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Cosmopolitan greetings: [rehearsal 1988-05-19]
- Title
- Cosmopolitan greetings: [rehearsal 1988-05-19] [videorecording] / von Allen Ginsberg, George Gruntz, Rolf Liebermann und Robert Wilson ; Hamburgische Staatsoper in der Kampnagelfabrik.
- Publication
- Hamburg, 1988.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Moving image | Restricted use | NCOV 3170 | Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997
- Gruntz, George.
- Liebermann, Rolf, 1910-1999
- Wilson, Robert, 1941-
- Richemont, Xavier de
- Gierke, Henning von
- Brunke, Heinrich
- Kuhn, Hans Peter, 1952-
- Panzer, Nicola
- Carlson, Carolyn
- Sutton, Sheryl, 1950-
- Förster, Lutz
- Bridgewater, Dee Dee
- Jordan, Sheila
- Murphy, Mark, 1932-
- Cherry, Don
- Johnson, Howard, 1941-2021
- Schneider, Larry
- Richmond, Mike
- Nussbaum, Adam
- NDR-Bigband, musician.
- Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg, musician.
- Hamburgische Staatsoper, producer.
- Kampnagel-Fabrik.
- Description
- 2 videodiscs (DVD) (143 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Robert Wilson directs rehearsals for his 1988 production of the collaborative "jazz opera" Cosmopolitan greetings. Several "knee plays" (connecting interludes) are run through, then worked on extensively including lighting, staging, and prop placement. Two jazz numbers staged, rehearsed, lighted, and run.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of the Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation.
- Series Statement
- Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Opera.
- Note
- Donor's inventory number: COS REH 08.
- Title constructed from source recording label and Hamburgische Staatsoper program ; credits translated from program.
- Portions of the material for Cosmopolitan greetings were suggested by the life of blues singer Bessie Smith (1898-1937) -- program.
- For performance recordings of Cosmopolitan greetings, see NCOV 3039 and NCOV 3156 ; for workshop recordings, see NCOV 3157 thru NCOV 3162 ; for additional rehearsals, see NCOV 3163 thru NCOV 3178.
- Additional music provided by the NDR-Bigband and soloists of the Philharmonischen Staatsorchesters [Hamburg].
- Access (note)
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Credits (note)
- Scenery, Robert Wilson and Xavier de Richemont ; costumes, Henning von Gierke ; light design, Robert Wilson and Heinrich Brunke ; sound environment, Hans-Peter Kuhn ; production stage manager, Nicola Panzer.
- Performer (note)
- Dancers: Carolyn Carlson, Sheryl Sutton, Lutz Förster.
- Singers: Dee Dee Bridgewater, Sheila Jordan, Mark Murphy.
- Jazz musicians: George Gruntz, Don Cherry, Howard Johnson, Larry Schneider, Mike Richmond, Adam Nussbaum.
- Event (note)
- Recorded at HH Kampnagel, Hamburg, Germany on May 19, 1988.
- Language (note)
- Sung in English. Stage directions in English and German.
- Call Number
- NCOV 3170
- OCLC
- NYPG03-F356
- Title
- Cosmopolitan greetings: [rehearsal 1988-05-19] [videorecording] / von Allen Ginsberg, George Gruntz, Rolf Liebermann und Robert Wilson ; Hamburgische Staatsoper in der Kampnagelfabrik.
- Imprint
- Hamburg, 1988.
- Country of Producing Entity
- West Germany.
- Series
- Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection
- Access
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Credits
- Scenery, Robert Wilson and Xavier de Richemont ; costumes, Henning von Gierke ; light design, Robert Wilson and Heinrich Brunke ; sound environment, Hans-Peter Kuhn ; production stage manager, Nicola Panzer.
- Cast
- Dancers: Carolyn Carlson, Sheryl Sutton, Lutz Förster.Singers: Dee Dee Bridgewater, Sheila Jordan, Mark Murphy.Jazz musicians: George Gruntz, Don Cherry, Howard Johnson, Larry Schneider, Mike Richmond, Adam Nussbaum.
- Event
- Recorded at HH Kampnagel, Hamburg, Germany on May 19, 1988.
- Language
- Sung in English. Stage directions in English and German.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997, librettist.Gruntz, George. Cosmopolitan greetings.Liebermann, Rolf, 1910-1999, composer (expression)Wilson, Robert, 1941- set designer.Wilson, Robert, 1941- lighting designer.Wilson, Robert, 1941- director.Richemont, Xavier de, designer.Gierke, Henning von, costume designer.Brunke, Heinrich, lighting designer.Kuhn, Hans Peter, 1952- designer.Panzer, Nicola, production stage manager.Carlson, Carolyn, dancer.Sutton, Sheryl, 1950- dancer.Förster, Lutz, dancer.Bridgewater, Dee Dee, singer.Jordan, Sheila, singer.Murphy, Mark, 1932- singer.Cherry, Don, musician.Johnson, Howard, 1941-2021, musician.Schneider, Larry, musician.Richmond, Mike, musician.Nussbaum, Adam, musician.NDR-Bigband, musician.Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg, musician.Hamburgische Staatsoper, producer.Kampnagel-Fabrik.
- Research Call Number
- NCOV 3170