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Romeo and Juliet

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Title
Romeo and Juliet
Additional title: Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work : Lavrovskiĭ)
Names
Bessmertnova, Natalia, 1941-2008 (Dancer)
Lavrovskiĭ, Mikhail (Dancer)
Ulanova, Galina Sergeevna, 1910-1998 (Interviewee)
Moore, Mary Tyler, 1936-2017 (Interviewer)
Papko, ︠I︡Uriĭ (Dancer)
Levashev, Vladimir, 1923- (Dancer)
Vernon, John (Director)
Cooperman, Alvin (Producer)
Vilʹi︠a︡ms, Petr Vladimirovich, 1902- (Designer)
Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953 (Composer)
Lavrovskiĭ, Leonid Mikhaĭlovich, 1905-1967 (Choreographer)
Bolʹshoĭ teatr Rossii. Balet (Performer)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1976-01-23
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8862
Genres
Interviews
Televised performances
Televised dance
Notes
Venue: Recorded at the gala performance celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Bolshoi Theater, Moscow, on January 23, 1976. Produced by USSR State Committee & Television & Radio in association with Teleglob Ag and the British Broadcasting Corporation. Program arranged by Lothar Bock. Director: John Vernon. American version produced by Alvin Cooperman. Host: Mary Tyler Moore.
Performers: Performed by the Bolshoi Ballet: Natalia Bessmertnova (Juliet), Mikhail Lavrovsky (Romeo), Yuri Papko (Mercutio), Vladimir Levashov (Tybalt), and others. Conductor: Algi Shuraitis.
Content: 1 (approx. 43 min.): Act I. 2 (approx. 32 min.): Act II. 3 (approx. 45 min.): Prerecorded interview with Galina Ulanova by Mary Tyler Moore. Act III. This recording includes several advertisements. For a commercially distributed version of this recording, without advertisements, Moore's commentaries, or Ulanova interview, see: *MGZIB 3-402.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 3 videocassettes (U-matic) (119 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY857027188-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12161502
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f51392a0-7d97-0138-0cd7-095cb3ed60f4
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1941: Creator Born
  • 1976: Issued
  • 2008: Creator Died
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Romeo and Juliet" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1976-01-23. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6355fec2-9c3e-4e5e-8c6e-ce7668ce7dc1

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Romeo and Juliet" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 8, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6355fec2-9c3e-4e5e-8c6e-ce7668ce7dc1

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1976-01-23). Romeo and Juliet Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6355fec2-9c3e-4e5e-8c6e-ce7668ce7dc1

Wikipedia Citation

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Romeo and Juliet