Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Balanchine, George
2. Conyers, Claude
3. Champion, Marge
4. Franklin, Frederic, 1914-2013.
5. White, Robert (Singer)
6. Harrop, Christina
7. Bagwell, Thomas
8. Wright, Robert, 1914-2005.
9. Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979.
10. Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988.
11. Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989.
12. Straus, Oscar, 1870-1954.
13. Lehár, Franz, 1870-1948.
14. George Balanchine Foundation
15. Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

Description

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

Summary

1. 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

1. Balanchine on stage and screen

Subject

1. Filmed dance
2. Musicals > New York (State) > New York
3. Interviews
4. Filmed interviews
5. Musicals > Boys from Syracuse
6. Filmed performances
7. White, Robert, singer
8. Musicals > Song of Norway
9. Opera. Merry widow
10. Harrop, Christina
11. Operas > New York (State) > New York
12. Dance
13. Balanchine, George
14. Video
15. Franklin, Frederic, 1914-2013
16. Musicals > Chocolate soldier
17. Champion, Marge
18. Musicals > What's up
19. Musicals > Louisiana Purchase

Genre/Form

1. Interviews.
2. Video.
3. Dance.
4. Filmed dance.
5. Filmed performances.
6. Nonfiction films.

Contents

1. 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

1. *MGZIDVD 5-7041

Note

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

Event (note)

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

System details (note)

1. DVD.

Source (note)

1. Judy Kinberg;

Title

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

Imprint

1. c2001.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

System details

1. DVD.

Event

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

Performer

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

Source

1. Gift; Judy Kinberg; 2008. NN-PD

Local subject

1. Opera. Merry widow.

Added author

1. Balanchine, George, choreographer.
2. Conyers, Claude. Interviewee
3. Champion, Marge. Interviewee
4. Franklin, Frederic, 1914-2013. Interviewee
5. White, Robert (Singer) Interviewee
6. White, Robert (Singer) Performer
7. Harrop, Christina. Interviewee
8. Harrop, Christina. Performer
9. Bagwell, Thomas. Performer
10. Wright, Robert, 1914-2005. Song of Norway. Selections.
11. Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979. Boys from Syracuse. Selections.
12. Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988. Composer
13. Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989. Louisiana Purchase. Selections.
14. Straus, Oscar, 1870-1954. Tapfere Soldat. Komm, Held meiner Träume.
15. Lehár, Franz, 1870-1948. Lustige Witwe. Lippen schweigen.
16. Lehár, Franz, 1870-1948. Lustige Witwe. Da geh' ich zu Maxim.
17. George Balanchine Foundation.
18. Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
19. Kinberg, Judy. Donor

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-7041