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Additional authors

1. Balanchine, George
2. Delibes, Léo, 1836-1891.
3. Saland, Stephanie
4. D'Amboise, Christopher
5. O'Brien, Shaun
6. Anderson, Charles David
7. Reeder, Brian
8. Huys, Ben
9. Kipper, Jerome
10. Stevens, Gordon, 1966-
11. Cass, Kelly
12. Roy, Melinda
13. White, Diana (Ballet dancer)
14. Hess, Alexia
15. Irwin, Elizabeth, 1961-
16. Krody, Margo
17. Michael, Julie
18. Stevens, Shawn
19. Reyes, Teresa (Ballet dancer)
20. Woetzel, Damian
21. Boelzner, Gordon
22. Ter-Arutunian, Rouben, 1920-1992.
23. Karinska, Barbara
24. Bates, Ronald
25. Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822.
26. Nuitter, Charles, 1828-1899.
27. New York City Ballet

Description

1. 1 videodisc (NTSC) (107 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Uniform title

1. Coppélia (Choreographic work : Balanchine and Danilova, A after Petipa, M)

Genre/Form

1. Video.
2. Dance.

Contents

1. Act I (37 min.) A village square in Galicia / performed by Saland, d'Amboise, O'Brien, with Rita Norona (Coppélia, a doll) ; Lisa Chalmers, Linda Homek, Myrna Kamara, Cynthia Lochard, Sabrina Pillars, Teresa Reyes, Simone Schumacher, Deborah Wingert, Paul Frame, Douglas Hay, Patrick Hinson, Russell Kaiser, Nilas Martins, Peter Naumann, William Otto, Francois Perron (villagers) ; Charles Anderson (the mayor) ; and Stacey Calvert, Marisa Cerveris, Antonia Franceschi, Lisa Jackson, Katrina Killian, Miriam Mahdaviani, Roma Sosenko, Margaret Tracey (Swanilda's friends).
2. Act II (30 min.) Dr. Coppélius' secret workshop / performed by Saland, d'Amboise, O'Brien, with Calvert, Cerveris, Franceschi, Jackson, Killian, Mahdaviani, Sosenko, Tracey (Swanilda's friends) ; automatons, Brian Reeder (astrologer), Gordon Stevens (juggler), Ben Huys (acrobat), and Jerome Kipper (Chinaman).
3. Act III (42 min.) A village wedding and festival of bells / performed by Saland, d'Amboise, O'Brien, with Anderson (burgomaster) ; Calvert, Cerveris, Franceschi, Alexia Hess, Killian, Mahdaviani, Sosenko, Tracey, Edwards, Huys, Richard Marsden, Reeder, Gordon Stevens, Damian Woetzel (villagers, brides, grooms, and friends) ; Dedication of the bells, Kelly Cass and children's ensemble (Waltz of the golden hours) ; Melinda Roy (Dawn) ; Diana White (Prayer) ; Alexia Hess (Spinner) ; Elizabeth Irwin, Margo Krody, Julie Michael, Shawn Stevens (four jesterettes) ; Teresa Reyes and Damian Woetzel, with Barbara Britton, Allison Brown, Homek, Kamara, Lochard, Pillars, Schumacher, Wingert, Frame, Hay, Hinson, Kaiser, Martins, Naumann, Otto, Perron (Discord and war) ; Saland and d'Amboise (Peace: pas de deux) ; ensemble (finale).

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-3397

Note

1. Picture quality is dark on some parts of the recording.
2. There are brief breaks in the recording between the acts.

Credits (note)

1. Book, Charles Nuitter, after E.T.A. Hoffmann's Der Sandmann ; scenery and costumes, Rouben Ter-Arutunian ; Dawn, Prayer, Spinner, and children's costumes, Karinska ; lighting, Ronald Bates.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in performance at New York State Theater, New York, on Feb. 19, 1987, for archival purposes.

Title

1. Coppélia. Feb. 19, 1987 [videorecording] / [presented by] New York City Ballet ; choreography by George Balanchine and Alexandra Danilova after Marius Petipa ; music by Léo Delibes.

Imprint

1. 1987.

Credits

1. Book, Charles Nuitter, after E.T.A. Hoffmann's Der Sandmann ; scenery and costumes, Rouben Ter-Arutunian ; Dawn, Prayer, Spinner, and children's costumes, Karinska ; lighting, Ronald Bates.

Performer

1. Danced by New York City Ballet: Stephanie Saland (Swanilda/Coppélia), Christopher d'Amboise (Frantz), Shaun O'Brien (Dr. Coppélius), and others.

Event

1. Videotaped in performance at New York State Theater, New York, on Feb. 19, 1987, for archival purposes.

Added author

1. Balanchine, George, choreographer.
2. Delibes, Léo, 1836-1891. Coppélia.
3. Saland, Stephanie, dancer.
4. D'Amboise, Christopher, dancer.
5. O'Brien, Shaun, dancer.
6. Anderson, Charles David, dancer.
7. Reeder, Brian, dancer.
8. Huys, Ben, dancer.
9. Kipper, Jerome, dancer.
10. Stevens, Gordon, 1966- dancer.
11. Cass, Kelly, dancer.
12. Roy, Melinda, dancer.
13. White, Diana (Ballet dancer), dancer.
14. Hess, Alexia, dancer.
15. Irwin, Elizabeth, 1961- dancer.
16. Krody, Margo, dancer.
17. Michael, Julie, dancer.
18. Stevens, Shawn, dancer.
19. Reyes, Teresa (Ballet dancer), dancer.
20. Woetzel, Damian, dancer.
21. Boelzner, Gordon. Conductor
22. Ter-Arutunian, Rouben, 1920-1992. Costume designer
23. Karinska, Barbara. Costume designer
24. Bates, Ronald. Lighting designer
25. Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822. Author
26. Nuitter, Charles, 1828-1899. Author
27. New York City Ballet.

Added title

1. Coppélia (Choreographic work : Balanchine and Danilova, A after Petipa, M)

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-3397