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Perfect Lives

1984

An opera for television

  • John Sanborn
  • 2h 55m
  • February 16, 1984 · United States of America

Overview

Set in the American Midwest, Perfect Lives is “about” bank robbery, cocktail lounges, geriatric love, adolescent elopement, the changing of the light at sundown, et al. One of the definitive text-sound compositions of the late 20th century, it has been called "the most influential music/theater/literary work of the 1980s".

Details

Status
Released
Release date
February 16, 1984
Original language
English
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Director
John Sanborn
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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