Event no. 483: performance at the Théâtre National de l'Opéra Comique, 1989-11-18

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Title

Event no. 483: performance at the Théâtre National de l'Opéra Comique, 1989-11-18

Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Names

Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- (Instrumentalist)
Miller, Rob (Robert E.) (Recording engineer)
Pugliese, Michael (Instrumentalist)
Tudor, David, 1926-1996 (Instrumentalist)
Opéra-Comique (Paris, France) (Host)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1989-11-18

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1478

Subjects

Aleatory music
Electronic and violin music
Electronic music
Modern dance music

Genres

Music
Live Sound Recordings

Notes

Content: Title, performers, location and date provided by cataloger based on handwritten note on original container and cassette, audition, and information provided by the Merce Cunningham Trust.
Content: Handwritten note on original container: "Paris - Event ; Opera Comique ** ; Ok - pretty good ; lots of hummmm". Handwritten note on original cassette: "Event ; Paris Opera Comique ; DT, RM, MP, TK ; Nov. 18/1989".
Content: Contains the music for one of Merce Cunningham's Events.
Venue: Recorded in performance at the Théâtre National de l'Opéra Comique in Paris, France, 1989 November 18.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 audiocassette (87 minutes) : analog
Sound quality is good.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 914480442
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20750255
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f8ee71b0-b907-0133-b530-60f81dd2b63c

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Sound Recording

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MLA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Event no. 483: performance at the Théâtre National de l'Opéra Comique, 1989-11-18" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1989. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f8ee71b0-b907-0133-b530-60f81dd2b63c

APA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1989). Event no. 483: performance at the Théâtre National de l'Opéra Comique, 1989-11-18 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f8ee71b0-b907-0133-b530-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Event no. 483: performance at the Théâtre National de l'Opéra Comique, 1989-11-18" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f8ee71b0-b907-0133-b530-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia citation

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