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Cosmopolitan greetings: [rehearsal 1988-05-20]

Title
Cosmopolitan greetings: [rehearsal 1988-05-20] [videorecording] / von Allen Ginsberg, George Gruntz, Rolf Liebermann und Robert Wilson ; Hamburgische Staatsoper in der Kampnagelfabrik.
Publication
Hamburg, 1988.

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Additional Authors
  • Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997
  • Gruntz, George
  • Liebermann, Rolf, 1910-1999
  • Wilson, Robert, 1941-
  • Richemont, Xavier de
  • Gierke, Henning von
  • 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) (140 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Robert Wilson directs rehearsals for the 1988 production of the collaborative "jazz opera" Cosmopolitan greetings. Includes technical rehearsals with lights and scenery. "Knee plays" (connecting scenes) and transitions between scenes rehearsed. Two jazz numbers rehearsed.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation.
Series Statement
Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection
Subjects
Genre/Form
Opera.
Note
  • Donor's inventory number: COS REH 09.
  • 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 workshop recordings, see NCOV 3157 thru NCOV 3162 ; for additional rehearsals, see NCOV 3163 thru NCOV 3178.
  • 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 ; costumes, Henning von Gierke ; 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)
  • Recorded at HH Kampnagel, Hamburg, Germany on May 20, 1988.
Language (note)
  • Sung in English. Stage directions in English and German.
Call Number
NCOV 3171
OCLC
NYPG03-F357
Title
Cosmopolitan greetings: [rehearsal 1988-05-20] [videorecording] / von Allen Ginsberg, George Gruntz, Rolf Liebermann und Robert Wilson ; Hamburgische Staatsoper in der Kampnagelfabrik.
Imprint
Hamburg, 1988.
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 ; costumes, Henning von Gierke ; 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
Recorded at HH Kampnagel, Hamburg, Germany on May 20, 1988.
Language
Sung in English. Stage directions in English and German.
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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.
Gierke, Henning von, costume 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 3171
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