- Additional Authors
- Gruen, John
- Description
- 1 streaming file (approximately one hour and four minutes ) : digital, stereo
- Summary
- Streaming file (approximately 26 minutes). [Begins abruptly.] Margot Fonteyn speaks with John Gruen about performing; Gruen describes Fonteyn's appearance as she applies her make-up for her role in The merry widow; Fonteyn speaks about the impossibility of advising young people with regard to careers in dance; her thoughts on NInette de Valois; John Meehan; her thoughts on retiring. [Interview with Fonteyn ends at approximately 16:00; Gruen speaks about the production of The merry widow, which is being performed by the Australian Ballet, with Margot Fonteyn in the title role; makes a semi-commercial announcement about the upcoming season at the Jacob's Pillow dance festival, in particular the program of works by Auguste Bournonville to be performed by dancers from the Danish Royal Ballet; a recording of an excerpt of music, by Franz Lehár (arranged by John Lanchberry), from The merry widow is played followed by Gruen's closing remarks, more music and, closing remarks by Oscar Buhler]. The remaining approximate 38 minutes of the recording is ambient noise.
- Uniform Title
- Sound of dance (Radio program)
- Subjects
- Note
- Interview with Margot Fonteyn conducted by John Gruen, as host on radio station WNCN-FM, New York on its series The sound of dance, for broadcast on June 21, 1976. The interview was conducted in Washington, D.C. The radio program is contained in the approximate first 26 minutes of the recording; the remainder of the recording is ambient noise.
- Title supplied by cataloger.
- Sound quality is good.
- Access (note)
- Patrons may access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
- 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
- *MGZTCO 3-656
- OCLC
- 889888615
- Author
Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991, interviewee.
- Title
Interview with Margot Fonteyn. June 21, 1976.
- Production
1976
- 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 NYPL Research Libraries.
- Event
Broadcast by WNCN-FM 1976, June 21 New York (N.Y.)
- 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 two hours and four minutes); quarter-track; 1.875 ips.; transferred to wav file and streaming file formats in 2014.
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- Added Author
Gruen, John, interviewer.
- Added Title
Sound of dance (Radio program)
- Research Call Number
*MGZTCO 3-656