Title Just tell the story : Troubled island : a collection of documents previously published and unpublished, pertaining to the first significant Afro-American grand opera, Troubled island, by William Grant Still, with librettists Langston Hughes and Verna Arvey / editors, Judith Anne Still, Lisa M. Headlee.

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Location	Call No.	Status	OPAC Message	Public Note	Gift Note
Talbott: Circulating Collection	ML410.S853 S85	Available	---

Edition	1st ed.
Description	vii, 603 pages : illustration, portrait, music ; 24 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliography (pages 553-560).
Summary	Story of the first grand opera written by an African-American, William Grant Still, to be produced by a major American opera company, as told through original source material.
Contents	Biographical background -- A close look at Troubled island -- An account from the private letters and diaries of William Grant Still and Verna Arvey : 1949 -- Additional excerpts from the diaries of William Grant Still : 1949-1959 -- Dreams of William Grant Still and his family -- William Grant Still & Langston Hughes collaboration -- Significant correspondence & documentation relating to the Still operas -- Government agencies & entities -- Influence of politics in the arts -- Radio interviews regarding Troubled island -- Encore.
Subject	Still, William Grant, 1895-1978. Troubled island.
	Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967.
	Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967.
	Arvey, Verna, 1910-1987.
	Arvey, Verna, 1910-1987.
	African American composers.
	African American composers.
Added Author	Still, William Grant, 1895-1978.
	Still, Judith Anne.
	Headlee-Huffman, Lisa M., 1964-
Added Title	Troubled island
ISBN	1877873020 hardbound
	9781877873027 hardbound
	1877873063 paperback
	9781877873065 paperback