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`The Real McTeague' Holds Back Intensity
From: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: 19930526
Author:Wynne Delacoma
The Real McTeague (STAR) (STAR) WTTW-Channel 11, 9 to 10 tonight
Robert Altman, film director and opera director, has turned himself into a television director in his latest effort, "The Real McTeague," being shown tonight on PBS as part of the "Great Performers" series.
The show, conceived and created by Altman, revolves around the premiere of "McTeague," an opera by composer William Bolcom that Altman directed last fall for Lyric Opera of Chicago.
The opera is based on Frank Norris' 1899 novel about a hapless dentist and his avaricious wife set in turn-of-the century San Francisco. ...
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