My heart's in the Highlands
Item
Record ID
157
Identifier
12044
Genre
Work Title
My heart's in the Highlands
Uniform Title
My heart's in the Highlands
Program/Series Title
NET festival (NET opera)
Composer
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
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