GEMS in collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art produced a gala 50th-anniversary re-staging of the 12th-century music drama The Play of Daniel, commemorating the pioneering 1958 production by The New York Pro Musica under the direction of Noah Greenberg, We worked closely with Music Director Mary Anne Ballard, Stage Director Drew Minter, and Museum Educator Nancy Wu. Four sold-out performances were given at The Cloisters on December 20 and 21, 2008.
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| James Ruff as Daniel |
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James Oestreich wrote a feature article about the production in The New York Times on Friday, December 19, 2008. You can read it here
Read Anthony Tommasini's review in The New York Times, Tuesday, December 23, 2008.
More information:
Mary Anne Ballard's "Q&A" regarding instrumentation, dance, interpretation, and her edition
The Program Notes from the December 20-21, 2008 production at The Cloisters.
The complete cast and production crew.
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