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Operatic Recordings
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The recordings of operatic works by William Grant Still:
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Bayou Legend
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Opera
Bayou Legend
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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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WGSMBL 3003, $18.95 Two-CD Set
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Highway I, USA
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Opera
Highway I, USA
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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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WGSM-HI3004, $17.90 CD
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Highway I, USA
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Opera
Highway I, USA
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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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VIDEMUS-H1CD, $16.99 CD
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Minette Fontaine
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Opera
Minette Fontaine
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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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WGSMMF 3002, $18.95 Two-CD Set
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Troubled Island
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Opera
Troubled Island
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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 or in a two-cassette set, 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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WGSMTI-3001CD $21.00 CD, WGSTI-3001CA $14.95 Two-Cass Set
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Still Opera Collection
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Opera Collection
Still 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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WGSM4-3001-4, $69.95 Four-Opera Set
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