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Madame Butterfly: [workshop]
- Title
- Madame Butterfly: [workshop] [videorecording]/ [directed by Robert Wilson ; music by Giacomo Puccini].
- Publication
- Paris, 1992.
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Disc 2 | Moving image | Restricted use | NCOV 3191 Disc 2 | Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Disc 1 | Moving image | Restricted use | NCOV 3191 Disc 1 | Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT |
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- Description
- 2 videodiscs (DVD) (ca. 145 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- "As in Lohengrin, Wilson reduced Madame Butterfly to its essential elements, avoiding the traditional sets and costumes and focusing on the movement of the singers. The story, in which a Japanese woman, Cio-Cio San, becomes romantically involved with a U.S. naval officer, Pinkerton, is presented by Wilson in the manner of the traditional Japanese No drama. In this he was assisted by his long-time collaborator, Suzushi Hanayagi, one of Japan's leading classical dancers. Aside from a small number of objects, the sets were bare, and most props were imaginary" -- robertwilson.com.
- Final workshop run-through for Robert Wilson's production of Madame Butterfly. Performed to a recording of the opera.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of the Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation.
- Series Statement
- Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection
- Subject
- Theater rehearsals > France > Paris
- Genre/Form
- Opera.
- Note
- Donor's inventory number: MDB WK 02.
- Credits translated from Opéra Bastille program.
- Access (note)
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Credits (note)
- Choreography for Robert Wilson's production of Madame Butterfly is credited to Suzushi Hanayagi. Hanayagi's role in this workshop is unknown.
- Event (note)
- Videorecorded in workshop rehearsal at Opéra Bastille on May 21, 1992.
- Language (note)
- Opera in Italian ; stage directions in French and English.
- Call Number
- NCOV 3191
- OCLC
- NYPG06-F4
- Title
- Madame Butterfly: [workshop] [videorecording]/ [directed by Robert Wilson ; music by Giacomo Puccini].
- Imprint
- Paris, 1992.
- Country of Producing Entity
- France
- Series
- Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection
- Access
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Credits
- Choreography for Robert Wilson's production of Madame Butterfly is credited to Suzushi Hanayagi. Hanayagi's role in this workshop is unknown.
- Event
- Videorecorded in workshop rehearsal at Opéra Bastille on May 21, 1992.
- Language
- Opera in Italian ; stage directions in French and English.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Wilson, Robert, 1941- director.Hanayagi, Suzushi.Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Madama Butterfly, composer (expression)Opéra Bastille.
- Research Call Number
- NCOV 3191