Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Cronson, Mary Sharp
2. Sheffer, Jonathan
3. Poulenc, Francis, 1899-1963.
4. Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946.
5. Réaux, Angelina
6. Gondek, Juliana
7. Manley, Ruthann
8. Massie, Robin Leigh
9. Davidson, Ilana
10. Roderer, Jennifer
11. Blackburn, David, 1969-
12. Elzinga, Dean
13. Kuether, John
14. Hobbs, Dan
15. Rodriguez, Manuel R.
16. Eos Orchestra
17. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Description

1. 1 videodisc (NTSC) (90 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Jonathan Sheffer, Artistic Director of the Eos Orchestra leads a panel discussion about how words are adapted to musical settings. Sheffer desribes the atmosphere in France during the period before World War I; a time of great change. Sheffer discusses the portrait of Gertrude Stein by Picasso; Apollinaire's poem La cravate et la montre (The tie and the watch); Cubism; the life of Francis Poulenc and his use of Apollinaire's poetry in his music; Stein's inlfuence on Apollinaire; Sheffer's opera Blood on the dining room floor based on a text by Gertrude Stein. Sheffer reads a few lines from Stein's poem Susie Asado; describes what led him to write an opera based on Stein's book; discusses the literary life of Gertrude Stein; and talks about how he used Stein's words to create his opera.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Works & process at the Guggenheim, Mary Sharp Cronson, producer.

Series statement

1. Works & process at the Guggenheim collection ; 106

Uniform title

1. Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Alternative title

1. French and American Adaptations : Francis Poulenc & Gertrude Stein [performed by] The Eos Orchestra

Subject

1. Apollinaire, Guillaume, 1880-1918
2. Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946
3. Video
4. Sheffer, Jonathan
5. Music
6. Opera
7. Poulenc, Francis, 1899-1963

Genre/Form

1. Video.
2. Music.

Contents

1. Peformance content: Five Apollinaire songs. Bleuet ; Quatre poéme: L'Anguille ; Carte postale ; Avant le cinema ; 1904 / by Francis Poulenc ; orchestration, Jonathan Sheffer ; vocalist, Anjgelina Réaux -- Blood on the dining room floor : excerpts. Scene VI: Second crime ; Scene VII: the nightly miracle ; Scene IX: Third crime : Epilogue / by Jonathan Sheffer ; Cast: Juliana Gondek, Ruthann Manley, Robin Leigh Massie, Ilana Davidson, Jennifer Roderer, David Blackburn, Dean Elzinga, John Kuether ; pianist, Dan Hobbs.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-1127

Event (note)

1. Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Oct. 17-18, 1999.

Funding (note)

1. With support from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, digitization and DVD authoring of the Works & process at the Guggenheim video archive was done by StreamingCulture at the Graduate Center of The City University of New York.

Title

1. The Eos Orchestra [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].

Imprint

1. 1999.

Country of producing entity

1. United States.

Series

1. Works & process at the Guggenheim collection ; 106
2. Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Performer

1. Host, Manny Rodriguez.

Event

1. Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Oct. 17-18, 1999.

Funding

1. With support from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, digitization and DVD authoring of the Works & process at the Guggenheim video archive was done by StreamingCulture at the Graduate Center of The City University of New York.

Added author

1. Cronson, Mary Sharp. Producer
2. Sheffer, Jonathan. Speaker
3. Sheffer, Jonathan. Blood on the dining room floor.
4. Poulenc, Francis, 1899-1963. Poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire (1931)
5. Poulenc, Francis, 1899-1963. Bleuet.
6. Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946. Blood on the dining room floor.
7. Réaux, Angelina. Singer
8. Gondek, Juliana. Singer
9. Manley, Ruthann. Singer
10. Massie, Robin Leigh. Singer
11. Davidson, Ilana. Singer
12. Roderer, Jennifer. Singer
13. Blackburn, David, 1969- Singer
14. Elzinga, Dean. Singer
15. Kuether, John. Singer
16. Hobbs, Dan. Instrumentalist
17. Rodriguez, Manuel R. Host
18. Eos Orchestra.
19. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-1127