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Dido and Æneas

Title
Dido and Æneas [videorecording] / [presented by] the Mark Morris Dance Group ; staging and choreography by Mark Morris ; music by Henry Purcell ; libretto by Nahum Tate.
Publication
c2000.

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Additional Authors
  • Davidson, Ruth
  • West, Jayne.
  • Morris, Mark, 1956-
  • Lane, Jennifer.
  • Murray, Rachel
  • Ellis, Jennifer.
  • Resto, Guillermo
  • Sharp, William (Baritone)
  • Radwan-Dana, Mireille
  • Boyd, Charlton
  • Franks, Elspeth.
  • Omura, June
  • Whitaker, Scott.
  • Smith, Craig (Conductor)
  • Bowie, Joe (Dancer)
  • Folkman, Marjorie
  • Gannon, Shawn
  • Rose, Matthew
  • Worden, Julie
  • Thomas, Jeffrey
  • Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695.
  • Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715.
  • Bordo, Robert, 1949-
  • Van Loon, Christine.
  • Ingalls, James F.
  • Melo, Niels
  • Mark Morris Dance Group.
  • Berkeley Symphony Orchestra.
  • American Bach Soloists.
  • Telepros (Firm)
  • New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
Description
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Uniform Title
Dido and Aeneas (Choreographic work : Morris)
Alternative Title
Dido and AEneas
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Music.
  • Video.
Note
  • Accompanied by house program.
  • Recording made possible by the cooperation of the Mark Morris Dance Group and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image of the Dance Division of The New York Public Library.
Credits (note)
  • Set, Robert Bordo ; costumes, Christine Van Loon ; lighting, James F. Ingalls.
Performer (note)
  • Ruth Davidson/Jayne West, soprano (Belinda) ; Mark Morris/Jennifer Lane, mezzo-soprano (Dido) ; Rachel Murray/Jennifer Ellis, soprano (second woman) ; Guillermo Resto/William Sharp, baritone (Æneas) ; Mark Morris/Jennifer Lane, mezzo-soprano (sorceress) ; Mireille Radwan-Dana/Jayne West, soprano, Charlton Boyd/Jennifer Ellis, soprano (witches) ; Elspeth Franks, mezzo-soprano (spirit) ; June Omura/Scott Whitaker, tenor (sailor) ; Joe Bowie, Charlton Boyd, Ruth Davidson, Marjorie Folkman, Shawn Gannon, Rachel Murray, June Omura, Mireille Radwan-Dana, Matthew Rose, Julie Worden (courtiers, witches, spirits, sailors, conscience).
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at Zellerbach Hall, Cal Performances, University of California, Berkeley, Calif., on September 23, 2000 ; videography, Telepros ; director, editor, lead camera, Niels Melo.
Funding (note)
  • Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Contents
Scene 1, the palace -- Scene 2, the cave -- Scene 3, the grove -- Scene 4, the ships -- Scene 5, the palace.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4701
OCLC
NYPY01-F131
Title
Dido and Æneas [videorecording] / [presented by] the Mark Morris Dance Group ; staging and choreography by Mark Morris ; music by Henry Purcell ; libretto by Nahum Tate.
Imprint
c2000.
Event
Videotaped in performance at Zellerbach Hall, Cal Performances, University of California, Berkeley, Calif., on September 23, 2000 ; videography, Telepros ; director, editor, lead camera, Niels Melo.
Credits
Set, Robert Bordo ; costumes, Christine Van Loon ; lighting, James F. Ingalls.
Performer
Conductor: Craig Smith.
Danced by the Mark Morris Dance Group.
Music played by the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra.
Chorus: American Bach Soloists ; music director, Jeffrey Thomas.
Cast
Ruth Davidson/Jayne West, soprano (Belinda) ; Mark Morris/Jennifer Lane, mezzo-soprano (Dido) ; Rachel Murray/Jennifer Ellis, soprano (second woman) ; Guillermo Resto/William Sharp, baritone (Æneas) ; Mark Morris/Jennifer Lane, mezzo-soprano (sorceress) ; Mireille Radwan-Dana/Jayne West, soprano, Charlton Boyd/Jennifer Ellis, soprano (witches) ; Elspeth Franks, mezzo-soprano (spirit) ; June Omura/Scott Whitaker, tenor (sailor) ; Joe Bowie, Charlton Boyd, Ruth Davidson, Marjorie Folkman, Shawn Gannon, Rachel Murray, June Omura, Mireille Radwan-Dana, Matthew Rose, Julie Worden (courtiers, witches, spirits, sailors, conscience).
Funding
Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Added Author
Davidson, Ruth, dancer.
West, Jayne. voc
Morris, Mark, 1956- choreographer, dancer.
Lane, Jennifer. voc
Murray, Rachel, dancer.
Ellis, Jennifer. voc
Resto, Guillermo, dancer.
Sharp, William (Baritone)
Radwan-Dana, Mireille, dancer.
Boyd, Charlton, dancer.
Franks, Elspeth. voc
Omura, June, dancer.
Whitaker, Scott. voc
Smith, Craig (Conductor)
Bowie, Joe (Dancer)
Folkman, Marjorie, dancer.
Gannon, Shawn, dancer.
Rose, Matthew, dancer.
Worden, Julie, dancer.
Thomas, Jeffrey, dancer.
Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Composer
Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715. Librettist
Bordo, Robert, 1949- Designer
Van Loon, Christine. Costume designer
Ingalls, James F., lighting designer.
Melo, Niels, videographer.
Mark Morris Dance Group.
Berkeley Symphony Orchestra.
American Bach Soloists.
Telepros (Firm)
New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
Added Title
Dido and Aeneas (Choreographic work : Morris)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4701
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