Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Beilharz, Norbert
2. Gensch, Goggo
3. Kienzle, Siegfried, 1938-
4. Egerer, Hedda
5. Vejcovic, Dunja
6. Garrison, Jon
7. Ebbecke, Michael
8. Stabell, Carsten Harboe
9. Sutton, Sheryl, 1950-
10. Eschenbach, Christoph
11. Eistert, Ulrich
12. Hanayagi, Suzushi
13. Haas, Hans Joachim
14. Herzog, Joachim
15. Wilson, Robert, 1941-
16. Müller, Heiner, 1929-1995.
17. Roth, Friederike, 1948-
18. Rommen, Ann-Christin
19. Bennent, Anne
20. Bissmeier, Stephan
21. Mendl, Michael
22. Goritzki, Thomas
23. Fritsch, Herbert
24. Bennent, David
25. Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen.
26. Österreichischer Rundfunk.
27. Württembergisches Staatstheater Stuttgart.

Description

1. 1 videodisc (DVD) (85 min.) : sd, col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. German documentary, originally broadcast on ZDF, comparing Robert Wilson's productions of Christoph Willibald Gluck's opera Alceste and the play Alkestis, both adaptations of Euripides' play. Includes excerpts of interviews with Wilson, scenes of Wilson directing actors and opera singers in rehearsal, and scenes from performances.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation.

Series statement

1. Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection

Subject

1. Wilson, Robert, 1941- > Interviews
2. Wilson, Robert, 1941-
3. Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787
4. Euripides > Adaptations
5. Opera producers and directors
6. Theater > Production and direction
7. Theatrical productions > Germany > Stuttgart > 1981-1990

Genre/Form

1. Television.
2. Interviews.
3. Documentaries and factual works.

Call number

1. NCOX 3010

Note

1. Donor's inventory number: ALC DOC 02.
2. At ca. 4:30 min., there is static lasting ca. 30 seconds.
3. Includes excerpts from the opera Alceste by Christoph Willibald Gluck ; set design and staging, Robert Wilson ; conductor of the Staatsorchester Stuttgart, Christoph Eschenbach ; direction of the chorus of the Staatsoper Stuttgart, Ulrich Eistert ; choreography, Suzushi Hanayagi ; lighting, Hans-Joachim Haas ; costumes, Joachim Herzog. Cast includes: Dunja Vejcovic, Jon Garrison, Michael Ebbecke, Carsten H. Stabell, Sheryl Sutton.
4. Includes excerpts from Alkestis: a play by Robert Wilson, after Euripides, with a preface entitled A picture description by Heiner Müller ; Set design and staging, Robert Wilson ; translation, Friederike Roth and Ann-Christin Rommen ; choreography, Suzushi Hanayagi ; costumes, Joachim Herzog. Cast includes: Anne Bennent, Stephan Bissmeier, Michael Mendl, Thomas Goritzki, Herbert Fritsch, Sheryl Sutton, David Bennent.

Access (note)

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits (note)

1. Edited by Siegfried Kienzle and Hedda Egerer.

Language (note)

1. Narration in German, interviews in English with overdubbed German translation, Alceste sung in French.

Title

1. Alkeste : Robert Wilson und der Mythos [videorecording] / Zwei Aufführungen aus dem Staatstheater Stuttgart ; im Auftrag von ZDF und ORF ; Film von Norbert Beilharz ; produktionsleitung Goggo Gensch.

Imprint

1. West Germany : ZDF, 1987.

Country of producing entity

1. West Germany.

Series

1. Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection

Access

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits

1. Edited by Siegfried Kienzle and Hedda Egerer.

Performer

1. Narrators: Anne Bennent, Norbert Beilharz.

Language

1. Narration in German, interviews in English with overdubbed German translation, Alceste sung in French.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. Beilharz, Norbert, director, producer.
2. Gensch, Goggo, producer.
3. Kienzle, Siegfried, 1938- editor of moving image work.
4. Egerer, Hedda, editor of moving image work.
5. Vejcovic, Dunja, performer.
6. Garrison, Jon, performer.
7. Ebbecke, Michael, performer.
8. Stabell, Carsten Harboe, performer.
9. Sutton, Sheryl, 1950- performer.
10. Eschenbach, Christoph, conductor.
11. Eistert, Ulrich, conductor.
12. Hanayagi, Suzushi, choreographer.
13. Haas, Hans Joachim, designer.
14. Herzog, Joachim, costume designer.
15. Wilson, Robert, 1941- interviewee.
16. Wilson, Robert, 1941- director.
17. Müller, Heiner, 1929-1995.
18. Roth, Friederike, 1948- translator.
19. Rommen, Ann-Christin, translator.
20. Bennent, Anne, actor, narrator.
21. Bissmeier, Stephan, actor.
22. Mendl, Michael, actor.
23. Goritzki, Thomas, actor.
24. Fritsch, Herbert, actor.
25. Bennent, David, actor.
26. Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen.
27. Österreichischer Rundfunk.
28. Württembergisches Staatstheater Stuttgart.

Research call number

1. NCOX 3010