My heart's in the Highlands

Item

Record ID

157

Identifier

12044

Genre

Opera

Work Title

My heart's in the Highlands

Uniform Title

My heart's in the Highlands

Program/Series Title

NET festival (NET opera)

Composer

Beeson, Jack, 1921-

Text Author

Beesen, Jack, 1921- (libretto) ; based on the play by William Saroyan.

Production Year

1970

Transmission/Release Date

3/17/70

Transmission/Release Year

1970

Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform

PBS

Conductor/Music Director

Adler, Peter Herman, 1899-1990

Orchestra

Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

Soloists

Alan Crofoot (Ben) ; Ken Smith (Jasper McGregor) ; Gerard Harrington III (Johnny) ; Lili Chookasian (Grandmother) ; Spiro Malas (the Grocer) ; Michael Ferguson (Paperboy) ; Jack Beeson (Young Husband)

TV/Film Director

Browning, Kirk, l921-

Sets

Elder, Eldon

Costumes

Elder, Eldon

Production Company

WNET

Executive Producer

Adler, Peter Herman, 1899-1990

Technical Information

Tape ; color ; studio production.

Other Information

Emmy Award for series, 1970. World premiere, commissioned by NET. First stereophonic broadcast of a taped TV program in the United States. Stereo audio carried on WNYC-FM, New York. 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'

Archive

The Paley Center for Media (formerly Museum of Television & Radio)

Sourcemat

PRINTCAT (X)

Memo1

American composer