| Description |
1 videodisc (58 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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Dolby |
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NTSC |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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all regions |
| System Details |
DVD-R; all regions; NTSC; full screen; aspect ratio 1:33; Dolby Digital. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985. |
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This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives. |
| Credits |
Editor, Sarah Stein. |
| Performer |
Will Lyman, narrator ; Lucinda Childs, Sheryl Sutton, interviewees ; Philip Glass Ensemble ; Michael Riesman, conductor ; Lucinda Childs Dance Company. |
| Summary |
Through performance and rehearsal footage of the opera as choreographed by Lucinda Childs, and through interviews with composer/librettist Philip Glass and designer/director Robert Wilson, this film examines the opera Einstein on the Beach. |
| Awards |
American Film Festival, Blue Ribbon, 1986. |
| Subject |
Glass, Philip. Einstein on the beach.
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Glass, Philip -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Glass, Philip. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Glass, Philip -- Interviews.
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| Genre/Form |
Interviews.
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| Subject |
Wilson, Robert, 1941- -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Wilson, Robert, 1941- |
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Wilson, Robert, 1941- -- Interviews.
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Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 -- In opera.
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Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955. |
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Einstein on the beach (Glass, Philip) |
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Opera.
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Opera. |
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Operas -- Excerpts.
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Operas -- Excerpts. |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Opera films.
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Operas.
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Operas.
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Documentary films.
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Filmed performances.
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Filmed performances.
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Opera films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Excerpts.
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Excerpts.
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Interviews.
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| Added Author |
Obenhaus, Mark.
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Verges, Chrisann.
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Jonas, Gerald, 1935-
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Stein, Sarah.
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Glass, Philip.
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Wilson, Robert, 1941-
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Childs, Lucinda.
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Sutton, Sheryl, 1950-
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Lyman, Will, 1948-
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Riesman, Michael.
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Glass, Philip.
Einstein on the beach. Selections.
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Obenhaus Films (New York, N.Y.)
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WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
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Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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Direct Cinema Ltd.
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Philip Glass Ensemble.
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Lucinda Childs Dance Company.
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| Added Title |
Changing image of opera |
| ISBN |
9781559747271 |
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1559747277 |
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