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Prepare for saints: the making of a modern opera

Title
Prepare for saints: the making of a modern opera [videorecording] / Produced by Judy D. Pansullo and Steven Watson ; executive producer, Larry Rifkin ; written and directed by Steven Watson ; [produced for] Connecticut Public Television.
Publication
Hartford, Conn., c1998.

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Additional Authors
  • Pansullo, Judy D.
  • Watson, Steven
  • Watson, Steven
  • Rifkin, Larry
  • Norman, Jessye
  • Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989
  • Dydo, Ulla E., 1925-
  • Wineapple, Brenda
  • Page, Tim, 1954-
  • Tomassini, Anthony
  • Koestenbaum, Wayne
  • Allen, Betty, 1927-2009
  • Robinson-Wayne, Beatrice
  • Gaddis, Eugene R., 1947-
  • Jessye, Eva, 1895-1992
  • Anderson, Thomas
  • Mason, Kitty
  • Seldes, Marian
  • Connecticut Public Television
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (27 min.) : sound, color; 1/2 in.
Summary
Documentary on the opera Four saints in three acts, a musical collaboration between Gertrude Stein, Virgil Thomson, and others. Includes excerpts from interviews with Thomson, several performers from the original 1934 production, music critics, and biographers of Stein.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Documentaries and factual works.
  • Television.
Note
  • Audio quality is poor. Loud buzz throughout.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Performer (note)
  • Host: Jessye Norman.
  • Interviews: Virgil Thomson, Ula Dydo, Brenda Wineapple, Tim Page, Anthony Tomassini, Wayne Koestenbaum, Betty Allen, Beatrice Robinson-Wayne, Eugene Gaddis, Eva Jessye, Thomas Anderson, Kitty Mason.
  • Voice actor: Marian Seldes.
Event (note)
  • Originally broadcast on Connecticut Public Television in 1998.
Call Number
NCOX 1156
OCLC
1020404636
Title
Prepare for saints: the making of a modern opera [videorecording] / Produced by Judy D. Pansullo and Steven Watson ; executive producer, Larry Rifkin ; written and directed by Steven Watson ; [produced for] Connecticut Public Television.
Imprint
Hartford, Conn., c1998.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Cast
Host: Jessye Norman.
Interviews: Virgil Thomson, Ula Dydo, Brenda Wineapple, Tim Page, Anthony Tomassini, Wayne Koestenbaum, Betty Allen, Beatrice Robinson-Wayne, Eugene Gaddis, Eva Jessye, Thomas Anderson, Kitty Mason.
Voice actor: Marian Seldes.
Event
Originally broadcast on Connecticut Public Television in 1998.
Local Note
Gift of Steven Watson.
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Added Author
Pansullo, Judy D., producer.
Watson, Steven. Prepare for saints.
Watson, Steven, producer.
Watson, Steven, director.
Rifkin, Larry, producer.
Norman, Jessye, host.
Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989, interviewee.
Dydo, Ulla E., 1925- interviewee.
Wineapple, Brenda, interviewee.
Page, Tim, 1954- interviewee.
Tomassini, Anthony, interviewee.
Koestenbaum, Wayne, interviewee.
Allen, Betty, 1927-2009, interviewee.
Robinson-Wayne, Beatrice, interviewee.
Gaddis, Eugene R., 1947- interviewee.
Jessye, Eva, 1895-1992, interviewee.
Anderson, Thomas, interviewee.
Mason, Kitty, interviewee.
Seldes, Marian, voice actor.
Connecticut Public Television.
Watson, Steven, donor.
Research Call Number
NCOX 1156
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