Stravinsky remembered
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Title
Stravinsky remembered
Collection
Names
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971 (Interviewee)
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971 (Composer)
Stravinsky, Vera (Interviewee)
Craft, Robert (Interviewee)
Grist, Reri (Interviewee)
Mitchell, Gregory, 1951-2004 (Dancer)
Westergard, Lance (Dancer)
Fata, Wesley (Dancer)
Adler, Peter Herman, 1899-1990 (Conductor)
Liebermann, Rolf, 1910-1999 (Interviewee)
Butler, John, 1920-1993 (Choreographer)
Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875 (Author)
Kim, Willa (Set designer)
Kim, Willa (Costume designer)
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) (Broadcaster)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1971
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6426
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 7-236 (former)
Subjects
Genres
Motion Pictures
Documentary Films
Interviews
Television Programs
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances
Notes
Venue: Telecast by WNET/13 on November 22, 1971.
Content: Reel 1 includes a performance of Stravinsky's short opera-ballet, Le rossignol (The nightingale and the Chinese emperor), based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale.
Creation/Production Credits: Producer and conductor: Peter Herman Adler. Choreography: John Butler. Scenery and costumes: Willa Kim.
Performers: Dancers include: Gregory Mitchell (Fisherman), Lance Westergard (Mechanical nightingale), Wesley Fata (Death). Singers include: Reri Grist (Nightingale), Sidney Johnson (Fisherman), Lili Chookasian (Death).
Physical Description
Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (90 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Abstract
Documentary on Igor Stravinsky. Numerous interviews and conversations with Stravinsky, including one with Rolf Liebermann, are interspersed with film clips, still shots, and scenes of the composer conducting. Peter Herman Adler also talks with Vera Stravinsky, the composer's wife, Robert Craft, and Reri Grist.
Languages
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY807047522-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12158917
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c6d17d50-7dcc-0134-c365-00505686a51c
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1971
Cite this item
MLA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Stravinsky remembered" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1971. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c6d17d50-7dcc-0134-c365-00505686a51c
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1971). Stravinsky remembered Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c6d17d50-7dcc-0134-c365-00505686a51c
Chicago/Turabian Format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Stravinsky remembered" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c6d17d50-7dcc-0134-c365-00505686a51c
Wikipedia citation
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