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A golden hour from the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Title
A golden hour from the Royal Opera House Covent Garden [videorecording] / Polygram Television ; an ATV production ; produced by Bill Ward.
Publication
U.K. : Associated TeleVision Ltd., c1963.

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Additional Authors
  • Webster, David Lumsden, Sir, 1903-1971.
  • Cillario, Carlo Felice
  • Cioni, Renato
  • Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
  • Nerina, Nadia
  • Park, Merle
  • Sibley, Antoinette
  • Gable, Christopher
  • Usher, Graham
  • Callas, Maria, 1923-1977.
  • Gobbi, Tito
  • Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
  • Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
  • Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
  • Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
  • Chabukiani, Vakhtang Mikhaĭlovich, 1910-1992
  • Kreĭn, Aleksandr Abramovich, 1883-1951.
  • Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908.
  • Zeffirelli, Franco
  • Mongiardino, Renzo
  • Escoffier, Marcel
  • Bundy, William
  • Lingwood, Tom
  • Royal Opera House (London, England)
  • Royal Ballet
  • PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (Firm)
Description
1 videocassette (77 min.) : sd., b&w NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Concert of music and dance.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation.
Series Statement
Rudolf Nureyev Collection.
Uniform Title
Laurencia (Choreographic work : Nureyev after Chabukiani). Pas de six.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Music.
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Accompanied by data sheet.
Credits (note)
  • Design, Tom Lingwood.
Performer (note)
  • Host: Sir David Webster.
Event (note)
  • Recorded in performance at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, England. Telecast on February 9, 1964.
Contents
  • Lohengrin. Prelude to Act III (ca. 3 min.) / music, Richard Wagner.
  • Tosca. "Recondita armonia" and "E lucevan le stelle" (ca. 7 min.) / music, Giacomo Puccini ; libretto, Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica ; sung by Renato Cioni.
  • Laurencia. Pas de six (ca. 18 min.) / choreography, Rudolf Nureyev after Vakhtang Chabukiani ; music, Aleksandr Krein ; danced by Rudolf Nureyev and members of the Royal Ballet: Nadia Nerina, Merle Park, Antoinette Sibley, Christopher Gable, Graham Usher.
  • Tosca. Act II (ca. 49 min.) / music, Giacomo Puccini ; libretto, Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica ; based on the play by Victorien Sardou ; new production by Franco Zeffirelli ; scenery, Renzo Mongiardino ; costumes, Marcel Escoffier ; lighting, Franco Zeffirelli and William Bundy ; characters (in order of appearance): Tito Gobbi (Baron Scarpia), Dennis Wicks (Sciarrone), Robert Bowman (Spoletta), Renato Cioni (Mario Cavaradossi), Maria Callas (Floria Tosca) ; with a section of the Covent Garden Opera Chorus ; chorus master, Douglas Robinson.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4146 RNC
OCLC
NYPY01-F466
Title
A golden hour from the Royal Opera House Covent Garden [videorecording] / Polygram Television ; an ATV production ; produced by Bill Ward.
Imprint
U.K. : Associated TeleVision Ltd., c1963.
Series
Rudolf Nureyev Collection.
Event
Recorded in performance at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, England. Telecast on February 9, 1964.
Credits
Design, Tom Lingwood.
Performer
Host: Sir David Webster.
Music played by the orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, conducted by Carlo Felice Cillario.
Added Author
Webster, David Lumsden, Sir, 1903-1971. Host
Cillario, Carlo Felice. Conductor
Cioni, Renato. voc
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, choreographer, dancer.
Nerina, Nadia, dancer.
Park, Merle, dancer.
Sibley, Antoinette, dancer.
Gable, Christopher, dancer.
Usher, Graham, dancer.
Callas, Maria, 1923-1977. voc
Gobbi, Tito. voc
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Composer
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Tosca.
Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Librettist
Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist
Chabukiani, Vakhtang Mikhaĭlovich, 1910-1992, choreographer.
Kreĭn, Aleksandr Abramovich, 1883-1951. Composer
Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908. Author
Zeffirelli, Franco. Producer
Mongiardino, Renzo. Designer
Escoffier, Marcel. Costume designer
Bundy, William.
Lingwood, Tom. Designer
Royal Opera House (London, England)
Royal Ballet.
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (Firm)
Added Title
Laurencia (Choreographic work : Nureyev after Chabukiani). Pas de six.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4146 RNC
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