Giselle
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Alternate Title:
Giselle (Choreographic work : Blair after Coralli and Perrot)
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Imprint:
New York, N.Y. - WNET
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Language:
English
Credits:
Scenery, Oliver Smith ; costumes, Peter Hall ; lighting, Nananne Porcher ; writer, Christopher Porterfield.
Performers:
Performed by members of American Ballet Theatre.
Natalia Makarova (Giselle), Mikhail Baryshnikov (Albrecht), Martine van Hamel (Myrta), Frank Smith (Hilarion), Kirk Peterson and Marianna Tcherkassky (Peasant pas de deux), and Berthica Prieto, Ruth Mayer, Alexander Minz, George de la Pena, Richard Schafer, Nanette Glushak, Jolinda Menendez.
Host/interviewer: Dick Cavett.
Commentator: Martin Bookspan.
Conductor: John Lanchbery.
Performed by members of American Ballet Theatre.
Natalia Makarova (Giselle), Mikhail Baryshnikov (Albrecht), Martine van Hamel (Myrta), Frank Smith (Hilarion), Kirk Peterson and Marianna Tcherkassky (Peasant pas de deux), and Berthica Prieto, Ruth Mayer, Alexander Minz, George de la Pena, Richard Schafer, Nanette Glushak, Jolinda Menendez.
Host/interviewer: Dick Cavett.
Commentator: Martin Bookspan.
Conductor: John Lanchbery.
Notes:
Recorded at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, N.Y., and telecast live on WNET-TV's series Great Performances: Live from Lincoln Center on June 2, 1977
This telecast was commercially released by Lincoln Center Video/Bel Canto Paramount Home Video in 1989 (see *MGZIA 4-1169 Giselle). It lacks Dick Cavett's introduction and the interview with Erik Bruhn
Cassette 1. Act I (ca. 52 min.) -- Backstage interview with Erik Bruhn (beginning, ca. 14 min.) -- Cassette 2. Conclusion of Bruhn interview (ca. 8 min.) -- Act II (ca. 49 min.)
This telecast was commercially released by Lincoln Center Video/Bel Canto Paramount Home Video in 1989 (see *MGZIA 4-1169 Giselle). It lacks Dick Cavett's introduction and the interview with Erik Bruhn
Cassette 1. Act I (ca. 52 min.) -- Backstage interview with Erik Bruhn (beginning, ca. 14 min.) -- Cassette 2. Conclusion of Bruhn interview (ca. 8 min.) -- Act II (ca. 49 min.)
Statement of responsibility:
WNET presents Great Performances ; Live from Lincoln Center ; directed by Robert Schwarz ; produced by John Goberman ; choreography by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot ; production directed by David Blair ; music by Adolphe Adam, orchestrated by John Lanchbery
Characteristics:
2 videocassettes (VHS, NTSC) (125 min.) :,sd., col. ;,1/2 in.
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