Plump Jack

Synopsis
Features a panel discussion on Gordon Getty’s opera Plump Jack, interspersed with performances of musical selections from the work which is set to passages from Shakespeare’s Henry IV plays. Panellists, who include Getty and Paul Sperry who originated the role of Hal, discuss the primacy of text in opera, its evolution from a concert piece, and the suitability of recitative for settings of Shakespeare. Moderated by Charles Kaufman with piano accompaniment by Charles Worth.
Series
Works & Process at the Guggenheim
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
6 Dec 1993
Duration
69 mins

Credits

Producer
Mary Sharp Cronson
Music
Gordon Getty
Contributor
Charles Kaufman; Gordon Getty; Paul Sperry
Cast
Mark HernandezPrince Henry (Hal)
Steven CondySir John Falstaff
Diana KehrigMistress Quickly
Mark HernandezRobert Shallow
Charles Worth 
Diana KehrigBoy
Roderick GomezPistol
Roderick GomezBardolph

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Plays
Henry IV Part 1; Henry IV Part 2
Subjects
Drama; Music
Keywords
opera; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General
Recorded at the Graduate Center of The City University of New York.

Production Company

Name

StreamingCulture

Notes
Part of the Graduate Center of The City University of New York.

Archive

Name

Dance Collection, Jerome Robbins Dance Division

Email
dance@nypl.org
Web
http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/dan/dan.html External site opens in new window
Phone
212 870 1657
Fax
212 870 1869
Address
New York Library for the Performing Arts
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York
NY 10023 7498

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Plump Jack". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av72387 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)