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Title

Einstein on the beach: the changing image of opera [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 : WNET, 1986-01-31.

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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.
• Lyman, Will
• 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. 57 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

"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

• Great performances
• Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection

Uniform Title

Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))

Subject

• Glass, Philip
• Glass, Philip > Interviews
• Wilson, Robert, 1941- > Interviews
• Experimental theater > New York (State) > New York
• Opera > New York (State) > New York
• Theatrical productions > New York (State) > Brooklyn > 1981-1990

Genre/Form

• Television.
• Documentaries and factual works.
• Opera.

Note

• Donor's inventory numbers: EBD 04, EBD 06, Uncoded 19A, Uncoded 19B.
• "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 ; narration written by Gerald Jonas.
• 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.

Indexed In (note)

• New York times

Event (note)

• Broadcast January 31, 1986 at 9:00 p.m. (EST) during the program Great performances.

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 3100

OCLC

NYPG06-F162

Title

Einstein on the beach: the changing image of opera [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 : WNET, 1986-01-31.

Country of Producing Entity

United States.

Series

Great performances

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 ; narration written by Gerald Jonas.

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

Narrator: Will Lyman.

Robert Wilson, Philip Glass, participants in the production of Einstein on the beach.

Event

Broadcast January 31, 1986 at 9:00 p.m. (EST) during the program Great performances.

Indexed In:

New York times, January 26, 1986, section G, p.11+

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, performer.

Childs, Lucinda, choreographer.

Sutton, Sheryl, 1950- performer.

Emmons, Beverly, lighting designer.

Knowles, Christopher, 1959- text.

Johnson, Samuel M., text.

Lyman, Will.

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.

Added Title

Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))

Research Call Number

NCOX 3100