Conversation so far:
How did the 1976 show come to be produced?
Many music critics still had not accepted it as a true opera.
Who played Bess in the 1976 Houston Grand Opera production?
Clamma Dale
who else was in the cast of the 1976 Houston Grand Opera production besides Dale?
Donnie Ray Albert and Robert Mosley

Question: Did it get good reviews?
Self-contained rewrite: Did the 1976 Houston Grand Opera production get good reviews?