- Additional Authors
- Watts, Carolyn, 1914-2002.
- Description
- 1 streaming audio file (approximately 31 minutes): digital
- Summary
- Streaming audio file (approximately 31 minutes). [Music and announcements.] P.W. Manchester and Carolyn Watts discuss the ballet Giselle including its status as the epitome of Romantic ballet; the original 1841 version, created by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot and danced by Carlotta Grisi; the difficulty of the title role; the first performance of Giselle in the United States, in 1846, in Boston, Massachusetts; the qualities necessary for the Queen of the Wilis and for Giselle; Adolphe Adam, the composer, including his unauthorized use of music by Friedrich Burgmüller for that part of Giselle's variation in which she hops on point [a recording of the Burgmüller music is played]; changes made to Giselle in Russia over the years mainly in response to the increasing virtuosity of ballet dancers; the transformation, in the era of the Soviet Union, of Hilarion from a villain to a more sympathetic character; the change in the scenario, by Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Théophile Gautier, of the cause of Giselle's death, from suicide by sword to shock and a weak heart; Anna Pavlova's Giselle; other great Giselles including Alicia Markova and Alicia Alonso; Alicia Markova's first performance of Giselle, in London; the revival of Giselle in the 1930s and its continuing popularity ever since [a recording of music from the final scene of Giselle is played; announcements].
- Series Statement
- Arabesques, no. 3
- Uniform Title
- Arabesques (Radio program)
- Arabesques ; no. 3.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Sound recordings.
- Note
- P. W. Manchester and Carolyn Watts discuss the ballet Giselle; recorded at WGUC-FM, the radio station of the University of Cincinnati, for the radio program Arabesques, and broadcast on the National Public Radio network, in 1975.
- Title supplied by cataloger.
- Sound quality is excellent.
- Funding (note)
- The conservation and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
- Call Number
- *MGZTO 5-490
- OCLC
- 83690040
- Author
Manchester, P. W. (Phyllis Winifred)
- Title
Giselle, the epitome of Romantic ballet.
- Imprint
1975
- Type of Content
spoken word
- Type of Medium
audio
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
audio file
- Series
Arabesques, no. 3
Arabesques ; no. 3.
- Event
Recorded by WGUC-FM, the radio station of the University of Cincinnati 1975 Cincinnati (Ohio)
- Funding
The conservation and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
- Original Version
Original format: one sound reel (approximately 31 minutes); polyester; 5 in.; full-track; 3 3/4 ips; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgzto5490_v01f01_sc.
- Local Note
Former class mark: *MGZT 5-490
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- Added Author
Watts, Carolyn, 1914-2002.
- Added Title
Arabesques (Radio program)
- Research Call Number
*MGZTO 5-490