Films, like operas, are created by communities. Here's ours...
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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 
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
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." |
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.
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 |