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Le temple de la gloire

Title
Le temple de la gloire [videorecording] / presented by the French Institute/Alliance Française, the New York Baroque Dance Company, and Concert Royal ; choreography by Catherine Turocy ; music by Jean-Philippe Rameau ; libretto by Voltaire.
Publication
1991.

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Additional Authors
  • Turocy, Catherine
  • Baird, Thomas (Dancer)
  • Beaman, Patricia
  • Epstein, Diane
  • Fittante, Carlos
  • List, Rachel
  • Murphy, Hugh
  • Putnam, Todd
  • Lewin, Yael
  • Brandes, Christine.
  • Deas, Kevin.
  • Farrell, Neil.
  • Peck, Suzanne.
  • Sublett, Virginia.
  • Urrey, Frederick.
  • Richman, James.
  • Blake, Scott.
  • Myers, Mary
  • Rosen, Steven
  • Rameau, Jean Philippe, 1683-1764.
  • Voltaire, 1694-1778.
  • Ward, Penny
  • New York Baroque Dance Company.
  • Concert Royal (Musical group : U.S.)
  • New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
  • French Institute/Alliance Française (U.S.)
  • DHCA.
Description
4 videocassettes (U-matic, NTSC) (150 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.
Summary
Restaging of a "fête" of music and dancing in three acts and a prologue, originally performed at Versailles, France, on November 27, 1745.
Uniform Title
Temple de la gloire (Choreographic work : Turocy)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Credits (note)
  • Stage direction, David Ostvald ; scenery, Scott Blake ; costumes, Mary Myers ; lighting, Steven Rosen.
Performer (note)
  • Sung by Christine Brandes, Kevin Deas, Neil Farrell, Suzanne Peck, Virginia Sublett, Frederick Urrey, and others.
  • Danced by members of the New York Baroque Dance Company: Thomas Baird, Patricia Beaman, Diane Epstein, Carlos Fittante, Rachel List, Hugh Murphy, Todd Putnam, Catherine Turocy, and Yael Lewin.
  • Music performed by Concert Royal, conducted by James Richman.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped for the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image in performance at Florence Gould Hall, New York, on September 20, 1991, by Penny Ward/Video.
Funding (note)
  • Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Contents
Cassette 1. Prologue (ca. 31 min.) / sung by Deas (Envy), Urrey (Apollo), and chorus ; danced by Fittante, Epstein, and Beaman (demons) ; Murphy, Baird, and Putnam (heroes) ; List and Turocy (muses). Dances include a solo by Murphy; a duet by List and Turocy; a trio by Murphy, Baird, and Putnam; and ensemble dances -- Cassette 2: Act I (ca. 37 min.) / sung by Sublett (Lidie, princess of Asia Minor), Peck (Arsine, her companion), Brandes (a shepherdess), Deas (Belus, a warlike king), and chorus ; danced by Baird and Epstein (shepherds), others. Dances include solos and a duet by Baird and Epstein -- Cassette 3. Act II (ca. 31 min.) / sung by Peck (a bacchante), Farrell (Bacchus, king of India), Brandes (Erigone, his current beloved), Deas (the high priest of the Temple of Glory), and chorus ; danced by Beaman (dancing bacchante), Epstein (faun), Fittante and Putnam (satyrs), Baird and Murphy (soldiers of Bacchus). Dances include a duet by Baird and Murphy; a solo by Beaman; a trio by Epstein, Fittante, and Putnam; and ensemble dances -- Cassette 4. Act III (ca. 51 min.) / sung by Sublett (Plautine, a Roman princess), Peck (Junie, her companion), Urrey (Trajan, emperor of Rome), Brandes (Glory), and others ; danced by Putnam (Mars), Beaman (Venus), Epstein and Turocy (nightingales), and others. Dances include a duet by Putnam and Beaman, duets by Epstein and Turocy, and ensemble dances.
Call Number
*MGZIC 9-3216
OCLC
NYPY926007508-F
Title
Le temple de la gloire [videorecording] / presented by the French Institute/Alliance Française, the New York Baroque Dance Company, and Concert Royal ; choreography by Catherine Turocy ; music by Jean-Philippe Rameau ; libretto by Voltaire.
Imprint
1991.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Performer
Sung by Christine Brandes, Kevin Deas, Neil Farrell, Suzanne Peck, Virginia Sublett, Frederick Urrey, and others.
Danced by members of the New York Baroque Dance Company: Thomas Baird, Patricia Beaman, Diane Epstein, Carlos Fittante, Rachel List, Hugh Murphy, Todd Putnam, Catherine Turocy, and Yael Lewin.
Music performed by Concert Royal, conducted by James Richman.
Credits
Stage direction, David Ostvald ; scenery, Scott Blake ; costumes, Mary Myers ; lighting, Steven Rosen.
Event
Videotaped for the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image in performance at Florence Gould Hall, New York, on September 20, 1991, by Penny Ward/Video.
Funding
Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Local Subject
Opera ballet. Le temple de la gloire.
Television. Le temple de la gloire.
Baroque dancing.
Opera ballet -- France.
Added Author
Turocy, Catherine, choreographer.
Turocy, Catherine, dancer.
Baird, Thomas (Dancer), dancer.
Beaman, Patricia, dancer.
Epstein, Diane, dancer.
Fittante, Carlos, dancer.
List, Rachel, dancer.
Murphy, Hugh, dancer.
Putnam, Todd, dancer.
Lewin, Yael, dancer.
Brandes, Christine. Singer
Deas, Kevin. Singer
Farrell, Neil. Singer
Peck, Suzanne. Singer
Sublett, Virginia. Singer
Urrey, Frederick. Singer
Richman, James. Conductor
Blake, Scott. Designer
Myers, Mary, costume designer.
Rosen, Steven, lighting designer.
Rameau, Jean Philippe, 1683-1764. Composer
Voltaire, 1694-1778. Librettist
Ward, Penny, videographer.
New York Baroque Dance Company.
Concert Royal (Musical group : U.S.)
New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
French Institute/Alliance Française (U.S.)
DHCA.
Added Title
Temple de la gloire (Choreographic work : Turocy)
Research Call Number
*MGZIC 9-3216
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