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- Description
- 1 streaming video file (NTSC) (78 min.) : sd., col.
- Summary
- Discussion of New York City Opera's 1996 revival of the musical Brigadoon, by dancers Elizabeth Ferrell and Robert La Fosse, who respectively played the roles of Jean MacLaren and Harry Beaton in the revival, and Keith Viagas of City Opera's artistic staff. With John McGlinn, the revival's conductor, they discuss the challenges of reconstructing Agnes de Mille's original choreography, which was staged by Gemze de Lappe; musical tempi; and the technical and dramatic demands of performing in Brigadoon. For a discussion of the first production in 1946, see *MGZIA 4-2877 Brigadoon panel discussion, original production.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Note
- Recording made possible by the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image of the Dance Collection of The New York Public Library, with the cooperation of John McGlinn, Gemze de Lappe, Robert La Fosse, and Keith Viagas.
- Access (note)
- Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
- Performer (note)
- Moderator: John McGlinn.
- Panelists: Elizabeth Ferrell, Robert La Fosse, Keith Viagas.
- Event (note)
- Videotaped at the Bruno Walter Auditorium of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, on February 27, 1997, by Sathya Productions.
- Funding (note)
- Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
- Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
- Call Number
- *MGZIDF 2433
- OCLC
- NYPY97-F733
- Title
Brigadoon panel discussion, 1996 production [electronic resource]]
- Imprint
c1997.
- Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
- Event
Videotaped at the Bruno Walter Auditorium of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, on February 27, 1997, by Sathya Productions.
- Performer
Moderator: John McGlinn.
Panelists: Elizabeth Ferrell, Robert La Fosse, Keith Viagas.
- Funding
Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
- Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
- Funding
Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
- Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-5564.
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
Musical comedies. Brigadoon.
Choreography -- Reconstruction.
- Added Author
Ferrell, Elizabeth. Commentator
La Fosse, Robert. Commentator
Viagas, Keith. Commentator
McGlinn, John. Moderator
Sathya Production Services (Firm)
New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
DHCA.
- Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 2433
*MGZIC 9-5564 (former)