Which classic 1945 British film was turned into an opera by Andre Previn which premiered in 2009?
Brief Encounter (opera) label. Brief Encounter (opera) Brief Encounter is an opera in two acts by composer André Previn. The English libretto by John Caird is based on Noël Coward's play "Still Life" and Coward's screenplay for the 1945 David Lean film "Brief Encounter". Commissioned by the Houston Grand Opera, the opera premiered on May 1, 2009 in Houston, Texas at the Wortham Theater Center. The production starred Elizabeth Futral as Laura Jesson and Nathan Gunn as Alec Harvey, with Rebekah Camm, Meredith Arwady, Robert Orth, and Kim Josephson as supporting soloists and Patrick Summers conducting. A recording was issued on the Deutsche
In Which We Serve screen role. "In Which We Serve" received the full backing of the Ministry of Information which offered advice on what would make good propaganda and facilitated the release of military personnel. The film remains a classic example of wartime British cinema through its patriotic imagery of national unity and social cohesion within the context of the war. The film opens with the narration: "This is the story of a ship" and the images of shipbuilding in a British dockyard. The action then moves forward in time showing the ship, HMS "Torrin", engaging German transports in a night-time engagement during the