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A Real Horse Opera

by | Aug 20, 2018 | True West Blog

ed mell painting riders of the purple sage opera
History was made when a real, live horse opera based on Zane Grey’s immortal classic, “Riders of The Purple Sage” premiered in Phoenix at Symphony Hall on February 25th, 2017.  The $1.1 million dollar production was created by Craig Bohmler and librettist Steven Mark Kohn, and featured gigantic landscapes by local artist Ed Mell, which were projected on a


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