Research Catalog

Title

The midnight angel [videorecording] : Works & Process at the Guggenheim / performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson ; music by David Carlson ; libretto by Peter Beagle.

Publication

1993.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Carlson, David, 1952-
• Beagle, Peter S.
• Beagle, Peter S
• Brovsky, Linda.
• Brovsky, Linda
• Bonazzi, Elaine.
• Bonazzi, Elaine
• Maddalena, James.
• Smith, Patrick J., 1932-
• Cronson, Mary Sharp.
• Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Description

1 videodisc (NTSC) (74 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Excerpts from the opera The midnight angel are interspersed with commentary from the composer, librettist, director, and performer of the lead role. Peter Beagle speaks about his short story Come, Lady death, on which the opera was based. David Carlson speaks about the commission for the work, and Linda Brovsky speaks about her participation in creating and staging the opera. In addition to live performances of excerpts, the program includes a recording of James Maddalena singing an aria from The midnight angel, and opens with a symphonic work by Carlson titled Twilight night.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Works & Process at the Guggenheim, Mary Sharp Cronson, producer.

Series Statement

Works & Process at the Guggenheim Collection ; 049

Uniform Title

Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Subjects

• Operas
• Video
• Music

Genre/Form

• Music.
• Video.

Credits (note)

• Director of opera excerpts: Linda Brovsky.

Event (note)

• Recorded as part of the Works & Process performance series in the Marymount Manhattan Theater, New York City, on June 21, 1993.

Funding (note)

• With support from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, StreamingCulture at the Graduate Center, The City University of New York digitized and authored the DVDs of the video archive of Works & Process at the Guggenheim.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-1049

OCLC

NYPG06-F698

Title

The midnight angel [videorecording] : Works & Process at the Guggenheim / performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson ; music by David Carlson ; libretto by Peter Beagle.

Imprint

1993.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Series

Works & Process at the Guggenheim Collection ; 049

Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Credits

Director of opera excerpts: Linda Brovsky.

Performer

Opera excerpts performed by Elaine Bonazzi (Lady Neville), James Maddalena, and others. Panelists: David Carlson, Peter Beagle, Linda Brovsky, Elaine Bonazzi. Moderator: Patrick Smith.

Event

Recorded as part of the Works & Process performance series in the Marymount Manhattan Theater, New York City, on June 21, 1993.

Funding

With support from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, StreamingCulture at the Graduate Center, The City University of New York digitized and authored the DVDs of the video archive of Works & Process at the Guggenheim.

Added Author

Carlson, David, 1952- Composer

Carlson, David, 1952- panelist.

Carlson, David, 1952- Twilight night.

Beagle, Peter S. Librettist

Beagle, Peter S, panelist.

Brovsky, Linda. Director

Brovsky, Linda, panelist.

Bonazzi, Elaine. voc

Bonazzi, Elaine, panelist.

Maddalena, James. voc

Smith, Patrick J., 1932- Moderator

Cronson, Mary Sharp. Producer

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-1049