Regina Resnik presents Colors of the diaspora [videorecording] / directed by Regina Resnik ; conceived and written by Michael Philip Davis ; a production of Remi Arts, Inc. ; [produced for DVD by Allan Altman].
Regina Resnik, narrator ; sopranos: Roslyn Jhunever Barak, Katherine Whyte, Darynn Zimmer ; Audrey Babcock, mezzo-soprano ; tenors: Michael Philip Davis, Alex Richardson ; Charles Robert Stephens, baritone ; piano: Vlad Iftinca, Miloš Repický ; Annaliesa Place, violin ; David Leisner, guitar. Edited from a live concerts at the Elebash Concert Hall, CUNY Graduate Center, New York, 2005, 2008, 2009; filmed in the CUNY TV Studios. Music by composers: John Corigliano, Liliana Treves Alcalay, Seymour Barab, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Jack Gottlieb, William M. Hoffman, Thomas Pasatieri, Anton Rubinstein, Simon Sargon, Ronald Senator, Glinka, Rimsky-Korsakov, Shostakovich, and many others. Booklet with program notes and artists biographies written by Michael Philip Davis (11 p.) inserted in container. Picture format: 4:3, NTSC.
Contents:
Part 1. The American Jewish composers in classical song (63 min.) -- Program 2. Covert or convert (58 min.) -- Program 3. Crossing all boundaries (77 min.).
Summary:
As narrated by Regina Resnik and subtitled 'A Kaleidoscope of Jewish classical song,' this classical music release pays homage to members of the Jewish diaspora who resettled and established themselves in the U.S. "Since 1997, Ms. Resnik has directed and narrated the concert series Regina Resnik presents, co-founded and co-produced with her son, Michael Philip Davis, both on CUNY TV and in concerts nationwide."--p. 10, Booklet.
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