这部独幕歌剧是伯恩斯坦早年的作品，写于1952年。那时伯恩斯坦风头正劲，作为指挥已誉满全球，作为作曲家也在流行乐界和古典乐界都取得不小的成就，虽然还未作出像《西区故事》这样经久不衰的音乐剧。
歌剧讲述一对普通夫妇（Sam和Dinah）之间的摩擦、争吵、互不信任以及最后几乎无奈的和解。在轻松的电台小调之后，关于孩子的激烈争吵立即展开、继而发展到关于外遇的猜疑。伯恩斯坦的音乐很有异国情调，听来非常紧张，又有一种痛苦感；而他的剧本却写得更好：非常简练地表达出争吵的内容和两人的性格。
曲目列表:
01.Trouble in Tahiti – Opera in 7 Scenes (Remastered): Prelude. Daa-Doa Day … Mornin sun kisses the windows
02.Trouble in Tahiti – Opera in 7 Scenes (Remastered): Scene I. How could you say the thing that you did
03.Trouble in Tahiti – Opera in 7 Scenes (Remastered): Scene II. Yes? Oh, Mister Partridge!
04.Trouble in Tahiti – Opera in 7 Scenes (Remastered): Scene IIIa. I was standing in a garden!
05.Trouble in Tahiti – Opera in 7 Scenes (Remastered): Scene IIIb. Then desire took hold inside me
06.Trouble in Tahiti – Opera in 7 Scenes (Remastered): Scene IV. Well, of all People … I m on my way
07.Trouble in Tahiti – Opera in 7 Scenes (Remastered): Interlude. Skid a lit day
08.Trouble in Tahiti – Opera in 7 Scenes (Remastered): Scene V. There s a law
09.Trouble in Tahiti – Opera in 7 Scenes (Remastered): Scene VIa. What a movie!
10.Trouble in Tahiti – Opera in 7 Scenes (Remastered): Scene VIb. There s a law that a man has to pay for what he gets
11.Trouble in Tahiti – Opera in 7 Scenes (Remastered): Scene VII. Evenin shadows are spreadin softly
艺术家介绍:
伯恩斯坦称《塔希提的麻烦》是一部“轻量级作品”，由流行曲调激发的灵感。作品一开始就是一首爵士三重唱，一听就是四五十年代的美国电台小调。这些爵士三重唱贯穿了整部作品，但却丝毫没有影响整部歌剧的严肃性。其实歌剧的主题是相当贴近生活的质疑：对物质生活的质疑，往大处说也是对“美国梦”的质疑。