Who Am Us, Anyway?
Bruce Bryant, Producer-Director

Mr. Bryant has directed documentaries, television programs, segments, corporate videos, commercials, DVD's, simulcasts and specials featuring Lucinda Williams, Lyle Lovett, Nanci Griffith, Jimmy Reed, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Vince Bell, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGee, Earl Campbell, Darrel Royal, Dana Cooper, John Hammond, Guy Clark, Shake Russell, Eric Taylor, Carolyn Hester, Big Mama Thornton, Bill Cade, Taj Mahal, Don McLean, Steven Fromholz, Bob Hope, Don Sanders, Barbara Jordan, Arlo Guthrie, Jerry Jeff Walker, The Houston Symphony, Rene Fleming, Dr. Rockit, Sir Elton John, John Vandiver, Townes Van Zandt, John Henry Faulk, Cactus Pryor, Willie Nelson, Richard Dobson, John Grimaudo, Leroy Parnell, Blind George McLain, B.W. Stevenson, Houston Grand Opera, The Santa Fe Opera and many others. In November of 2005 he directed the televised simulcast of Porgy & Bess for the Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center. He has also directed twelve ESPN/Eurosport specials.

In May of 2006 Bruce directed the television simulcast of the San Francisco Opera's production of Madamé Butterfly as part of their "Return Of The Divas" summer program.

In April, 2007 Mr. Bryant had the honor of working with Placido Domingo and directing the television recording of Wagner's Die Walkure at the Kennedy Center for the Washington National Opera.

Summer, 2007
Mr. Bryant directed the video simulcast of La Bohéme in Santa Fe and Albuquerque for the Santa Fe Opera. Bruce has the distinction of directing the Santa Fe Opera's first video simulcast back in 2004 with their production of Bellini's "La Somnambula."

Fall, 2007
Bruce had La Bohème in his schedule again a few weeks later, but this time for The Washington National Opera with a new production from Teatr Wielki-National Opera Warsaw. The simulcast was broadcast live from Kennedy Center to a giant video screen on the Washington Mall. It was also beamed live to two local movie theaters and 31 Cities around the country.

Thousands of visitors to the Mall enjoyed perfect weather and a free simulcast of the Puccini opera, which benefited from the close-ups and crosscuts that cameras could provide.
I found this modernist production much more effective on the screen than I did in the Opera House. Yesterday, watching this "Bohème" was like watching a film, with close-ups, pans, crosscuts and other cinematic touches that humanized the action and made it all seem much more intimate.
Tim Page, The Washington Post

November, 2007
Mr. Bryant directed the high definition recording of a new production of Don Giovanni for the Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center. Placido Domingo conducted Mozart's celebrated tragicomedy which is often considered the greatest opera ever composed.

May, 2008
Don Giovanni Simulcast, Chicago Opera Theater
Bryant's lens opened up the drama through frequent and telling close-ups that made the video "Giovanni" a more vivid experience for the outdoor audience than the indoor patrons. The camera loved all the singers, especially the attractive and sexy lovers Zerlina and Masetto, as portrayed by Isabel Leonard and Ben Wager.
John von Rhein, Chicago Tribune.

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