Riders of the Purple Sage: The Making of a Western Opera
Fans of Documentary films may find Riders of the Purple Sage: The Making of a Western Opera especially interesting thanks to its engaging atmosphere, visual presentation, and entertainment value.
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.
