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Cosmopolitan greetings: [stage A workshop 1987-10-27 and 1987-10-28]
- Title
- Cosmopolitan greetings: [stage A workshop 1987-10-27 and 1987-10-28] [videorecording] / von Allen Ginsberg, George Gruntz, Rolf Liebermann und Robert Wilson ; Hamburgische Staatsoper in der Kampnagelfabrik.
- Publication
- Hamburg, 1987.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997
- Gruntz, George
- Liebermann, Rolf, 1910-1999
- Wilson, Robert, 1941-
- Richemont, Xavier de
- Brunke, Heinrich
- Kuhn, Hans Peter, 1952-
- Panzer, Nicola
- Carlson, Carolyn
- Sutton, Sheryl, 1950-
- Förster, Lutz
- Bridgewater, Dee Dee
- Jordan, Sheila
- Murphy, Mark, 1932-
- Cherry, Don
- Johnson, Howard, 1941-2021
- Schneider, Larry
- Richmond, Mike
- Nussbaum, Adam
- NDR-Bigband, musician
- Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg, musician
- Hamburgische Staatsoper, producer
- Kampnagel-Fabrik
- Description
- 2 videodiscs (DVD) (155 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Robert Wilson directs a workshop rehearsal for the 1988 production of the collaborative "jazz opera," Cosmopolitan greetings. Wilson works with dancers to choreograph scenes to jazz score. Minimal lighting and set design. Recording includes date stamp.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of the Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation.
- Series Statement
- Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Opera.
- Note
- Donor's inventory number: COS WK 04.
- Title constructed from source recording label and Hamburgische Staatsoper program ; credits translated from program.
- Portions of the material for Cosmopolitan greetings were suggested by the life of blues singer Bessie Smith (1898-1937) -- program.
- For performance recordings of Cosmopolitan greetings, see NCOV 3039 and NCOV 3156 ; for rehearsals, see NCOV 3163 thru NCOV 3178 ; for additional workshop recordings, see NCOV 3157 thru NCOV 3162.
- Additional music provided by the NDR-Bigband and soloists of the Philharmonischen Staatsorchesters Hamburg.
- Access (note)
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Credits (note)
- Scenery, Robert Wilson and Xavier de Richemont ; light design, Robert Wilson and Heinrich Brunke ; sound environment, Hans-Peter Kuhn ; production stage manager, Nicola Panzer.
- Performer (note)
- Dancers: Carolyn Carlson, Sheryl Sutton, Lutz Förster.
- Singers: Dee Dee Bridgewater, Sheila Jordan, Mark Murphy.
- Jazz musicians: George Gruntz, Don Cherry, Howard Johnson, Larry Schneider, Mike Richmond, Adam Nussbaum.
- Event (note)
- Videotaped at the Hamburg Staatsoper on October 27 and 28, 1987.
- Call Number
- NCOV 3159
- OCLC
- NYPG03-F377
- Title
- Cosmopolitan greetings: [stage A workshop 1987-10-27 and 1987-10-28] [videorecording] / von Allen Ginsberg, George Gruntz, Rolf Liebermann und Robert Wilson ; Hamburgische Staatsoper in der Kampnagelfabrik.
- Imprint
- Hamburg, 1987.
- Country of Producing Entity
- West Germany.
- Series
- Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection
- Access
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Credits
- Scenery, Robert Wilson and Xavier de Richemont ; light design, Robert Wilson and Heinrich Brunke ; sound environment, Hans-Peter Kuhn ; production stage manager, Nicola Panzer.
- Cast
- Dancers: Carolyn Carlson, Sheryl Sutton, Lutz Förster.Singers: Dee Dee Bridgewater, Sheila Jordan, Mark Murphy.Jazz musicians: George Gruntz, Don Cherry, Howard Johnson, Larry Schneider, Mike Richmond, Adam Nussbaum.
- Event
- Videotaped at the Hamburg Staatsoper on October 27 and 28, 1987.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997, librettist.Gruntz, George. Cosmopolitan greetings.Liebermann, Rolf, 1910-1999, composer (expression)Wilson, Robert, 1941- set designer.Wilson, Robert, 1941- director.Wilson, Robert, 1941- lighting designer.Richemont, Xavier de, set designer.Brunke, Heinrich, lighting designer.Kuhn, Hans Peter, 1952- designer.Panzer, Nicola, production stage manager.Carlson, Carolyn, dancer.Sutton, Sheryl, 1950- dancer.Förster, Lutz, dancer.Bridgewater, Dee Dee, singer.Jordan, Sheila, singer.Murphy, Mark, 1932- singer.Cherry, Don, musician.Johnson, Howard, 1941-2021, musician.Schneider, Larry, musician.Richmond, Mike, musician.Nussbaum, Adam, musician.NDR-Bigband, musician.Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg, musician.Hamburgische Staatsoper, producer.Kampnagel-Fabrik.
- Research Call Number
- NCOV 3159