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KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Wi’ igita: An Opera by Janice Giteck, 1 of 2

Analog Audio

Event Type

Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

P.GIT.JAN.01.A

Program Length

58 mins

Part

1 of 2

Dates

| broadcast
| 402 | created

Description

A recording of “Wi’ igita,” (also known as “A'agita” or “A'Igita”), an opera by Janice Giteck with a libretto based on the folklore of the the Pima and Papago Indians. This is a composite recording of two performances by the Port Costa Players, presumably made in the late 1970s. The story of the opera revolves around Native American myths about corn and tobacco.

Genres

Operas
Music Theater

Musical Selections

Wi’ igita [part 1, libretto by R. Giteck based on Pima and Papago mythologies] (1976) (27:15) / Janice Giteck

Performers

Port Costa Players

Subjects

Music theater
Operas
Papago Indians
Tohono O'Odham Indians -- Folklore
Piman Indians -- Folklore

Related places

Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)

Related Entities

Port Costa Players
Giteck, Janice, 1946-