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A Bayou Legend

19811h 30mMovieMusic

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.

DirectorJohn Thomson
ProducersEd Van Cleef·Curtis W. Davis

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Cast · Directed by John Thomson

CB
Carmen Balthrop
Aurore
GB
Gary Burgess
Bazile
CM
Cullen Maiden
RP
Raeschelle Potter
Clothilde

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