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Einstein on the beach: the changing image of opera [rough edit]

Title
Einstein on the beach: the changing image of opera [rough edit] [videorecording] / the Brooklyn Academy of Music presents ; executive producers, Sidney Kantor, Harvey Lichteinstein ; a film by Mark Obenhaus ; produced by Chrisann Verges.
Publication
New York, 1985.

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Additional Authors
  • Kantor, Sidney
  • Lichtenstein, Harvey
  • Obenhaus, Mark
  • Verges, Chrisann
  • Brockman, Susan
  • Wilson, Robert, 1941-
  • Glass, Philip
  • Childs, Lucinda
  • Sutton, Sheryl, 1950-
  • Emmons, Beverly
  • Knowles, Christopher, 1959-
  • Johnson, Samuel M.
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music
  • Philip Glass Ensemble
  • Lucinda Childs Dance Company
  • WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
  • Obenhaus Films (New York, N.Y.), producer
Description
1 videodisc (DVD) (ca. 54 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
  • Rough edit of the documentary Einstein on the beach: the changing image of opera.
  • "A documentary focusing on the 1984 revival of Einstein on the Beach, the opera by Robert Wilson and composer Philip Glass, originally staged in 1976. Includes excerpts from Einstein, plus extensive interviews with Wilson and Glass" -- robertwilson.com.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation.
Series Statement
Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Television.
  • Documentaries and factual works.
  • Opera.
Note
  • Donor's inventory numbers: EBD 01, EBD 02.
  • For a final version of Einstein on the beach: the changing image of opera, see NCOX 3100.
  • No credits on recording. Credits taken from NCOX 3100 and Byrd Hoffman Foundation records.
  • "Produced in association with WNET/Thirteen" -- credits.
  • "Einstein on the beach the changing image of opera, a production of Obenhaus Films, Inc. for the Brooklyn Academy of Music" -- credits.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits (note)
  • Directed and photographed by Mark Obenhaus ; edited by Sarah Stein ; sections of performance edited by Susan Brockman.
  • For Einstein on the beach: produced by the Brooklyn Academy of Music ; designer/director, Robert Wilson ; music/lyrics, Philip Glass ; choreography by Lucinda Childs ; featured performers, Lucinda Childs, Sheryl Sutton ; lighting by Beverly Emmons ; spoken text, Christopher Knowles, Samuel M. Johnson, Lucinda Childs ; music performed by the Philip Glass Ensemble ; dances performed by the Lucinda Childs Dance Company.
Biography (note)
  • "In 1984, the landmark production of Einstein on the Beach was staged at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. It was the first time since 1976 that its principal creators - composer Philip Glass and director/designer Robert Wilson - had collaborated on restaging this tradition-breaking opera" -- directcinema.com.
Call Number
NCOX 3101
OCLC
NYPG06-F166
Title
Einstein on the beach: the changing image of opera [rough edit] [videorecording] / the Brooklyn Academy of Music presents ; executive producers, Sidney Kantor, Harvey Lichteinstein ; a film by Mark Obenhaus ; produced by Chrisann Verges.
Imprint
New York, 1985.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Series
Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits
Directed and photographed by Mark Obenhaus ; edited by Sarah Stein ; sections of performance edited by Susan Brockman.
For Einstein on the beach: produced by the Brooklyn Academy of Music ; designer/director, Robert Wilson ; music/lyrics, Philip Glass ; choreography by Lucinda Childs ; featured performers, Lucinda Childs, Sheryl Sutton ; lighting by Beverly Emmons ; spoken text, Christopher Knowles, Samuel M. Johnson, Lucinda Childs ; music performed by the Philip Glass Ensemble ; dances performed by the Lucinda Childs Dance Company.
Performer
Robert Wilson, Philip Glass, participants in the production of Einstein on the beach.
Biography
"In 1984, the landmark production of Einstein on the Beach was staged at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. It was the first time since 1976 that its principal creators - composer Philip Glass and director/designer Robert Wilson - had collaborated on restaging this tradition-breaking opera" -- directcinema.com.
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Local Subject
Theater -- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Experimental theater -- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Added Author
Kantor, Sidney, producer.
Lichtenstein, Harvey, producer.
Obenhaus, Mark, director.
Verges, Chrisann, producer.
Brockman, Susan, editor of moving image work.
Wilson, Robert, 1941- interviewee.
Glass, Philip, interviewee.
Childs, Lucinda, choreographer.
Childs, Lucinda, performer.
Sutton, Sheryl, 1950- performer.
Emmons, Beverly, lighting designer.
Knowles, Christopher, 1959- text.
Johnson, Samuel M., text.
Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Philip Glass Ensemble.
Lucinda Childs Dance Company.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Obenhaus Films (New York, N.Y.), producer.
Research Call Number
NCOX 3101
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