Main entry:

Tsypin, George, 1954-

Title & Author:

George Tsypin opera factory : building in the black void / George Tsypin ; with texts by Julie Taymor and Grigory Revzin.

Publication:

New York : Princeton Architectural Press, ©2005.

Description:

223 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm

Notes:
Prelude, The alchemy of making an opera -- Overture, Broken myth / Grigory Revzin -- Act I, Water reflections. Death in Venice ; Oedipus Rex ; Boris Godunov ; Russian Pavilion ; L'amour de loin ; Pélleas et Mélisande ; West side story -- Act II, All that i solid melts into air. Saint Francis of Assisi ; Biblical pieces ; MTV Video Music Awards ; Millennium cities ; The ring cycle (Amsterdam) -- Interlude, Building an endless tower -- Act III, Poisoned garden of earthly delights. Planet earth gallery ; Theodora ; Symphony for the earth ; The grand macabre ; The ring cycle (Saint Petersburg) -- Act IV, Fire, burn without a trace. Magic flute ; Les troyens ; Don Giovanni ; Fiery angel ; War and peace -- Encore, I never know where we will be going / Julie Taymor.

Summary:

Shows Tsypin's works for the most important opera houses in the world, from New York's Metropolitan Opera to Milan's La Scala to Saint Petersburg's Mariinsky Theater. The book also features work outside of opera, including the MTV Video Music Awards, the Russian Pavilion for the Venice Biennale, and the Millennium Cities project for Doncaster, England.

Resources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Table of contents

ISBN:

1568985320 (alk. paper)
9781568985329 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Tsypin, George, 1954-
Tsypin, George, 1954- Critique et interprétation.
Tsypin, George, 1954- Ouvrages illustrés.
Tsypin, George.
Set designers Biography.
Opera Stage-setting and scenery Pictorial works.
Opera Production and direction Pictorial works.
Opera Stage-setting and scenery.
Opera Production and direction.
Opéra Décors.
Opéra Décors Ouvrages illustrés.
Opéra Production et mise en scène.
Opéra Production et mise en scène Ouvrages illustrés.
Décorateurs de théâtre Biographies.
Set designers
Oper
Bühnenbild
Décor d'opéra.
Mise en scène.
Opéra.

Form/genre:

Biography.
illustrated books.
Illustrated works
Biographies
Biographie (Descripteur de forme)
Ouvrages illustrés.

Added entries:

Taymor, Julie, 1952-
Revzin, G. I. (Grigoriĭ I.)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 238822
Call No.: BIB 168721
Status: Available