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Additional authors

1. Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787
2. Calzabigi, Ranieri de, 1714-1795
3. Humperdinck, Engelbert, 1854-1921
4. Stefanowicz, Artur
5. Clarke, Martha
6. Wedow, Gary
7. Burton, Amy (Soprano)
8. Beeson, John
9. Roark-Strummer, Linda
10. Hanslowe, Theodora
11. Gruber, Sari
12. Steichen, Gerald
13. Robinson, James
14. Ellison, Cori
15. Paolucci, Bridget
16. Cronson, Mary Sharp
17. New York City Opera
18. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Description

1. 1 videodisc (NTSC) (84 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. This program includes panel discussions of two New York City Opera productions for the 1998 season, Christoph Willibald Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice and Engelbert Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel, interspersed with performances of arias and duets from the operas. The Orfeo ed Euridice panel discusses the 18th-century atmosphere of operatic reform in which Gluck and librettist Ranieri de Calzabigi created the piece, the various revisions the work has undergone since it was written, the New York City Opera's adherence to Gluck's original version, and the director's emphasis on movement in the production. The Hansel and Gretel panelists discuss the opera's employment of German folklore and songs, the setting of the Brothers Grimm tale among New York's late 19th-century immigrant community for the New York City Opera production, the process of translating the opera into English, and the challenges of English-language opera for singers.

Donor/Sponsor

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

Series statement

1. Works & process at the Guggenheim collection ; 103.

Uniform title

1. Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Subject

1. Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787. Orfeo ed Euridice. - [Browse in index]
2. Humperdinck, Engelbert, 1854-1921. Hänsel und Gretel. - [Browse in index]
3. Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863 -- Adaptations. - [Browse in index]
4. Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859 -- Adaptations. - [Browse in index]
5. Opera -- 18th century. - [Browse in index]
6. Opera -- Germany -- 19th century. - [Browse in index]

Genre/Form

1. Video.
2. Music.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-1104

Language

1. English

Event (note)

1. Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Sept. 28, 1998.

Funding (note)

1. With support from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, digitization and DVD authoring of the Works & process at the Guggenheim video archive was done by StreamingCulture at the Graduate Center of The City University of New York.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Performer

1. Orfeo ed Euridice. Excerpts performed by Artur Stefanowicz (Orfeo). Accompanist: John Beeson. Panelists: Martha Clarke, director ; Gary Wedow, chorus master ; Amy Burton and Artur Stefanowicz, singers. Moderator: Bridget Paolucci.
2. Hansel and Gretel. Excerpts performed by Linda Roark-Strummer (Witch), Theodora Hanslowe (Hansel), and Sari Gruber (Gretel). Accompanist: Gerald Steichen. Panelists: James Robinson, director ; Cori Ellison, dramaturg and translator ; Sari Gruber, Theodora Hanslowe, and Linda Roark-Strummer, singers. Moderator: Bridget Paolucci.

Added author

1. Container of (work): Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787. Orfeo ed Euridice. Selections.
2. Calzabigi, Ranieri de, 1714-1795. Librettist
3. Container of (expression): Humperdinck, Engelbert, 1854-1921. Hänsel und Gretel. English. Selections.
4. Stefanowicz, Artur. voc
5. Clarke, Martha. Interviewee
6. Wedow, Gary. Interviewee
7. Burton, Amy (Soprano) Interviewee
8. Stefanowicz, Artur. Interviewee
9. Beeson, John. Instrumentalist
10. Roark-Strummer, Linda. voc
11. Hanslowe, Theodora. voc
12. Gruber, Sari. voc
13. Steichen, Gerald. Instrumentalist
14. Robinson, James. Interviewee
15. Ellison, Cori. Interviewee
16. Gruber, Sari. Interviewee
17. Hanslowe, Theodora. Interviewee
18. Roark-Strummer, Linda. Interviewee
19. Paolucci, Bridget. Moderator
20. Cronson, Mary Sharp. Producer
21. New York City Opera.
22. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.