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Finding Joe Cannon in "Girls of the Golden West"

John Adams and Peter Sellars describes how they found the character of Joe Cannon.

Aired 11/01/2024

Great Performances

Finding Joe Cannon in "Girls of the Golden West"

Clip: Season 52 Episode 2 | 2m 25sVideo has Closed Captions

John Adams and Peter Sellars describes how they found the character of Joe Cannon.

Composer John Adams and director Peter Sellars describe how they found the character of Joe Cannon in an old mining song from the Gold Rush.

Aired 11/01/2024

Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...

The First Rehearsals of "Girls of the Golden West"

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John Adams describes the story behind San Francisco Opera’s “Girls of the Golden West,” (3m 29s)

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Explore Peter Sellars' San Francisco Opera production of John Adams' "Girls of the Golden West." (30s)

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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...

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