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Interview with Erik Bruhn.

Title
Interview with Erik Bruhn. Part 8, 1977
Author
Bruhn, Erik, 1928-1986
Publication
1977

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Details

Additional Authors
Gruen, John
Description
One streaming file (approximately 21 minutes): digital, stereo
Summary
Streaming file (approximately 21 minutes). John Gruen and Erik Bruhn tour the Royal Opera House in Copenhagen as they describe and speak about the studios, dressing rooms, and the theater including Bruhn's reminiscences of his student days at the Danish Royal Ballet [Kongelige Danske ballet] school.
Donor/Sponsor
Oral History Archive. Gift of John Gruen.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Interviews.
  • Sound recordings.
Note
  • Interview with Erik Bruhn conducted by John Gruen as research for his book Erik Bruhn: danseur noble (1979), in Copenhagen, Denmark, on July 21, 1977. This is Part 8 of an 18-part series. However, there is no audio for parts 2 and 10, which are available only as edited transcripts.
  • For edited transcript of this recording see: *MGZMT 3-763, reel 8
  • Title supplied by cataloger.
  • Sound quality is fair to poor. The speakers' voices are soft and not always directed toward the microphone of the tape recorder.
Access (note)
  • Patrons may access streaming audio only on site at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
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.
Source (note)
  • John Gruen
Call Number
*MGZTC 3-763 (former)
OCLC
922543863
Author
Bruhn, Erik, 1928-1986, interviewee.
Title
Interview with Erik Bruhn. Part 8, 1977
Production
1977
Type of Content
spoken word
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Restricted Access
Patrons may access streaming audio only on site at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Event
Recorded by John Gruen 1977, July 21 Copenhagen, Denmark
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 cassette (approximately 21 minutes); quarter-track; 1.875 ips.; transferred to wav file and streaming file (myd_mgztco3763_v08f01_sc) formats in 2014.
Source
Gift, John Gruen
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Added Author
Gruen, John, interviewer.
Research Call Number
*MGZTC 3-763 (former)
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