A Bayou Legend (1981)
1h 30m
Running Time
June 15, 1981Release Date
Plot.
William Grant Still's all-black opera performed for the first time on television since its 1941 composition. Based on a Southern folk tale, the opera depicts a young idealist who finds himself falling in love with a mystical spirit.
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Cast & Crew.
Carmen Balthrop
Aurore
Gary Burgess
Bazile
Cullen Maiden
Raeschelle Potter
Clothilde
Russell McCullough
Cinematography
Leonard de Paur
Music Director
John Thomson
Director
Ed Van Cleef
Executive Producer
George Riesenberger
Lighting Director
Curtis W. Davis
Producer
Details.
Wiki.
A Bayou Legend is an American opera composed by William Grant Still, with a libretto by his wife and frequent collaborator, Verna Arvey.