Research Catalog

Interview with Ivan Nagy

Title
Interview with Ivan Nagy, 1977
Author
Nagy, Ivan, 1943-2014
Publication
1977

Available Online

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Details

Additional Authors
Terry, Walter
Description
One streaming audio file (approximately 35 minutes): digital
Summary
Streaming audio file (approximately 35 minutes). Ivan Nagy speaks with Walter Terry about the circumstances of his defecting from Hungary and emigrating to the United States; returning to Hungary for his father's funeral, in 1976; his current citizenship status; his upcoming performances in Hungary; his belief that art should not be politicized; the Hungarian State Opera [Magyar Állami Operaház] Ballet and its repertoire; his feelings about visiting Hungary [ends abruptly].
Donor/Sponsor
Oral History Archive. Gift of Walter Terry.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Interviews.
  • Sound recordings.
Note
  • Interview with Ivan Nagy conducted by Walter Terry, probably in New York City, in 1977.
  • Sound quality is good.
  • Title supplied by cataloger.
Access (note)
  • Patrons may access streaming audio only on site at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.
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)
  • Walter Terry
Call Number
*MGZTC 3-824
OCLC
956316535
Author
Nagy, Ivan, 1943-2014, interviewee.
Title
Interview with Ivan Nagy, 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 at Lincoln Center.
Event
Recorded by Walter Terry 1977 New York (New York)
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 35 minutes); quarter-track; 1.875 ips; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgztco3824_v01f01_sc.
Local Note
Former class mark: *MGZTCO 3-824
Source
Gift Walter Terry
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Added Author
Terry, Walter, interviewer.
Research Call Number
*MGZTC 3-824
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