Research Catalog

Title

The sound of Broadway [videorecording] : Balanchine on stage and screen / [presented by The George Balanchine Foundation].

Publication

c2001.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Balanchine, George
• Conyers, Claude
• Champion, Marge
• Franklin, Frederic, 1914-2013.
• White, Robert (Singer)
• Harrop, Christina
• Bagwell, Thomas
• Wright, Robert, 1914-2005.
• Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979.
• Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988.
• Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989.
• Straus, Oscar, 1870-1954.
• Lehár, Franz, 1870-1948.
• George Balanchine Foundation
• Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

Description

1 videodisc (68 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Participants discuss The Popular Balanchine dossier, working with George Balanchine and some of his Broadway musicals/operettas including Song of Norway, Boys from Syracuse, What's up, Louisiana Purchase, Chocolate soldier and Merry widow. Includes songs sung by Christina Harrop and Robert White.

Alternative Title

Balanchine on stage and screen

Subject

• Balanchine, George
• Franklin, Frederic, 1914-2013
• Champion, Marge
• White, Robert (Singer)
• Harrop, Christina
• Musicals > New York (State) > New York
• Operas > New York (State) > New York
• Musicals. Song of Norway
• Musicals. Boys from Syracuse
• Musicals. What's up
• Musicals. Louisiana Purchase
• Musicals. Chocolate soldier

Genre/Form

• Interviews.
• Video.
• Dance.
• Filmed dance.
• Filmed performances.
• Nonfiction films.

Note

• Popular Balanchine dossiers (42 boxes) are located in the Dance Division's manuscript collection, *MGZMD 146.

Event (note)

• Videotaped at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, N.Y., on Apr. 24, 2001.

System Details (note)

• DVD.

Source (note)

• Judy Kinberg;

Contents

Strange music (from Song of Norway) / sung by Christina Harrop and Robert White ; piano, Thomas Bagwell -- Boys from Syracuse song / sung by Robert White ; piano, Thomas Bagwell -- Film excerpt from Louisiana Purchase / dancers, Vera Zorina and chorus -- My hero (Chocolate soldier) / sung by Christina Harrop ; piano, Thomas Bagwell -- Maxim's song (Merry widow) / sung by Robert White ; piano, Thomas Bagwell -- Merry widow waltz / sung by Christina Harrop, Robert White, and entire audience ; piano Thomas Bagwell.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-7041

OCLC

798263521

Title

The sound of Broadway [videorecording] : Balanchine on stage and screen / [presented by The George Balanchine Foundation].

Imprint

c2001.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

System Details

DVD.

Event

Videotaped at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, N.Y., on Apr. 24, 2001.

Performer

Panelists: Claude Conyers (Popular Balanchine project director), Marge Champion, Frederic Franklin, Christina Harrop, Robert White.

Source

Gift; Judy Kinberg; 2008. NN-PD

Local Subject

Opera. Merry widow.

Added Author

Balanchine, George, choreographer.

Conyers, Claude. Interviewee

Champion, Marge. Interviewee

Franklin, Frederic, 1914-2013. Interviewee

White, Robert (Singer) Interviewee

White, Robert (Singer) Performer

Harrop, Christina. Interviewee

Harrop, Christina. Performer

Bagwell, Thomas. Performer

Wright, Robert, 1914-2005. Song of Norway. Selections.

Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979. Boys from Syracuse. Selections.

Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988. Composer

Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989. Louisiana Purchase. Selections.

Straus, Oscar, 1870-1954. Tapfere Soldat. Komm, Held meiner Träume.

Lehár, Franz, 1870-1948. Lustige Witwe. Lippen schweigen.

Lehár, Franz, 1870-1948. Lustige Witwe. Da geh' ich zu Maxim.

George Balanchine Foundation.

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

Kinberg, Judy. Donor

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-7041