Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Davis, Anthony, 1951-
2. Davis, Thulani
3. Davis, Christopher F.
4. Levine, Rhoda
5. Keene, Christopher, 1946-1995.
6. Tyeska, James, -1993.
7. Dixon, Janice
8. Doss, Mark S.
9. Cronson, Mary Sharp
10. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
11. New York City Opera

Description

1. 1 videodisc (NTSC) (28 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Excerpts from the opera X: the life and time of Malcolm X are interspersed with comments by the creators of the opera and the director and performers. The three family members who created the opera discuss its origins and development; the singers comment on their roles; Thulani Davis reads an excerpt from the Autobiography of Malcolm X and speaks about her libretto. Excerpts performed include Louise's aria from act 1; Malcolm's prison aria from act 1, and Malcolm's conversion scene.

Donor/Sponsor

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

Series statement

1. Works & Process at the Guggenheim Collection ; 010

Uniform title

1. Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Subject

1. X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 > Drama
2. Video
3. Davis, Anthony, 1951- > X
4. Operas
5. Music

Genre/Form

1. Music.
2. Video.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-1010

Credits (note)

1. Opera excerpts directed by Rhoda Levine.

Event (note)

1. Recorded as part of the Works & Process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on May 3 and 4, 1986.

Funding (note)

1. With support from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, StreamingCulture at the Graduate Center, The City University of New York digitized and authored the DVDs of the video archive of Works & Process at the Guggenheim.

Biography (note)

1. X: the life and times of Malcolm X premiered at the New York City Opera, Sept. 28, 1986.

Title

1. X [videorecording] : the life and times of Malcolm X; Works & Process at the Guggenheim / performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson ; performance series co-producer, Tom Roush ; video produced by David Gordon ; video directed by Scott Fraser ; music by Anthony Davis ; libretto by Thulani Davis ; story by Christopher Davis.

Imprint

1. 1986.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Series

1. Works & Process at the Guggenheim Collection ; 010
2. Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Credits

1. Opera excerpts directed by Rhoda Levine.

Performer

1. Interviewees: Anthony Davis, Thulani Davis, Christopher Davis, Rhoda Levine, Mark Doss, Janice Dixon. Discussion moderated by Christopher Keene. Opera excerpts performed by James Tyeska (Malcolm), Janice Dixon (Louise), Mark Doss (Reginald).

Event

1. Recorded as part of the Works & Process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on May 3 and 4, 1986.

Funding

1. With support from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, StreamingCulture at the Graduate Center, The City University of New York digitized and authored the DVDs of the video archive of Works & Process at the Guggenheim.

Biography

1. X: the life and times of Malcolm X premiered at the New York City Opera, Sept. 28, 1986.

Added author

1. Davis, Anthony, 1951- Composer
2. Davis, Anthony, 1951- Interviewee
3. Davis, Anthony, 1951- X.
4. Davis, Thulani. Librettist
5. Davis, Thulani. Interviewee
6. Davis, Christopher F., author.
7. Davis, Christopher F., interviewee.
8. Levine, Rhoda. Director
9. Keene, Christopher, 1946-1995. Moderator
10. Tyeska, James, -1993. voc
11. Dixon, Janice. voc
12. Dixon, Janice. Interviewee
13. Doss, Mark S. voc
14. Doss, Mark S. Interviewee
15. Cronson, Mary Sharp. Producer
16. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
17. New York City Opera.

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-1010