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Additional authors

1. Moore, Douglas, 1893-1969.
2. Latouche, John, 1914-1956.
3. Futral, Elizabeth
4. Delavan, Mark
5. Bindel, John Marcus, 1970-
6. Castle, Joyce
7. Beeson, John
8. Manahan, George
9. Ellison, Cori
10. Coyne, John
11. LeBell, June
12. Cronson, Mary Sharp
13. New York City Opera
14. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Description

1. 1 videodisc (NTSC) (89 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. This program features a panel discussion of the New York City Opera's new production of Douglas Moore's The ballad of Baby Doe, interspersed with performances of arias and duets from the opera. The panelists discuss the 1956 work's status as an American opera dealing with American themes, the influence of popular music in Moore's compositions, and the sometimes blurred distinctions between opera and musical theatre. Other topics of discussion include the historical basis of John La Touche's libretto, and the complexity of the set design. The singers talk about their characterizations and the difficulty of both conveying the opera's dramatic content and meeting its vocal demands. A few film clips from the 1950s of Moore discussing The ballad of Baby Doe are also screened as part of the program.

Donor/Sponsor

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

Series statement

1. Works & process at the Guggenheim collection ; 157

Uniform title

1. Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Subject

1. Baby Doe, -1935 > Drama
2. Video
3. Moore, Douglas, 1893-1969 > Ballad of Baby Doe
4. Opera > United States
5. Music

Genre/Form

1. Video.
2. Music.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-1161

Event (note)

1. Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on March 25 and 26, 2001. (Viewer copy is March 25, 2001.)

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.

Biography (note)

1. This production of The ballad of Baby Doe, directed by Colin Graham, premiered at San Francisco Opera in September 2000. It opened at New York City Opera in April 2001.

Title

1. The ballad of Baby Doe [videorecording] : New visions ; Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].

Imprint

1. 2001.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Series

1. Works & process at the Guggenheim collection ; 157
2. Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Performer

1. Opera excepts performed by Elizabeth Futral (Baby Doe), Mark Delavan (Horace Tabor), John Marcus Bindel (William Jennings Bryan), and Joyce Castle (Augusta Tabor). Accompanist: John Beeson. Panelists: George Manahan, conductor ; Cori Ellison, dramaturg ; John Coyne, set designer ; and Elizabeth Futral, Mark Delavan, John Marcus Bindel and Joyce Castle, performers. Moderator: June LeBell.

Event

1. Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on March 25 and 26, 2001. (Viewer copy is March 25, 2001.)

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.

Biography

1. This production of The ballad of Baby Doe, directed by Colin Graham, premiered at San Francisco Opera in September 2000. It opened at New York City Opera in April 2001.

Added author

1. Moore, Douglas, 1893-1969. Ballad of Baby Doe. Selections.
2. Latouche, John, 1914-1956. Librettist
3. Futral, Elizabeth. voc
4. Delavan, Mark. voc
5. Bindel, John Marcus, 1970- voc
6. Castle, Joyce. voc
7. Beeson, John. Instrumentalist
8. Futral, Elizabeth. Interviewee
9. Delavan, Mark. Interviewee
10. Bindel, John Marcus, 1970- Interviewee
11. Castle, Joyce. Interviewee
12. Manahan, George. Interviewee
13. Ellison, Cori. Interviewee
14. Coyne, John. Interviewee
15. LeBell, June. Moderator
16. Cronson, Mary Sharp. Producer
17. New York City Opera.
18. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-1161