Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Balanchine, George
2. Delibes, Léo, 1836-1891.
3. McBride, Patricia, 1942-
4. Andersen, Ib, 1954-
5. O'Brien, Shaun
6. Anderson, Charles David
7. Reeder, Brian
8. Huys, Ben
9. Edwards, Jeffrey
10. Caddell, Stacy
11. Roy, Melinda
12. Alexopoulos, Helene
13. Hauser, Lauren
14. Irwin, Elizabeth, 1961-
15. Krody, Margo
16. Michael, Julie
17. Stevens, Shawn
18. Fitzgerald, Florence
19. Otto, David, 1959-
20. Irving, Robert, 1913-1991.
21. Ter-Arutunian, Rouben, 1920-1992.
22. Karinska, Barbara
23. Bates, Ronald
24. Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822.
25. Nuitter, Charles, 1828-1899.
26. Balanchine, George
27. New York City Ballet

Description

1. 1 videodisc (NTSC) (105 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Genre/Form

1. Video.
2. Dance.

Contents

1. Act I (37 min.) A village square in Galicia / performed by McBride, Andersen, O'Brien, with Rita Norona (Coppélia, a doll) ; Allison Brown, Linda Homek, Myrna Kamara, Cynthia Lochard, Sabrina Pillars, Teresa Reyes, Simone Schumacher, Deborah Wingert, Paul Frame, Douglas Hay, Patrick Hinson, Russell Kaiser, Nilas Martins, Peter Naumann, William Otto, Francois Perron (villagers) ; Charles Anderson (the mayor) ; and Stacey Calvert, Marisa Cerveris, Antonia Franceschi, Lisa Jackson, Katrina Killian, Miriam Mahdaviani, Roma Sosenko, Margaret Tracey (Swanilda's friends).
2. Act II (30 min.) Dr. Coppélius' secret workshop / performed by McBride, Andersen, O'Brien, with Calvert, Cerveris, Franceschi, Jackson, Killian, Mahdaviani, Sosenko, Tracey (Swanilda's friends) ; automatons, Brian Reeder (astrologer), Charles Anderson (juggler), Ben Huys (acrobat), and Jeffrey Edwards (Chinaman).
3. Act III (42 min.) A village wedding and festival of bells / performed by McBride, Anderson, O'Brien, with Anderson (burgomaster) ; Calvert, Cerveris, Franceschi, Alexia Hess, Killian, Mahdaviani, Sosenko, Tracey, Edwards, Huys, Richard Marsden, Reeder, Gordon Stevens, Damian Woetzel (villagers, brides, grooms, and friends) ; Dedication of the bells, Stacy Caddell and children's ensemble (Waltz of the golden hours) ; Melinda Roy (Dawn) ; Helene Alexopoulos (Prayer) ; Lauren Hauser (Spinner) ; Elizabeth Irwin, Margo Krody, Julie Michael, Shawn Stevens (four jesterettes) ; Florence Fitgerald and David Otto, with Brown, Homek, Kamara, Lochard, Pillars, Reyes, Schumacher, Wingert, Frame, Hay, Hinson, Kaiser, Martins, Naumann, Otto, Perron (Discord and war) ; McBride and Andersen (Peace: pas de deux) ; ensemble (finale).

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-3396

Note

1. Picture quality is dark on some parts of the recording.
2. There are brief breaks in the recording between acts.

Credits (note)

1. Book, Charles Nuitter, after E.T.A. Hoffmann's Der Sandmann ; scenery and costumes, Rouben Ter-Arutunian ; Dawn, Prayer, Spinner, and children's costumes, Karinska ; lighting, Ronald Bates.
2. Conductor, Robert Irving.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in performance at New York State Theater, New York, on Feb. 12, 1987, for archival purposes.

Title

1. Coppélia. Feb. 12, 1987 [videorecording] / [presented by] New York City Ballet ; choreography by George Balanchine and Alexandra Danilova after Marius Petipa ; music by Léo Delibes.

Imprint

1. 1987.

Credits

1. Book, Charles Nuitter, after E.T.A. Hoffmann's Der Sandmann ; scenery and costumes, Rouben Ter-Arutunian ; Dawn, Prayer, Spinner, and children's costumes, Karinska ; lighting, Ronald Bates.
2. Conductor, Robert Irving.

Performer

1. Danced by New York City Ballet: Patricia McBride (Swanilda/Coppélia), Ib Andersen (Frantz), Shaun O'Brien (Dr. Coppélius), and others.

Event

1. Videotaped in performance at New York State Theater, New York, on Feb. 12, 1987, for archival purposes.

Added author

1. Balanchine, George, choreographer.
2. Delibes, Léo, 1836-1891. Coppélia.
3. McBride, Patricia, 1942- dancer.
4. Andersen, Ib, 1954- , dancer.
5. O'Brien, Shaun, dancer.
6. Anderson, Charles David, dancer.
7. Reeder, Brian, dancer.
8. Huys, Ben, dancer.
9. Edwards, Jeffrey, dancer.
10. Caddell, Stacy, dancer.
11. Roy, Melinda, dancer.
12. Alexopoulos, Helene, dancer.
13. Hauser, Lauren, dancer.
14. Irwin, Elizabeth, 1961- dancer.
15. Krody, Margo, dancer.
16. Michael, Julie, dancer.
17. Stevens, Shawn, dancer.
18. Fitzgerald, Florence, dancer.
19. Otto, David, 1959- dancer.
20. Irving, Robert, 1913-1991. Conductor
21. Ter-Arutunian, Rouben, 1920-1992. Costume designer
22. Karinska, Barbara. Costume designer
23. Bates, Ronald. Lighting designer
24. Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822. Author
25. Nuitter, Charles, 1828-1899. Author
26. New York City Ballet.
27. Balanchine, George. Coppélia.

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-3396