Research Catalog

Title

Hamlet, (1982) [sound recording] : Acts 1-4 performance excerpts; A musical tribute to the Civil War [excerpts].

Publication

Dec. 12, 1982.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
• Venora, Diane
• Papp, Joseph
• New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater. dnr

Found In

New York Shakespeare Festival records, 1954-1992.

Description

2 sound cassettes : analog, stereo.

Summary

Cassette 1 contains performance and musical excerpts of Acts 1-2 of 1982 NYSF production of Hamlet on side 1 and second half of side 2. The Hamlet recording was taped over excerpts from a commercial recording "A musical tribute to the Civil War", including various popular music pieces from the Civil War performed by brass band and small male chorus. Cassette 2 contains performance and musical excerpts of Acts 3-4 of 1982 NYSF production of Hamlet. The performance was taped over some unidentified pre-recorded rock music record excerpts, including "American girl" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and "Some girls" by The Rolling Stones. These dubbed rock tracks on cassette 2 may have been used for intermission music.

Alternative Title

New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Subject

• Theater > New York (State) > New York
• Rock music > 1981-1990
• Rock music > 1971-1980
• Rock music > 1961-1970
• United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Musical settings

Note

• Credits and production information taken from the book: New York Shakespeare Festival, the people and the plays.
• Separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival records; for papers, see the Billy Rose Theatre Collection, *T-Mss 1993-028; for sheet music and scores, see the Music Division, JPB 04-03.

Credits (note)

• Directed by Joseph Papp.

Event (note)

• Hamlet performance recorded in New York on Dec. 12, 1982; "A musical tribute to the Civil War" dubbed on Feb. 12, 1980.

Source (note)

• The New York Shakespeare Festival and Gail Merrifield Papp;

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of: New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Contents

• [Cassette 1] Side 1. Hamlet. Act 1, scene 2 through Scenes 4-5. -- Side 2. Hamlet. Act 2 without rogue and peasant through Nunnery scene ; A musical tribute to the Civil War.
• [Cassette 2] Side 1. Hamlet. Act 3, scene 2 (Play-within) through scene 4 (Closet scene) ; [Little girl ; American girl / Tommy Petty and the Heartbreakers ; Mixed up, shook up girl ; Some girls / The Rolling Stones ; Girl's talk] -- Side 2. Act 4, scene 4 (How all occasions) ; [Rock n' roll's fine ; Batman theme ; Do you love me? ; Start dancing ; Showdown ; Dancing in the street / performed by Little Eva ; Ants in my pants / James Brown ; Bad case of loving you (Doctor, doctor) / Robert Palmer ; Boot leg woman ; Shot her down ; Up the lazy river ; Oh New England ; Hot out babe ; You're my love interest ; Sh-boom (Life could be a dream) ; Shake some action [cut abruptly]]

Call Number

*LTC 6560

OCLC

311080124

Title

Hamlet, (1982) [sound recording] : Acts 1-4 performance excerpts; A musical tribute to the Civil War [excerpts].

Imprint

Dec. 12, 1982.

Credits

Directed by Joseph Papp.

Performer

Diane Venora (Hamlet)

Event

Hamlet performance recorded in New York on Dec. 12, 1982; "A musical tribute to the Civil War" dubbed on Feb. 12, 1980.

Linking Entry

Forms part of: New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Added Author

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet.

Venora, Diane. Performer

Papp, Joseph. Director

Papp, Gail Merrifield. Donor

New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater. Donor

Added Title

New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Found In:

New York Shakespeare Festival records, 1954-1992.

Research Call Number

*LTC 6560