Tom Cairns' cinematic film of Bernstein's chamber opera features a young and vibrant cast, set in the Fifties. This biting satire on American suburban married life stars Stephanie Novacek as Dinah and Karl Daymond as Sam, facing a serious communication breakdown - he is obsessed with his achievements in work and sport: she seeks escapism via therapy and the magical world of the latest movie release, Trouble in Tahiti. Inspired by jazz and American musical comedy, the score is a path-breaking fusion of lyric art with popular entertainment.
Extras:
*Introduction to Trouble in Tahiti.
*NOT PARTICULARLY ROMANTIC - Humphrey Burton, Bernstein's biographer, comments on the composer's life and the significance of Trouble in Tahiti.
*A VERY TESTING PIECE - Conductor Paul Daniel on the performance and background of the opera.
*28 page illustrated booklet with biographies in English, French and German plus full libretto.
Actors:
* Finn Caiger-Smith
* Richard Curto
* Karl Daymond
* Gavin Fitzpatrick
* Edward K. Gibbon
* Mary Hegarty
* Steven Hughes
* Isadora Dooley Hunter
* Jonathan Lunn
* Christopher Marney
* Stephanie Novacek
* Tom Randle
* Luis Rodriguez
* Toby Stafford-Allen
* Rhian Williams |
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