A Quiet Place is an American opera in three acts, with music by Leonard Bernstein to a libretto by Stephen Wadsworth. The work is a sequel to Bernstein's 1951 short opera Trouble in Tahiti. In its initial form A Quiet Place was in one act; the premiere, on June 17, 1983, was a double bill: Trouble in Tahiti, intermission, A Quiet Place. In its three-act form, which appeared in 1984, Act Two of A Quiet Place largely consists of Trouble in Tahiti in flashback.
| Librettist | Stephen Wadsworth |
| Date of composition | 1983 (revised in 1984) |
| Premiered | 1983, June 17th (Houston Grand Opera) in Houston, TX, United States |
| Type | Opera |
| Spoken language | English |
| Instruments |
Orchestra
Voice (Baritone) - Sam Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Dinah, Sam's wife Voice (Soprano) - Dede, Sam and Dinah's daughter Voice (Baritone) - Junior, Sam and Dinah's son Voice (Tenor) - François, Junior's boyfriend, later Dede's husband Voice (Baritone) - Sam as a young man |
| Autotranslations beta |
Leonard Bernstein: A Quiet Place Leonard Bernstein: A Quiet Place Leonard Bernstein: A Quiet Place |