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Bayou Legend
Opera
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The first production of an opera by a man of Color to be nationally
televised ( with libretto by Verna Arvey ). It tells the tale of a man in
the Mississippi Bayou who falls in love with a spirit.
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Item: WGSMBL-3003, 2-CD Set Price: |
$18.95 |
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Highway I, USA
Opera
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Recording of the 1962 world premiere at the University of Miami of this
one-act opera by Still and Verna Arvey. The opera tells about the owners
of a gasoline station who are victimized by a grasping relative.
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Item: WGSM-HI3004, CD Price: |
$17.90 |
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Highway I, USA
Opera
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A later version of the one-act opera by Still and Verna Arvey with
Louise Toppin in the starring role and Philip Brunelle conducting the
St. Olaf Orchestra. A Visionary Records release.
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Item: VIDEMUS-H1CD, CD Price: |
$16.99 |
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Minette Fontaine
Opera
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The story of a beautiful diva and the mistress of Black Magic, Marie
Laveau, in 19th-century New Orleans, by Still and Verna Arvey.
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Item: WGSMMF-3002, 2-CD Set Price: |
$18.95 |
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Troubled Island
Opera
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A reproduction of the 1949 New York performance of this Still opera in
collaboration with Langston Hughes and Verna Arvey. Available on CD,
this recording is a 50th anniversary tribute to the first opera by an
Afro-American to be staged by a major American company. One of the first
productions, with all of its technical flaws, is presented here.
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Item: WGSMTI-3001, CD Price: |
$21.95 |
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Still Opera Collection
Opera Collection
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A special collection of all four operatic recordings by Still, each a historical and musical triumph, on compact discs:
- BAYOU LEGEND
- HIGHWAY I, USA
- MINETTE FONTAINE
- TROUBLED ISLAND
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Item: WGSM4-3001-4, Four Opera Set Price: |
$69.95 |
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