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North American Works Directory Listing
| Composer: |
Robert Ward
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| Librettist: |
Bernard Stambler
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| Other Artistic Personnel: |
Allen Fletcher (Stage Director)
Emerson Buckley (Conductor)
Samuel Krachmalnick (Musical Director)
Paul Sylvert (Set Designer)
Ruth Morley (Costume Designer)
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| Original Cast: |
Patricia Brooks (Abigail Williams)
Frances Bible (Elizabeth Proctor)
Chester Ludgin (John Proctor)
Norman Treigle (Reverend John Hale)
Norman Kelley (Reverend Samuel Parris)
Eunice Alberts (Rebecca Nurse)
Ken Neate (Judge Danforth)
Debria Brown (Tituba)
Mary LeSawyer (Ann Putnam)
Paul Ukena (Thomas Putnam)
Lorna Cenicero (Ruth Putnam)
Joy Clements (Mary Warren)
Spiro Malas (Francis Nurse)
Maurice Stern (Giles Corey)
Harry Theyard (Ezekiel Cheever)
Joan Kelm (Sarah Good)
Helen Guile (Susanna Walcott)
Nancy Roy (Mercy Lewis)
Elizabeth Schwering (Martha Sheldon)
Beverly Evans (Bridget)
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| Premiere Date: |
October 26, 1961
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| Producing Company: |
New York City Opera
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| Description: |
The story is a parable of good and evil, in which bigoted men and women in 17th century Salem, MA used the cry of "witch" to destroy those they hated or envied. The town of Salem has been seized by a wave of hysteria. The slave, Tituba, is accused by the wily and pretty Abigail, who uses the situation to attempt to destroy the community. When the witch trial begins under the administration of the terrifying zealot, Judge Danforth, Abigail accuses Elizabeth, the wife of John Proctor, of witchcraft. Abigail hopes thereby to get Elizabeth out of the way and regain John's affection. John remains loyal to his wife, however, even admitting in court to his adultery with Abigail in order to expose her fraud. He is not believed and is arrested. John Proctor, along with Tituba and other innocents, is condemned to the gallows. In a blaze of courage at the opera's end, John refuses to sign the false confession that would free him.
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| Reviews: |
The New Yorker, Andrew Porter, 12-26-88; The New York Times, John Rockwell, 12-9-88; The New York Times, John Rockwell, 11-17-85; Chicago Sun Times, 5-27-85; Chicago Tribune, Kyle Gann, 5-27-85; Toronto Star, William Littler, 1-31-76; The Denver Post, Glenn Giffin, 1-27-71; The Cincinnati Enquirer, Gail Stockholm, 1-25-71; Saturday Review, Irving Kolodin, 11-11-61; The New Yorker, Winthrop Sargeant, 11-4-61; New York Journal American, Miles Kastendieck, 10-27-61.
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| Orchestration: |
2 fl(picc), 2 ob(Eng horn), 2 cl(bcl), 2 bsn (cbsn) - 4 hrn, 2 tpt, ttbn, btbn, timp, perc, hp - str
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| Musical Style: |
Through-composed, diatonic, accessible, and eclectic; American neo-classic style; some melodies evoke 17th-century Protestant hymnody; some parlando; influenced by Hindemith, Puccini, and popular song, among others
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| Contact: |
ECS Publishing
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| Address: |
138 Ipswich Street, Boston, MA 02215-3534
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| Phone: |
1-800-777-1919; 617-236-1935
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Schedule of Performances Listings
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The Crucible
( Ward)
Saturday, March 05, 2011 - Sarasota Opera
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The Crucible
( Ward)
Thursday, October 20, 2005 - Mobile Opera
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The Crucible
( Ward)
Friday, July 22, 2005 - Chautauqua Opera
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The Crucible
( Ward)
Friday, March 04, 2005 - Indianapolis Opera
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The Crucible
( Ward)
Saturday, June 28, 2003 - Des Moines Metro Opera
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The Crucible
( Ward)
Saturday, July 11, 1998 - Central City Opera
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The Crucible
( Ward)
Thursday, March 26, 1998 - Opera Carolina
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The Crucible
( Ward)
Friday, March 10, 1995 - Tri-Cities Opera
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The Crucible
( Ward)
Saturday, February 25, 1995 - Tulsa Opera
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The Crucible
( Ward)
Friday, August 02, 1991 - Chautauqua Opera
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