Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Lloyd, Alan Huber, 1943-1986.
2. Galasso, Michael
3. Knowles, Christopher, 1959-
4. De Groat, Andrew
5. Lubar, Cindy
6. Neu, Jim
7. Sutton, Sheryl, 1950-
8. Ashley, George
9. Bayrak, Liba
10. Cation, Kathryn
11. Moses, Jay
12. Busto, Julia
13. Felgeirolles, Francine
14. Dane, Mary-Claude
15. Krongold, Susan
16. Byrnes, Kevin
17. Festival d'automne à Paris
18. Théâtre des variétés (Paris, France)

Description

1. 3 sound discs (166 min.) : digital, stereo; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation.

Series statement

1. Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection

Subject

1. Operas

Contents

1. Disc 1. Part 1, Band 1 (60 min.) -- Disc 2. Part 1, Band 2 (46 min.) -- Disc 3. Part 2 (60 min.).

Call number

1. *LDC 37107

Note

1. Byrd Hoffman Foundation records indicate that this recording was made in Paris in a performance on October 10, 1974. However, there is no indication that the opera was performed in Paris on that date; it is more likely that the recording was made in December 1974.
2. Compact disc.
3. Audio erratic.
4. "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
5. Title and credits from Festival d'Automne program. Description taken from robertwilson.com.

Credits (note)

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

Performer (note)

1. 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)

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

Language (note)

1. Performed in English.

Author

1. Wilson, Robert, 1941-

Title

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

Imprint

1. Paris, 1974.

Series

1. Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection

Credits

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

Cast

1. 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

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

Event

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

Language

1. Performed in English.

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Added author

1. Lloyd, Alan Huber, 1943-1986. Letter for Queen Victoria. Composer
2. Galasso, Michael. Performer
3. Knowles, Christopher, 1959- performer.
4. De Groat, Andrew. Performer
5. Lubar, Cindy. Performer
6. Neu, Jim. Performer
7. Sutton, Sheryl, 1950- Performer
8. Ashley, George. Performer
9. Bayrak, Liba. Performer
10. Cation, Kathryn. Performer
11. Moses, Jay. Performer
12. Busto, Julia. Performer
13. Felgeirolles, Francine. Performer
14. Dane, Mary-Claude. Performer
15. Krongold, Susan. Performer
16. Byrnes, Kevin. Performer
17. Festival d'automne à Paris.
18. Théâtre des variétés (Paris, France)

Research call number

1. *LDC 37107