A Quiet Place (1986)
"A Quiet Place" is an American opera in three acts, with music by Leonard Bernstein to a libretto by Stephen Wadsworth. The work is a sequel to Bernstein's 1951 short opera Trouble in Tahiti. In its initial form A Quiet Place was in one act; the premiere, on June 17, 1983, was a double bill: Trouble in Tahiti, intermission, A Quiet Place. In its three-act form, which appeared in 1984, Act Two of A Quiet Place largely consists of Trouble in Tahiti in flashback. This is a German Television broadcast of the 1986 Vienna State Opera production, conducted by Leonard Bernstein.
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Wendy White as Dinah |
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Chester Ludgin as Old Sam |
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Beverly Morgan as Dede |
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Peter Kazaras as François |
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Jean Kraft as Susie |
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Clarity James as Mrs. Doc |
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Theodor Uppman as Bill |
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John Keuther as Doc |
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Charles Walker as Funeral Director |
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Douglas Perry as Analyst |
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Edward Crafts as Young Sam |
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Louise Edeiken as Trio Soprano |
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Mark Thomsen as Trio Tenor |
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Kurt Ollmann as Trio Baritone |
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John Brandstetter as Junior |
| Sound | Stephen Wadsworth | Music |
| Crew | Sam Cayne | Choreographer |
| Sound | Leonard Bernstein | Music |
| Art | Thomas Lynch | Set Designer |
| Lighting | Neil Peter Jampolis | Lighting Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Ivey Long | Costume Design |
| Sound | Leonard Bernstein | Conductor |