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New York City Opera, Esther Works & process at the Guggenheim

Title
New York City Opera, Esther [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / music, Hugo Weisgall ; [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].
Publication
c2009.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Flanigan, Lauren
  • Kondek, Charles.
  • Muller, Jennifer, 1949-
  • Sirlin, Jerome, 1942-
  • Steel, George.
  • Weisgall, Jonathan, interviewee.
  • Thompson, Margaret, 1962-
  • Smith, Roy Cornelius.
  • Maddalena, James.
  • Caldwell, Susan.
  • Weisgall, Hugo.
  • Cronson, Mary Sharp.
  • New York City Opera.
  • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (66 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Panel discussion between each song about the works of Hugo Weisgall and specifically his opera Esther; the creation of the sets, and choreography; how the opera is more lyrical than atonal; the background story of Esther and its parallels to the holocaust; the rehearsal process; and Jerome Sirlin talks about his sets with slides displayed on the stage.
Series Statement
Works & process at the Guggenheim collection
Uniform Title
Works and process at the Guggenheim.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Video.
  • Dance.
Note
  • "New York City Opera performs at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center from Nov. 5th through the 22nd." -- Works and process at the Guggenheim house program.
Credits (note)
  • Composed by Hugo Weisgall.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at the Peter B. Lewis Theater, as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Nov. 1, 2009 (7:30 pm).
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Source (note)
  • Mary Sharp Cronson.
Contents
  • Introduction (ca. 1 min.) / by Mary Sharp Cronson.
  • Act I, Scene 5. Mordecai, Mordecai, the Jew (ca. 7 min.) / performed by Margaret Thompson (Zeresh), Roy Cornelius Smith (Haman).
  • Act II, Scene 1. I am broken, useless (ca. 5 min.) / performed by James Maddalena (Mordecai).
  • Act II, Scene 9. No, it shall be known as Esther's day (ca. 2 min.) / performed by James Maddalena (Mordecai), Lauren Flanigan (Esther).
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-5335
OCLC
503085891
Title
New York City Opera, Esther [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / music, Hugo Weisgall ; [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].
Imprint
c2009.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Works & process at the Guggenheim collection
Works and process at the Guggenheim.
System Details
DVD.
Event
Videotaped at the Peter B. Lewis Theater, as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Nov. 1, 2009 (7:30 pm).
Credits
Composed by Hugo Weisgall.
Performer
Moderator: George Steel (general manager and artistic director, New York City Opera) ; panel: Lauren Flanigan (soprano), Charles Kondek (librettist), Jennifer Muller (choreographer), Jerome Sirlin (scenic designer), Jonathan Weisgall (son of composer).
Performers: Lauren Flanigan (Esther, soprano), Margaret Thompson (Zeresh, mezzo-soprano), Roy Cornelius Smith (Haman, tenor), James Maddalena (Mordecai, baritone), Susan Caldwell (piano, assistant conductor).
Local Note
For program notes see *MGZB Works and process at the Guggenheim [programs].
Source
Gift; Mary Sharp Cronson. NN-PD
Added Author
Flanigan, Lauren, interviewee.
Flanigan, Lauren, performer.
Kondek, Charles. Interviewee
Kondek, Charles. Librettist
Muller, Jennifer, 1949- Interviewee
Muller, Jennifer, 1949- choreographer.
Sirlin, Jerome, 1942- Interviewee
Sirlin, Jerome, 1942- Set designer
Steel, George. Moderator
Steel, George. Director
Weisgall, Jonathan, interviewee.
Thompson, Margaret, 1962- Performer
Smith, Roy Cornelius. Performer
Maddalena, James. Performer
Caldwell, Susan. Performer
Caldwell, Susan. Instrumentalist
Weisgall, Hugo. Esther.
Cronson, Mary Sharp. Producer
New York City Opera.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
Cronson, Mary Sharp. Donor NN-PD
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-5335
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