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Trouble in Tahiti : an opera in seven scenes

Title
Trouble in Tahiti : an opera in seven scenes / an Amberson Video Production with London Weekend Television ; words and music by Leonard Bernstein ; produced by David Griffiths ; directed by Bill Hays.
Publication
W. Long Branch, N.J. : Kultur, [1992], ©1992.

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Additional Authors
  • Williams, Nancy
  • Patrick, Julian, 1927-2009
  • Butler, Antonia
  • Clarke, Michael
  • Brown, Mark
  • Griffiths, David (David Garfield), 1942-
  • Hays, Bill
  • Gavin, Pat
  • Diss, Eileen
  • Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990.
  • London Weekend Television (Firm)
  • Amberson Video, Inc.
  • Kultur International Films.
Description
1 videocassette (45 min.) : sound, color; 1/2 in.
Summary
Leonard Bernstein\u0027s 1951 opera is a biting satire on the emptiness of materialist values and the false promise of suburban comforts. This production, conducted by the composer himself, presents a live-action cast performing on an animated set.
Alternative Title
Leonard Bernstein\u0027s Trouble in Tahiti : an opera in seven scenes.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Video.
Note
  • Sung in English.
  • Original production: 1973.
  • Title on container: Leonard Bernstein\u0027s Trouble in Tahiti : an opera in seven scenes.
  • Hi-fi Dolby stereo.
  • Libretto (14 p. : ports.) inserted in container.
  • "A Leonard Bernstein program."
Credits (note)
  • Designed by Eileen Diss ; graphic sequences by Pat Gavin.
System Details (note)
  • VHS.
  • VHS format.
OCLC
  • ocm28614867
  • 28614867
  • SCSB-5540813
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries