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The National Ballet Company of Canada

Title
The National Ballet Company of Canada [videorecording] / Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Radio Canada ; produced by Norman Campbell ; artistic direction by Celia Franca ; musical direction by George Crum.
Publication
Canada : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1957.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Smith, Lois
  • Adams, David
  • Jarvis, Lilian
  • Pope, Betty
  • Kraul, Earl
  • Moller, Ray
  • Godden, Reginald, 1905-
  • Morse, Barry, 1918-
  • Franca, Celia, 1921-2007
  • Campbell, Norman, 1924-2004.
  • Crum, George, 1926-
  • Delibes, Léo, 1836-1891.
  • Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943.
  • Gore, Walter, 1910-1979
  • Lambert, Richard.
  • Ambrose, Kay.
  • National Ballet of Canada.
  • Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
  • DHCA.
Description
  • 2 streaming video files (93 min. total) : sd., b&w; 3/4 in.
  • 2 videocassettes (U-matic, NTSC) (93 min.) : sd., b&w ;
Series Statement
CBC Folio.
Uniform Title
  • Coppélia (Choreographic work : Franca)
  • Winter night (Choreographic work : Gore)
Alternative Title
  • Coppélia
  • Winter night
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Accompanied by press release dated October 1957.
  • Credits for both ballets appear at the beginning of cassette 1 and the end of cassette 2.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video files online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • Design, Richard Lambert ; costumes, Kay Ambrose ; studio director, Robert Dexter.
Performer (note)
  • Host: Barry Morse.
Event (note)
  • Telecast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on the series CBC Folio on December 19, 1957.
Contents
  • 1. Winter night (ca. 34 min.) / choreography, Walter Gore ; music, Sergei Rachmaninoff ; danced by Lois Smith (lady in black), David Adams (the man), Lilian Jarvis (girl in white), and others ; pianist, Reginald Godden.
  • Coppélia: Act I (ca. 28 min.) / choreography, [Celia Franca after] Arthur Saint-Léon ; music, Léo Delibes ; danced by Betty Pope (Swanhilda), Earl Kraul (Frantz), Ray Moller (Dr. Coppélius), and others.
  • 2. Coppélia: Act II (ca. 29 min.).
Call Number
*MGZIDF 8824
OCLC
NYPY98-F2642
Title
The National Ballet Company of Canada [videorecording] / Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Radio Canada ; produced by Norman Campbell ; artistic direction by Celia Franca ; musical direction by George Crum.
Imprint
Canada : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1957.
Country of Producing Entity
Canada.
Playing Time
003023 010235
Series
CBC Folio.
Event
Telecast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on the series CBC Folio on December 19, 1957.
Credits
Design, Richard Lambert ; costumes, Kay Ambrose ; studio director, Robert Dexter.
Performer
Danced by the National Ballet of Canada.
Conductor: George Crum.
Host: Barry Morse.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video files online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-5495.
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Added Author
Smith, Lois, dancer.
Adams, David, dancer.
Jarvis, Lilian, dancer.
Pope, Betty, dancer.
Kraul, Earl, dancer.
Moller, Ray, dancer.
Godden, Reginald, 1905- Instrumentalist
Morse, Barry, 1918- Host
Franca, Celia, 1921-2007, choreographer.
Franca, Celia, 1921-2007, director.
Campbell, Norman, 1924-2004. Producer
Crum, George, 1926- dancer.
Delibes, Léo, 1836-1891. Composer
Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Composer
Gore, Walter, 1910-1979, choreographer.
Lambert, Richard. Designer
Ambrose, Kay. Costume designer
National Ballet of Canada.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
DHCA.
Added Title
Coppélia (Choreographic work : Franca)
Winter night (Choreographic work : Gore)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 8824
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