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Title: Kissinger (Principle) -- Act 1/Scene 1
Creator: Ramicova, Dunya
Contributor: Sellars, Peter, 1957-
Goodman, Alice, 1958-
Contributing Institution: UC Merced, Library and Special Collections
Collection: Dunya Ramicova costume design collection
Rights Information: Copyrighted
Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Description: Production Credits: Scene Designer: Adrianne Lobel; Lighting Designer: James F Ingalls; Choreographer: Mark Morris; Producer: 1987-1990; Co-production of Houston Grand Opera, Houston, Texas, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, New York, Kennedy Center for Performing Arts , Washington, D.C., De Nederlandse Opera, Amsterdam, Holland, and Los Angeles Opera, Los Angeles, California; 1991, Co-production of Frankfurt Opera, Frankfurt, Germany and Maison de la Culture, Paris France; 2000, English National Opera, London, UK; 2011, The Metropolitan Opera, New York, New York
Venue: 1987- 1990 Houston Grand Opera, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, De Nederlandse Opera, Los Angeles Opera 1991 Frankfurt Opera, Maison de la Culture 2000 English national Opera 2011 The Metropolitan Opera
Scope / Content: There is text only on mounting paper. Rendering depicts Kissinger in both overcoat and suit worn under overcoat. Ther eis #18 located in a square in the right hand corner on teh bottom of page.
Type: image
Format: Fine marker pen (grey), fine black & red ink pen on drawing paper. Rendering is mounted on color pastel paper which has red drawing pencil markings.
Form/Genre: Drawing
Extent: 22 x 30 cm
Identifier: ark:/86071/d2tg6t
Language: English
eng
Relation: Nixon in China
Provenance: Gift of Dunya Ramicova, 2014
Location: Box 8
Transcription: "Kissinger's two piece suit is cut a little differently from Nixon's - in more continental style. Fabric is dark blue solid 100% wool. He wears white shirt, striped tie, good quality conservative shoes - black oxfords and black socks. He has an American flag pin- same as Nixon. His overcoat is charcoal grey with placket hidden buttons. Belt is black with gold buckle = simple. THe color of suit and tie are same as Nixon's. Singer may need small belly padding. See research for glasses and hair.", "KISSINGER", "ACT 1/1" written on mounting paper.

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