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Ashoka's dream Works & Process at the Guggenheim

Title
Ashoka's dream [videorecording] : Works & Process at the Guggenheim / performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson ; music by Peter Lieberson ; libretto by Douglas Penick.
Publication
1997.

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Additional Authors
  • Lieberson, Peter, 1946-2011.
  • Lieberson, Peter, 1946-2011
  • Penick, Douglas J., 1944-
  • Wadsworth, Stephen.
  • Ollman, Kurt.
  • Hunt Lieberson, Lorraine, 1954-2006.
  • Gormley, Clare.
  • Cronson, Mary Sharp.
  • Santa Fe Opera.
  • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (91 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Excerpts from the opera Ashoka, based on the life of the Indian king, are interspersed with commentary from the composer and librettist, moderated by director Stephen Wadsworth.They discuss Lieberson and Penick's previous collaboration King Gesar; the historical basis for Ashoka's dream; the character of Triraksha; the style of the music and libretto and their relation to the Indian source material.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Works & Process at the Guggenheim, Mary Sharp Cronson, producer.
Series Statement
Works & Process at the Guggenheim Collection ; 084
Uniform Title
Works and process at the Guggenheim.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Music.
  • Video.
Event (note)
  • Recorded as part of the Works & Process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on May 12, 1997.
Funding (note)
  • With support from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, StreamingCulture at the Graduate Center, The City University of New York digitized and authored the DVDs of the video archive of Works & Process at the Guggenheim.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-1084
OCLC
NYPG06-F778
Title
Ashoka's dream [videorecording] : Works & Process at the Guggenheim / performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson ; music by Peter Lieberson ; libretto by Douglas Penick.
Imprint
1997.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Works & Process at the Guggenheim Collection ; 084
Works and process at the Guggenheim.
Performer
Opera excerpts directed by Stephen Wadsworth and performed by members of the Santa Fe Opera, including Kurt Ollmann (Ashoka), Lorraine Hunt (Triraksha), Clare Gormley (Lakshmi), and others. Panelists: Peter Lieberson, Douglas Penick. Moderator: Stephen Wadsworth.
Event
Recorded as part of the Works & Process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on May 12, 1997.
Funding
With support from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, StreamingCulture at the Graduate Center, The City University of New York digitized and authored the DVDs of the video archive of Works & Process at the Guggenheim.
Added Author
Lieberson, Peter, 1946-2011. Composer
Lieberson, Peter, 1946-2011, panelist.
Penick, Douglas J., 1944- Librettist
Penick, Douglas J., 1944- panelist.
Wadsworth, Stephen. Director
Wadsworth, Stephen. Interviewer
Ollman, Kurt. voc
Hunt Lieberson, Lorraine, 1954-2006. voc
Gormley, Clare. voc
Cronson, Mary Sharp. Producer
Santa Fe Opera.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-1084
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