Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Montsalvatge, Xavier, 1912-2002.
2. Pizà, Antoni
3. Down, Mark
4. Goren, Neal
5. Wool, Leah
6. Ogbonnaya, Valerie
7. Burdette, Kevin
8. Labrie, Steven
9. Pfortmiller, Kyle
10. Brancato, Stefano
11. Gallina, Joe
12. MacRostie, Marta Mozelle
13. Ortiz, James
14. Scott, Jessica
15. Yudain, Teddy
16. Cronson, Mary Sharp
17. Blind Summit Theatre
18. Gotham Chamber Opera
19. New Victory Theater (New York, N.Y.)
20. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Description

1. 1 videodisc (NTSC) (61 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. The panel discusses how the opera was chosen, what drew Neal Goren to this work, what is done about the none human characters, how Mark Down's became involved with this project, the similarities between opera and puppets, what kind of operas lend themselves to puppetry, the process of using and working with puppets, the designing and creating of the puppets, and concluded with a talk about the upcoming English and Spanish performances at the New Victory Theater, New York, N.Y.

Series statement

1. Works & process at the Guggenheim collection

Uniform title

1. Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Subject

1. Video
2. Puppet making > United States
3. Blind Summit Theatre
4. Gotham Chamber Opera
5. Down, Mark
6. Dance
7. Puppets > United States
8. Goren, Neal
9. New Victory Theater (New York, N.Y.)
10. Puppeteers > United States
11. Music
12. Montsalvatge, Xavier, 1912-2002 > Gato con botas

Genre/Form

1. Video.
2. Dance.
3. Music.

Contents

1. Introduction (ca. 1 min.) / by Mary Sharp Cronson -- Love duet (ca. 5 min.) / performed by Leah Wool (cat), Valerie Ogbonnaya (princess) -- Discussion (ca. 19 min.) -- Prelude and aria (ca. 9 min.) / performed by Kevin Burdette (ogre) -- Discussion (ca. 18 min.) -- Quartet (ca. 3 min.) / performed by Leah Wool (cat), Valerie Ogbonnaya (princess), Steven Labrie (Miller), Kyle Pfortmiller (King).

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-6010

Note

1. Widescreen.

Credits (note)

1. Music by Xavier Montsalvatge ; designed by Blind Summit Theatre.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at the Peter B. Lewis Theater, as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Sept. 23, 2010 (7:30 pm).

System details (note)

1. DVD.

Source (note)

1. Mary Sharp Cronson.

Biography (note)

1. El gato con botas will be performed at The New Victory Theater, New York, N.Y. from Oct. 2-10, 2010.

Title

1. Gotham Chamber Opera, El gato con botas [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].

Imprint

1. c2010.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Series

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

System details

1. DVD.

Credits

1. Music by Xavier Montsalvatge ; designed by Blind Summit Theatre.

Performer

1. Panel: Mark Down (artistic director, Blind Summit Theatre), Neal Goren (artistic director, Gotham Chamber Opera, conductor), Antoni Pizá (moderator).
2. Vocalists: Leah Wool (cat), Valerie Ogbonnaya (princess), Kevin Burdette (ogre), Steven Labrie (Miller), Kyle Pfortmiller (king).
3. Puppeteers: Stefano Brancato, Joe Gallino, Marta Mozelle MacRostie, James Ortiz, Jessica Scott, Teddy Yudain.

Event

1. Videotaped at the Peter B. Lewis Theater, as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Sept. 23, 2010 (7:30 pm).

Biography

1. El gato con botas will be performed at The New Victory Theater, New York, N.Y. from Oct. 2-10, 2010.

Local note

1. For program notes see *MGZB Works and process at the Guggenheim [programs].

Source

1. Gift; Mary Sharp Cronson. NN-PD

Added author

1. Montsalvatge, Xavier, 1912-2002. Gato con botas.
2. Pizà, Antoni. Moderator
3. Down, Mark. Interviewee
4. Down, Mark. Director
5. Goren, Neal. Interviewee
6. Goren, Neal. Conductor
7. Goren, Neal. Director
8. Wool, Leah. Singer
9. Ogbonnaya, Valerie. Singer
10. Burdette, Kevin. Singer
11. Labrie, Steven. Singer
12. Pfortmiller, Kyle. Singer
13. Brancato, Stefano, puppeteer.
14. Gallina, Joe, puppeteer.
15. MacRostie, Marta Mozelle, puppeteer.
16. Ortiz, James, puppeteer.
17. Scott, Jessica, puppeteer.
18. Yudain, Teddy, puppeteer.
19. Cronson, Mary Sharp. Producer
20. Blind Summit Theatre.
21. Gotham Chamber Opera.
22. New Victory Theater (New York, N.Y.)
23. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
24. Cronson, Mary Sharp. Donor NN-PD

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-6010