Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Carlson, David, 1952-
2. Beagle, Peter S.
3. Beagle, Peter S
4. Brovsky, Linda
5. Brovsky, Linda
6. Bonazzi, Elaine
7. Bonazzi, Elaine
8. Maddalena, James
9. Smith, Patrick J., 1932-
10. Cronson, Mary Sharp
11. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Description

1. 1 videodisc (NTSC) (74 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Excerpts from the opera The midnight angel are interspersed with commentary from the composer, librettist, director, and performer of the lead role. Peter Beagle speaks about his short story Come, Lady death, on which the opera was based. David Carlson speaks about the commission for the work, and Linda Brovsky speaks about her participation in creating and staging the opera. In addition to live performances of excerpts, the program includes a recording of James Maddalena singing an aria from The midnight angel, and opens with a symphonic work by Carlson titled Twilight night.

Donor/Sponsor

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

Series statement

1. Works & Process at the Guggenheim Collection ; 049

Uniform title

1. Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Subject

1. Music
2. Video
3. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Music.
2. Video.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-1049

Credits (note)

1. Director of opera excerpts: Linda Brovsky.

Event (note)

1. Recorded as part of the Works & Process performance series in the Marymount Manhattan Theater, New York City, on June 21, 1993.

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.

Title

1. The midnight angel [videorecording] : Works & Process at the Guggenheim / performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson ; music by David Carlson ; libretto by Peter Beagle.

Imprint

1. 1993.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Series

1. Works & Process at the Guggenheim Collection ; 049
2. Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Credits

1. Director of opera excerpts: Linda Brovsky.

Performer

1. Opera excerpts performed by Elaine Bonazzi (Lady Neville), James Maddalena, and others. Panelists: David Carlson, Peter Beagle, Linda Brovsky, Elaine Bonazzi. Moderator: Patrick Smith.

Event

1. Recorded as part of the Works & Process performance series in the Marymount Manhattan Theater, New York City, on June 21, 1993.

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.

Added author

1. Carlson, David, 1952- Composer
2. Carlson, David, 1952- panelist.
3. Carlson, David, 1952- Twilight night.
4. Beagle, Peter S. Librettist
5. Beagle, Peter S, panelist.
6. Brovsky, Linda. Director
7. Brovsky, Linda, panelist.
8. Bonazzi, Elaine. voc
9. Bonazzi, Elaine, panelist.
10. Maddalena, James. voc
11. Smith, Patrick J., 1932- Moderator
12. Cronson, Mary Sharp. Producer
13. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-1049