Research Catalog

Four saints in three acts [documentary and slide lecture].

Title
  1. Four saints in three acts [videorecording] : [documentary and slide lecture].
Published by
  1. 1998, 2004.
Format
  1. Film, slide, etc.

Items in the library and off-site

Filter by

Displaying 1 item

StatusAccessCall numberItem location
Status
Request appointment

Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance.

AccessUse in libraryCall number*MGZIDVD 5-2483Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Dance

Details

Additional authors
  1. Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989
  2. Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946
  3. Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988
  4. Stettheimer, Florine, 1871-1944
  5. Allen, Betty, 1927-2009
  6. Robinson-Wayne, Beatrice
  7. Anderson, Thomas
  8. Jessye, Eva, 1895-1992
  9. Mason, Kitty
  10. Watson, Steven
  11. Zafran, Eric
  12. Connecticut Public Television
  13. Wadsworth Atheneum
Description
  1. 1 videodisc (NTSC) (47 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
  1. The first 17 min. of the disc contain part of a television documentary about the original production of Four saints in three acts at the Wadsworth Atheneum. Composer Virgil Thompson and members of the cast speak about the creation and presentation of the opera, including the set and costume designs by Florine Stettheimer, the decision to use an all-black cast, and the influence of Chick Austin in mounting the opera. The documentary includes archival footage of the 1934 production. The remainder of the disc contains a live program presented in the auditorium of the Wadsworth Atheneum in connection with the exhibition Ballets Russes to Balanchine. Willard Holmes, director of the museum, introduces the program. Eric Zafran speaks about the original production of Four saints in three acts, accompanied by slides, archival footage, and readings of letters from Gertrude Stein, Lincoln Kirstein and others.
Subject
  1. Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989.
  2. Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946.
  3. Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988.
  4. Stettheimer, Florine, 1871-1944.
  5. Austin, Arthur Everett, 1900-1957.
  6. Wadsworth Atheneum.
  7. Operas.
Genre/Form
  1. Video.
  2. Music.
Contents
  1. Documentary (17 min.) -- Live program (30 min.)
Call number
  1. *MGZIDVD 5-2483
Language
  1. English
Note
  1. Both items on this disc are incomplete. The beginning of the documentary and the end of the live program are missing.
Credits (note)
  1. Documentary written and directed by Steven Watson.
  2. Four saints in three acts. Music by Virgil Thompson. Libretto by Gertrude Stein. Choreography by Frederick Ashton.
Event (note)
  1. Documentary broadcast by Connecticut Public Television in 1998.
  2. Live program recorded at the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Conn., on Sept. 30, 2004.
Country of producing entity
  1. U.S.
Performer
  1. Documentary. Interviewees include Virgil Thompson, Betty Allen, Beatrice Robinson Wayne, Eva Jessye, Thomas Anderson, Kitty Mason.
  2. Lecture. Speakers include Willard Holmes and Eric Zafran.
View in legacy catalog