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	TROUBLED ISLAND by William Grant Still

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Troubled Island's Premiere Performance: Photos from the New York City Opera production of Troubled Island in 1949. (Dress rehearsal photos provided by Laszlo Halasz to the Estate of William Grant Still and Verna Arvey. Used by permission.)

1905-2001

Conductor
Laszlo Halasz

At the request of Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, Hungarian-born conductor Laszlo Halasz helped form the New York City Center and later served as the Artistic and Music Director for the New York City Opera company from 1943 to 1951.

Halasz was a key exponent in bringing "Troubled Island" to the American stage, and, he conducted the premiere performance of Still's opera on March 31, 1949.

Troubled Island Set Design

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Laszlo Halasz & Heinz A. Condel

Music Director Laszlo Halasz and renowned stage and costume designer, Heinz A. Condel (1905-1951), reviewing a pre-production stage design for Troubled Island. Condel was affliated with the New York City Opera from 1944 until his death.