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The merry widow

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image Original Documentation

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The merry widow

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Title
The merry widow
Additional title: Merry widow (Choreographic work : Page)
Names
New York Public Library. Dance Division (Producer)
Smiley, Kimberly (Dancer)
Bridwell, Matthew (Dancer)
Jasinski, Roman L., 1954- (Dancer)
Slagle, Lisa (Dancer)
Shives, Willy (Dancer)
Virga, John (Dancer)
Page, Ruth, 1899-1991 (Choreographer)
Lehár, Franz, 1870-1948 (Composer)
Long, Larry, 1936-2009 (Restager)
Gérard, Rolf (Designer)
Hoffmann, Ralph (Lighting designer)
Tulsa Ballet Theatre (Dancer)
Tulsa Philharmonic Orchestra (Musician)
Character Generators/Video (Typographer)
Collection

Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image Original Documentation

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1988-10-14
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDVD 5-7899
Topics
Lehár, Franz, 1870-1948. Lustige Witwe
Genres
Filmed dance
Music
Notes
Statement of responsibility: [presented by] Tulsa Ballet Theatre ; choreography by Ruth Page, restaged by Larry Long ; music by Franz Lehár.
Creation/production credits: Scenery and costumes, Rolf Gerard ; lighting, Ralph Hoffman.
Performers: Performed by Tulsa Ballet Theatre.
Performers: Kimberly Smiley (Sonia), Roman L. Jasinski (Prince Danilo), Matthew Bridwell (Baron Popoff), Lisa Slagle (Baroness Popoff), Willy Shives (Count Jolidon), John Virga (Nish), and others. NOTE: Danilo's and Sonia's solos in the Marsovian scene are repeated twice.
Performers: Music played by the Tulsa Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Bernard Rubenstein.
Venue: Videotaped for the Jerome Robbins Archive during a dress rehearsal at Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, N.Y., on Oct. 14, 1988 by Character Generators.
Funding: Recorded with the assistance of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and New York State Council on the Arts.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (61 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY896028757-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12167513
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3e429110-8646-0138-3e33-297fcaaad776
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1988: Created
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The merry widow" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1988. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/903a4c31-b7b4-47a6-a0c4-0eef7a87b790

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The merry widow" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 25, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/903a4c31-b7b4-47a6-a0c4-0eef7a87b790

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1988). The merry widow Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/903a4c31-b7b4-47a6-a0c4-0eef7a87b790

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The merry widow