A HISTORY OF THE INITIAL STAGINGS OF NEW PRODUCTIONS AT THE NEW YORK CITY OPERA: 1966-1975. (VOLUMES I AND II).
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Title
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A HISTORY OF THE INITIAL STAGINGS OF NEW PRODUCTIONS AT THE NEW YORK CITY OPERA: 1966-1975. (VOLUMES I AND II).
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Identifier
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AAI8302521
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identifier
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8302521
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Creator
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JUSTESEN, JOEL LEE.
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Contributor
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Stanley A. Waren
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Date
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1982
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Theater
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Abstract
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In 1966 the City Opera moved to Lincoln Center and began a new era of its performance history. Prior to this, the company had existed as a minor, albeit an experimental and innovative, opera company; its reputation had been achieved primarily through the dramatic quality of its productions rather than the musical performances. After the move to the New York State Theatre an even greater level of attention was focused on the stagings of the new productions including the scenic elements and the dramatic action. This dissertation is a history of the stagings for the first ten years at Lincoln Center.;There was a total of 53 new productions during the period; each of them has been examined with reference to three questions: Why was it chosen for mounting?, How was it staged, including the scenic elements?, and What were the critical reactions?;To determine the reasons for each opera's selection and the style of direction and scenery, interviews were held with Julius Rudel, General Director of the company, Tito Capobianco and Frank Corsaro, stage directors who devised more than fifty percent of the new productions, and Ming Cho Lee and Lloyd Evans, two of the more frequently selected scene designers. In addition, prompt books, pictures of the productions, and newspaper reports were examined. For the final question, the critical reaction, newspaper reviews were examined for the critics' reactions to each of the new productions.;The dissertation is divided into twelve chapters: one for each of the ten years plus an Introduction and a Conclusion. Because of the split seasons of the company (Spring/Fall), each of the chapters is divided into two sections corresponding to the two seasons each year, and the individual productions are discussed in their appropriate seasons.;This was a project in theatre history, and the discussions are limited to the problems of building a repertory, staging, design, and the critical reactions to these dramatic elements. The musical performances were not discussed except where they may have added to or distracted from the over-all dramatic effect of each production.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Theatre
