Michael Nyman The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (1987 TV Opera)

Now reuploaded with significantly better video quality (although cropped to a 16:9 ratio). A television adaptation of Michael Nyman s 1986 opera The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, based on the book of the same name by neurologist Oliver Sacks. Directed by the librettist Christopher Rawlence, the 1987 film features the original cast reprising their stage roles with tenor Emile Belcourt as the Neurologist, baritone Frederick Westcott as Dr. P, and soprano Patricia Hooper as Mrs. P. In addition to perfo