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A Quiet Place

"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

    Wendy White

    Dinah

  • Chester Ludgin

    Chester Ludgin

    Old Sam

  • Beverly Morgan

    Beverly Morgan

    Dede

  • Peter Kazaras

    Peter Kazaras

    François

  • Jean Kraft

    Jean Kraft

    Susie

  • Clarity James

    Clarity James

    Mrs. Doc

  • Theodor Uppman

    Theodor Uppman

    Bill

  • John Keuther

    John Keuther

    Doc

  • Charles Walker

    Charles Walker

    Funeral Director

Overview

"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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