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La tragédie de Carmen (excerpt)

Title
La tragédie de Carmen (excerpt) [videorecording] / Alexander H. Cohen and Hildy Parks present ; co-produced by Roy A. Somlyo ; presented in association with James Nederlander, Jr. and Arthur Rubin ; adapted from Georges Bizet's opera by Marius Constant, Jean Claude Carrière and Peter Brook ; [based on the novel by Prosper Mérimée] ; [directed by] Peter Brook.
Publication
New York, 1983.

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Additional Authors
  • Cohen, Alexander H., 1920-2000
  • Parks, Hildy, 1926-2004
  • Somlyo, Roy A
  • Nederlander, James L
  • Rubin, Arthur
  • Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
  • Constant, Marius, 1925-2004
  • Carrière, Jean-Claude, 1931-2021
  • Brook, Peter, 1925-2022
  • Golden, Emily
Description
1 videodisc (DVD) (17 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Excerpt from Peter Brook's one-act version of Carmen, which played at Lincoln Center Theater from November of 1983 to the spring of 1984. Five different singers alternated in the role of Carmen. In the first months of the run the opera was performed in French, while in later performances it was sung in English. The version seen in this excerpt is in French, with Emily Golden in the role of Carmen.
Alternative Title
  • Peter Brook's production of La tragédie de Carmen
  • Carmen
Subject
  • Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875
  • Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875 > Adaptations
  • Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870 > Adaptations
  • Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
  • Operas > Performances > New York (State) > New York > 20th century
  • Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 1981-1990
Genre/Form
  • Musicals.
  • Opera – Performance.
Note
  • No credits on tape. Production information gathered from program.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Performer (note)
  • Featuring Emily Golden as Carmen.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at Lincoln Center Theater at the Vivian Beaumont, New York, N.Y., 1983.
Language (note)
  • Performed in French, without translation.
Call Number
NCOX 642
OCLC
813305204
Title
La tragédie de Carmen (excerpt) [videorecording] / Alexander H. Cohen and Hildy Parks present ; co-produced by Roy A. Somlyo ; presented in association with James Nederlander, Jr. and Arthur Rubin ; adapted from Georges Bizet's opera by Marius Constant, Jean Claude Carrière and Peter Brook ; [based on the novel by Prosper Mérimée] ; [directed by] Peter Brook.
Imprint
New York, 1983.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Cast
Featuring Emily Golden as Carmen.
Event
Videotaped at Lincoln Center Theater at the Vivian Beaumont, New York, N.Y., 1983.
Language
Performed in French, without translation.
Local Note
Gift of Joel Siegel.
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Added Author
Cohen, Alexander H., 1920-2000, producer.
Parks, Hildy, 1926-2004, producer.
Somlyo, Roy A, producer.
Nederlander, James L, producer.
Rubin, Arthur, producer.
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875. Carmen.
Constant, Marius, 1925-2004, adapter.
Carrière, Jean-Claude, 1931-2021, adapter.
Brook, Peter, 1925-2022, adapter.
Brook, Peter, 1925-2022, director.
Golden, Emily, performer.
Siegel, Joel, 1943-2007, donor.
Research Call Number
NCOX 642
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