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Author:

Heggie, Jake, 1961- composer.

Title:

It's a wonderful life : an opera in two acts / music by Jake Heggie ; libretto by Gene Scheer.

Publisher:

Houston Grand Opera ;

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

2 audio discs (2:06:52) ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Operas.
Operas.
Operas.
Operas.
Live sound recordings.

Other Authors:

Burden, William, 1964- singer.
Trevigne, Talise, singer.
Carroll, Andrea, singer.
Gilfry, Rodney, singer.
Hopkins, Joshua, 1978- singer.
Scheer, Gene, librettist.
Summers, Patrick, conductor.
Musical theatre adaptation of (work): Stern, Philip Van Doren, 1900-1984. Greatest gift.
Houston Grand Opera, producer. producer.

Other Titles:

Musical theatre adaptation of (work): It's a wonderful life (Motion picture)

Notes:

Opera in two acts. Title from disc label. "Based in part on the film It's a wonderful life ... and on The greatest gift, a story by Philip Van Doren Stern"--Booklet, page 7. The Houston Grand Opera presents the world premiere recording in December 2016 of Heggie's new opera. Talise Trevigne, Andrea Carroll, soprano ; William Burden tenor ; Rod Gilfry, Joshua Hopkins baritone ; Houston Grand Opera ; Patrick Summers, conductor. "SA-CD hybrid multichannel. This SA-CD can also b played on a regular CD player though only in stereo"--Container. Booklet with program notes by Patrick Summers, synopsis, and libretto in English (119 pages : color illustrations) included. Duration: 2:06:52.

Series:

Pentatone American operas

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1009115275

UPC:

827949063169

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)