Riders of the Purple Sage: The Making of a Western Opera
Follow a classically trained composer as he adapts a dime novel masterpiece into a grand opera. In 1912, Zane Grey's 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.
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Riders of the Purple Sage: The Making of a Western Opera
- Overview
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Feb 5, 2020
Runtime
1h 23m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Riders of the Purple Sage: The Making of a Western Opera
Production Companies
Quantum Leap Productions
Director
Kristin Atwell Ford
Description
Follow a classically trained composer as he adapts a dime novel masterpiece into a grand opera. In 1912, Zane Grey's 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.
