Houston Grand Opera; Tibetan Book of the Dead

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Series
Houston Grand Opera
Episode
Tibetan Book of the Dead
Producing Organization
KUHF-FM Radio
Houston Grand Opera
Contributing Organization
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-526-4j09w09z5d
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Description
Episode Description
This broadcast includes a performance of Ricky Ian Gordon's Tibetan Book of the Dead at The Wortham Opera Theatre at Rice University. The librettist for this opera is Jean-Claude Van Itallie. Performers include Jonita Lattimore, Frank Hernandez, Eric Owens, Nicole Houston, John McVeigh, Jill Grove, Gabriel Gonzales, and Beth Clayton. The conductor of the chamber ensemble from the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra is Charles Prince.
Series Description
"An innovative presentation of the 1995-96 HGO season. Production included the unique integration of interview, commentary, and musical elements that produce a noticeable difference in the broadcast style and content currently available for opera on the radio. The deft pacing of these segments and their segues into the performance avoids the lulls so often created in a live broadcast. "Keeping the listener involved is not the only feature that warrants recognition. The best possible reproduction of the actual live performance was assured by state-of-the-art digital recording equipment with live stereo mixing mastered by an experienced musician/engineer. Then post-production guaranteed a final performance product superior to anything possible in direct live broadcasts. "KUHF's mission of community outreach and HGO's mission of superior opera production come together here in a non-commercial endeavor of world class music, and the best possible broadcast technology available anywhere."--1996 Peabody Awards entry form.
Broadcast Date
1996-09-28
Asset type
Episode
Media type
Sound
Duration
01:45:22.464
Credits
Producing Organization: KUHF-FM Radio
Producing Organization: Houston Grand Opera
AAPB Contributor Holdings
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia
Identifier: cpb-aacip-d9e2c0a65fe (Filename)
Format: DAT
Duration: 1:45:19
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Citations
Chicago: “Houston Grand Opera; Tibetan Book of the Dead,” 1996-09-28, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 15, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-4j09w09z5d.
MLA: “Houston Grand Opera; Tibetan Book of the Dead.” 1996-09-28. The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 15, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-4j09w09z5d>.
APA: Houston Grand Opera; Tibetan Book of the Dead. Boston, MA: The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-4j09w09z5d