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Cast

Carmen Balthrop

Carmen Balthrop

Aurore

Gary Burgess

Gary Burgess

Bazile

Cullen Maiden

Cullen Maiden

Raeschelle Potter

Raeschelle Potter

Clothilde

Crew

John Thomson

John Thomson

Director

Ed Van Cleef

Ed Van Cleef

Executive Producer

Russell McCullough

Russell McCullough

Cinematography

George Riesenberger

George Riesenberger

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Leonard de Paur

Leonard de Paur

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Curtis W. Davis

Curtis W. Davis

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A Bayou Legend

19810.0 / 1090 min
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Overview

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.