Balanchine. Vol. 3 : New York City Ballet in Montreal.

Format
Video/Projected medium
Language
  • English
  • French
Published/​Created
  • Pleasantville, NY : Video Artists International, [2014]
  • ©2014
Description
1 videodisc (74 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in + 1 booklet (4 unnumbered pages ; 19 cm)

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    Choreographer
    Interviewee
    Conductor
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    Library of Congress genre(s)
    Contains
    Summary note
    Performances by the New York City Ballet, telecast from Montréal, of scenes from Balanchine's Swan Lake, Balanchine's Pas de deux based on Coppélia (choreographed specifically for the telecast), and Butler's The unicorn, the gorgon, and the manticore. Includes interview with Balanchine.
    Notes
    • Title from disc label.
    • Booklet of program notes ([4] p. ; 19 cm) in English by Joel Lobenthal inserted inside container.
    • Originally broadcast in 1954.
    Creation/​Production credits
    Choreographers, George Balanchine (Swan lake, Coppélia), John Butler (The unicorn, the gorgon, and the manticore).
    Time and place of event
    • Broadcast 1954 March 25 (first work).
    • Broadcast 1954 May 13 (second work).
    • Broadcast 1957 November 5 (third work).
    System details
    DVD format; NTSC, all regions, aspect ratio: 4:3; mono.
    Participant(s)/​Performer(s)
    • New York City Ballet ; Orchestre de Radio-Canada ; Jean Deslauriers (first work), Paul Scherman (second work), Hugo Fiorato (third work), conductors ; Montreal Bach Choir (third work).
    • In the first work: Maria Tallchief (Odette) ; André Eglevsky (Siegfried). In the second work: Tanaquil Le Clercq (Swanilda) ; André Eglevsky (Franz). In the third work: Allegra Kent (Countess) ; Nicholas Magallanes (Poet) ; Roy Tobias (Count) ; Arthur Mitchell (Unicorn) ; Eugene Tanner (Gorgon) ; Richard Thomas (Manticore) ; corps de ballet.
    Language note
    Introductions to the works in English; interview with Balanchine in French with English subtitles.
    Contents
    • 1. Swan lake. Scenes from Act II / choreography by George Balanchine, after Lex Ivanov ; music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (13:44)
    • 2. Coppélia. Pas de deux / choreography by George Balanchine ; music by Léo Delibes (9:38)
    • 3-16. The unicorn, the gorgon, and the manticore : or The three Sundays of a poet / a madrigal fable with words and music by Gian Carlo Menotti ; choreography by John Butler (41:43)
    • 17. George Balanchine in conversation with René Levesque (8:34).
    Other title(s)
    • New York City Ballet in Montreal
    • Balanchine : Swan Lake ; Coppélia, etc. : New York City Ballet 1954-1957
    • New York City Ballet 1954-1957
    • Swan lake (Choreographic work : Balanchine after Ivanov). Act 2. Selections.
    • Coppélia (Choreographic work). Pas de deux.
    • Unicorn, the gorgon and the manticore (Choreographic work : Butler)
    Publisher no.
    4573
    OCLC
    883323768
    Universal Product Code
    • 089948457398
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