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Clytemnestra

Title
Clytemnestra [videorecording] / WNET/13 ; directed by Merrill Brockway ; produced by Emile Ardolino and Judy Kinberg ; choreography (reconceived for television) by Martha Graham ; music by Halim el-Dabh, conducted and adapted by Stanley Sussman.
Publication
New York, N.Y. : WNET/13, 1979.

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Additional Authors
  • Kimura, Yuriko
  • Lyman, Peggy
  • Delamo, Mario
  • White, George, Jr
  • Wengerd, Tim, 1945-1989
  • Ruddy, Jeanne
  • Sparling, Peter
  • Monte, Elisa
  • Gray, Diane, 1941-
  • Terborgh, Bert
  • Mitchell, Lucinda
  • Eilber, Janet
  • Dakin, Christine
  • Tyers, Sharon
  • Plummer, Christopher
  • Capucilli, Terese
  • Barnes, Thea
  • Buglisi, Jacqulyn
  • McLain-Smith, Susan
  • Von Hackendahl, Allen
  • Keenan, Kevin
  • Foreman, Donlin
  • Graham, Martha
  • El-Dabh, Halim, 1921-2017.
  • Sussman, Stanley
  • Halston, 1932-1990.
  • Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988.
  • Ardolino, Emile
  • Kinberg, Judy
  • Brockway, Merrill
  • Holmes, Ralph
  • Lattimore, Richmond, 1906-1984.
  • Lowell, Robert, 1917-1977.
  • Graham, Martha
  • Martha Graham Dance Company
  • WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (89 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
  • Gift of WNET/13, New York.
  • dia
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Credits (note)
  • Sets and crown for Clytemnestra, Isamu Noguchi ; costumes, Halston ; translations of Aeschylus's Oresteia, Richmond Lattimore and Robert Lowell ; lighting and art direction, Ralph Holmes.
Performer (note)
  • Introduction and narration: Christopher Plummer.
  • (in order of appearance): Messenger of death: Mario Delamo ; Ghost of Clytemnestra: Peggy Lyman ; Clytemnestra: Yuriko Kimura ; Hades: George L. White, Jr. ; Helen of Troy: Diane Gray ; Paris: Bert Terborgh ; Agamemnon: Tim Wengerd ; Electra: Elisa Monte ; Orestes: Peter Sparling ; Iphigenia: Lucinda Mitchell ; Cassandra: Janet Eilber ; Aegisthus: Mario Delamo ; Watchman and Priest of the sacrifice: George L. White, Jr. ; Young Clytemnestra: Christine Dakin ; Ghost of Agamemnon: Tim Wengerd ; Apollo: Bert Terborgh ; Athena: Sharon Tyers ; the Furies: Terese Capucilli, Thea Nerissa Barnes, Jeanne Ruddy, Jacqulyn Buglisi, Susan McLain, Christine Dakin, and Sharon Tyers ; Soldiers: Charles Michael Brown, Allen von Hackendahl, Kevin Keenan, Philip L. Salvatore II, and Donlin Foreman.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped on May 13, 1979, for WNET-TV's Dance in America series.
System Details (note)
  • DVD, transferred from 2 3/4" cassettes.
Contents
Act I -- Act II -- Act III -- Epilogue.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-5476
OCLC
NYPY807046998-F
Title
Clytemnestra [videorecording] / WNET/13 ; directed by Merrill Brockway ; produced by Emile Ardolino and Judy Kinberg ; choreography (reconceived for television) by Martha Graham ; music by Halim el-Dabh, conducted and adapted by Stanley Sussman.
Imprint
New York, N.Y. : WNET/13, 1979.
System Details
DVD, transferred from 2 3/4" cassettes.
Event
Videotaped on May 13, 1979, for WNET-TV's Dance in America series.
Credits
Sets and crown for Clytemnestra, Isamu Noguchi ; costumes, Halston ; translations of Aeschylus's Oresteia, Richmond Lattimore and Robert Lowell ; lighting and art direction, Ralph Holmes.
Performer
Introduction and narration: Christopher Plummer.
Performed by members of the Martha Graham Dance Company.
Cast
(in order of appearance): Messenger of death: Mario Delamo ; Ghost of Clytemnestra: Peggy Lyman ; Clytemnestra: Yuriko Kimura ; Hades: George L. White, Jr. ; Helen of Troy: Diane Gray ; Paris: Bert Terborgh ; Agamemnon: Tim Wengerd ; Electra: Elisa Monte ; Orestes: Peter Sparling ; Iphigenia: Lucinda Mitchell ; Cassandra: Janet Eilber ; Aegisthus: Mario Delamo ; Watchman and Priest of the sacrifice: George L. White, Jr. ; Young Clytemnestra: Christine Dakin ; Ghost of Agamemnon: Tim Wengerd ; Apollo: Bert Terborgh ; Athena: Sharon Tyers ; the Furies: Terese Capucilli, Thea Nerissa Barnes, Jeanne Ruddy, Jacqulyn Buglisi, Susan McLain, Christine Dakin, and Sharon Tyers ; Soldiers: Charles Michael Brown, Allen von Hackendahl, Kevin Keenan, Philip L. Salvatore II, and Donlin Foreman.
Performer
Singers: Johanna Albrecht and John Ostendorf.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-116.
Local Subject
Television. Clytemnestra.
Television. Dance in America.
Added Author
Kimura, Yuriko, dancer.
Lyman, Peggy, dancer.
Delamo, Mario, dancer.
White, George, Jr, dancer.
Wengerd, Tim, 1945-1989, dancer.
Ruddy, Jeanne, dancer.
Sparling, Peter, dancer.
Monte, Elisa, dancer.
Gray, Diane, 1941- dancer.
Terborgh, Bert, dancer.
Mitchell, Lucinda, dancer.
Eilber, Janet, dancer.
Dakin, Christine, dancer.
Tyers, Sharon, dancer.
Plummer, Christopher, narrator.
Capucilli, Terese, dancer.
Barnes, Thea, dancer.
Buglisi, Jacqulyn, dancer.
McLain-Smith, Susan, dancer.
Von Hackendahl, Allen, dancer.
Keenan, Kevin, dancer.
Foreman, Donlin, dancer.
Graham, Martha, choreographer.
El-Dabh, Halim, 1921-2017. Composer
Sussman, Stanley. Conductor
Halston, 1932-1990. Costume designer
Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988. Designer
Ardolino, Emile. Producer
Kinberg, Judy. Producer
Brockway, Merrill, director.
Holmes, Ralph, lighting designer.
Lattimore, Richmond, 1906-1984. Translator
Lowell, Robert, 1917-1977. Translator
Martha Graham Dance Company.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Graham, Martha. Clytemnestra
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-5476
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