Riders of the Purple Sage The Making of a Western Opera

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NR 1 hr 23 minDocumentary
Follow a classically trained composer as he adapts a dime novel masterpiece into a grand opera In 1912 Zane Greys Riders of the Purple Sage flew off bookshelves around the world and today is considered iconic A century later Craig Bohmler and a team of musicians singers and painters translate cowboy culture and the beauty of the west into the realm of Puccini and Verdi
DirectorKristin Atwell Ford

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Billie Jo Herberger, Judd Herberger, J. Scott Hooker
Production Companies:Quantum Leap Productions
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