Research Catalog

Title

Etoiles de la danse. Act III [videorecording] / Teatro alla Scala.

Publication

1975.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Pliset︠s︡kai︠a︡, Maĭi︠a︡, 1925-2015
• Petit, Roland, 1924-2011
• Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911.
• Berdyshev, A.
• Béjart, Maurice
• Xenakis, Iannis, 1922-2001.
• Bortoluzzi, Paolo, 1938-
• Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942
• Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921.
• De Mori, Enrico, 1930-
• Teatro alla Scala.

Description

1 videodisc (PAL) (62 min.) : sd., b&w; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

In-house archival recording of the third act of an evening-long gala performance featuring numerous guest artists. Each of the three dance works on this recording is followed by lengthy applause; following the third work, The dying swan, dancers from earlier parts of the program reappear for bows.

Donor/Sponsor

• Gift of Alexandra della Porta Rodiani to the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation.
• Gift of the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation.

Series Statement

Rudolf Nureyev Collection

Uniform Title

• Rose malade (Choreographic work : Petit, R)
• Nomos alpha (Choreographic work : Béjart)
• Dying swan (Choreographic work : Fokine)

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.

Note

• Title and additional data from La Scala 67-92: ventisei stagioni al Teatro alla Scala, cronologia opere balletti, concerti, edited by Giampiero Tintori, p. 58.
• Poor visual quality.

Event (note)

• Videotaped in performance at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy, on Sept. 17, 1975.

System Details (note)

• DVD.

Contents

• La rosa malada [La rose malade; excerpt] (ca. 17 min.) / choreography credited to Roland Petit and Maya Plisetskaya; music, Gustav Mahler (from Symphony no. 5); danced by Maya Plisetskaya and Anatolij Berdyscev. The pas de deux is ca. 11 min. long.
• Nomos alpha (ca. 26 min.) / choreography, Maurice Béjart; music, Iannis Xenakis; danced by Paolo Bortoluzzi. The solo is ca. 20 min. long.
• La morte del cigno [The dying swan] (ca. 19 min.) / choreography, Michel Fokine; music, Camille Saint-Saëns; danced by Maya Plisetskaya. The solo is ca. 5 min. long; there is a brief gap in the recording at ca. 45 min. into the tape.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-234 RNC

OCLC

NYPY05-F10258

Title

Etoiles de la danse. Act III [videorecording] / Teatro alla Scala.

Imprint

1975.

Country of Producing Entity

Italy.

Series

Rudolf Nureyev Collection

System Details

DVD.

Performer

Conductor: Enrico De Mori.

Event

Videotaped in performance at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy, on Sept. 17, 1975.

Added Author

Pliset︠s︡kai︠a︡, Maĭi︠a︡, 1925-2015, choreographer, dancer.

Petit, Roland, 1924-2011, choreographer.

Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911. Composer

Berdyshev, A., dancer.

Béjart, Maurice, choreographer.

Xenakis, Iannis, 1922-2001. Composer

Bortoluzzi, Paolo, 1938- dancer.

Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942, choreographer.

Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921. Composer

De Mori, Enrico, 1930- Conductor

Teatro alla Scala.

Added Title

Rose malade (Choreographic work : Petit, R)

Nomos alpha (Choreographic work : Béjart)

Dying swan (Choreographic work : Fokine)

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-234 RNC