The mother of us all (excerpts)

Item

Record ID

165

Identifier

12149

Genre

Opera

Work Title

The mother of us all (excerpts)

Uniform Title

Mother of us all. Selections

Program/Series Title

NET opera theater: The Santa Fe Opera

Composer

Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989

Text Author

Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946 (libretto)

Production Year

1976

Transmission/Release Date

7/5/77

Transmission/Release Year

1977

Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform

PBS

Conductor/Music Director

Leppard, Raymond

Orchestra

Santa Fe Opera Orchestra

Soloists

Mignon Dunn (Susan B. Anthony) ; Batyah Godfrey (Anne) ; James Atherton (Jo the Loiterer) ; Ashley Putnam (Angel More) ; Williams Lewis (John Adams) ; Helen Vanni (Constance Fletcher)

TV/Film Director

Chesire, David

Stage Director

Wood, Peter

Sets

Indiana, Robert

Costumes

Indiana, Robert

Production Company

Santa Fe Opera ; WNET ; BBC

Producer

Burton, Humphrey ; Griffiths, David

Executive Producer

Venza, Jac ; Gavin, Barrie

Technical Information

Tape ; color ; stage origination

Other Information

Documentary performance special celebrating Santa Fe Opera's 20th season. In addition to The mother of us all, program includes scenes from The marriage of Figaro, La Traviata, and L'Egisto. From l969 to l978 NET opera productions were presented under five series titles: NET opera, NET festival, NET fanfare, NET opera theater, and WNET opera theater.

Duration

ca. 90'

Company

Santa Fe Opera

Recorded

Santa Fe Opera Summer l976.

Sourcemat

PRINTCAT (X)

Memo1

American composer