Riders of the Purple Sage: Opera Doc
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Films, like operas, are created by communities. Here's ours...


WORLD PREMIERE 
Arizona Opera

ARTISTIC TEAM
Composer Craig Bohmler
​Librettist Steven Mark Kohn
Scenic Designer Ed Mell
Stage Director Fenlon Lamb
Conductor Joseph Mechavich
Conductor Keitaro Harada
Lighting Designer, Greg Hirsch
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Composer Craig Bohmler. Photo by Chris Loomis. RIDERSOPERA.com
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Joshua Dennis as Venters & Amanda Opuszynski as Bess in Arizona Opera's world premiere of "Riders of the Purple Sage". AZOPERA.org
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Fine art painter Ed Mell working on the set design in his studio. EDMELLGALLERY.com
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Zane Grey on the edge of the mighty Colorado River, circa 1907. Photo courtesy of Terry Bolinger, Zane Grey's West Society & Zane Grey, Inc.
"How fitting that this Western opera should be a tale with issues that still ring true to this day – women's rights, fundamentalist religion, vigilante justice, the search for home. Zane would have been proud."   
– True West Magazine
The relationships reflected in the film represent an array of the arts, culture, and history of the Southwest. We are honored by our collaborators' support and partnership.
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PARTNERS
Arizona Opera
Craig Bohmler's Riders of the Purple Sage
​Ed Mell Gallery

Billie Jo & Judd Herberger
Jennifer & Charles Sands
​Drs. Arlyn & Rex Brewster
Marcia & Hugh Ruddock

Zane Grey's West Society
Quantum Leap Productions
​Arizona Community Foundation


SPECIAL THANKS
Rim Country Museum & Zane Grey Cabin 
​Scottsdale's Museum of the West
​​Desert Mountain Communities

International Documentary Association
Pipe Spring National Monument
Mormon Lake Lodge
Navajo National Monument
BYU, Harold B. Lee Library 
Opera America

Zane Grey, Inc.
Diamond H Custom Hats
Ericsson Equine ​

Ed Mell & Zane Grey, the Scenic Design for "Riders of the Purple Sage"

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