deepest exploration of a world opened up to him by Christopher Knowles, an autistic boy whom he met in 1973 and immediately began to work with. In Queen Victoria, language plays a central role in Wilson's work for the first time: a language of non sequiturs, of commonplace utterances, of sheer vocal sound. Queen Victoria is also the first Wilson play to feature a tightly integrated musical score, a remarkable chamber piece written by Alan Lloyd for string quartet."--robertwilson.com
• Title and credits from Festival d'Automne program. Description taken from robertwilson.com.
• Donor's inventory numbers: QVA 08, QVA 05.
• Audio erratic.
• The recording is incomplete.

Credits (note)

• Violin soli, continuo, and music coordination, Michael Galasso ; tape constructions, Christopher Knowles.

Performer (note)

• Sheryl Sutton, Cynthia Lubar, George Ashley, Liba Bayrak, Kathryn Cation, Christopher Knowles, James Neu, Jay Moses, Robert Wilson, Andrew De Groat, Julia Busto, Francine Felgeirolles, Marie Claude Dane.

Event (note)

• Recorded in performance during the Festival d'Automne à Paris at the Théâtre des Variétés in Paris on December 6, 1974.

Language (note)

• Performed in English.

Contents

Disc 1 (49 min.) -- Disc 2 (60 min.) -- Disc 3 (18 min.).

Call Number

*LDC 37106

OCLC

NYPG05-R10066

Author

Wilson, Robert, 1941-

Title

A letter for Queen Victoria [sound recording] : an opera in four acts[--Paris performance 1974-12-06] / written and directed by Robert Wilson ; music for string quartet, contralto, and flute by Alan Lloyd.

Imprint

Paris, 1974.

Series

Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection

Credits

Violin soli, continuo, and music coordination, Michael Galasso ; tape constructions, Christopher Knowles.

Cast

Sheryl Sutton, Cynthia Lubar, George Ashley, Liba Bayrak, Kathryn Cation, Christopher Knowles, James Neu, Jay Moses, Robert Wilson, Andrew De Groat, Julia Busto, Francine Felgeirolles, Marie Claude Dane.

Performer

1st violin, Michael Galasso ; 2nd violin, Susan Krongold ; viola, Kevin Byrnes ; cello, Laura Epstein ; flute, Kathryn Cation.

Event

Recorded in performance during the Festival d'Automne à Paris at the Théâtre des Variétés in Paris on December 6, 1974.

Language

Performed in English.

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Added Author

Lloyd, Alan Huber, 1943-1986. Letter for Queen Victoria. Composer

Galasso, Michael. Performer

Knowles, Christopher, 1959- performer.

De Groat, Andrew. Performer

Lubar, Cindy. Performer

Neu, Jim. Performer

Sutton, Sheryl, 1950- Performer

Ashley, George. Performer

Bayrak, Liba. Performer

Cation, Kathryn. Performer

Moses, Jay. Performer

Busto, Julia. Performer

Felgeirolles, Francine. Performer

Dane, Mary-Claude. Performer

Krongold, Susan. Performer

Byrnes, Kevin. Performer

Festival d'automne à Paris.

Théâtre des variétés (Paris, France)

Research Call Number

*LDC 37106