Trouble in Tahiti

Composer: Bernstein, Leonard

Librettist/Text Author: Bernstein, Leonard

Conductor: Daniel, Paul

Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia

Dinah: Novacek, Stephanie

Female: Hegarty, Mary

Gardener: Randle, Thomas

Milkman: Stafford-Allen, Toby

Sam: Daymond, Karl

Costume Designer: Gibbon, Edward K.

Choreographer: Hosseinpour, Amir

Television Producer: Morris, Fiona

Television Director: Cairns, Tom

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Date of Production: 2001

Playing Time: 01:13:18

Catalogue Number: OA0838D

UPC: 0809478000280

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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.

Bonus features:

- 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