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Troubled island

Title: Troubled island [sound recording] / an opera by William Grant Still ; libretto by Langston Hughes with additional lyrics by Verna Arvey.
Author: Still, William Grant, 1895-1978.
Publication: Flagstaff, AZ : William Grant Still Music, [2003]

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Description

2 sound discs : digital, mono.; 4 3/4 in.

Uniform Title

Troubled island

Alternative Title

Troubled island

Subjects

Note

Opera in three acts.
Compact discs.
Program notes, credit, and synopsis in English (10 p. : ill.) inserted in container.

Event (note)

Recorded by the State Department from the first performance in 1949.

Contents

CD 1: Act I ; Act II (to end of scene 1) -- CD 2: Act II (remainder) ; Act III ; Rehearsal ; Interview.

Call Number

*LDC 40803

OCLC

55493122

Author

Still, William Grant, 1895-1978.

Title

Troubled island [sound recording] / an opera by William Grant Still ; libretto by Langston Hughes with additional lyrics by Verna Arvey.

Imprint

Flagstaff, AZ : William Grant Still Music, [2003]

Performer

Muriel O'Malley (Celeste), mezzo-soprano ; Nathaniel Sprinzena (Popo), tenor ; Marie Powers (Azelia), contralto ; Lawrence Winters (Dessalines), Baritone ; other soloists ; New York City Center Opera Company ; conducted by Laszlo Halasz.

Event

Recorded by the State Department from the first performance in 1949.

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Added Author

Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967. Librettist

Arvey, Verna, 1910- Librettist

O'Malley, Muriel. voc

Sprinzena, Nathaniel. voc

Powers, Marie, 1910-1973. voc

Winters, Lawrence. voc

Halász, László, 1905-2001. Conductor

New York City Opera. Performer

Publisher No.

CD-A130 William Grant Still Music

CD-A130A William Grant Still Music

CD-A130B William Grant Still Music

Research Call Number

*LDC 40803 Notes on file.

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