The Mother of Us All
Composer: Virgil Thomson
Librettist: Gertrude Stein
Company: Chautauqua Opera
| Performance Dates | |
|---|---|
| Saturday, July 30, 2022 | |
Synopsis
The Mother of Us All is a two-act opera composed by Virgil Thomson to a libretto by Gertrude Stein. She wrote the libretto in the winter of 1945–46, sending it to Thomson in March of 1946; he began the score that October, shortly after Stein's death in July, and completed it early in 1947. The opera chronicles the life of Susan B. Anthony, one of the major figures in the fight for women's suffrage in the United States. In fanciful style, it brings together characters, fictional and non-fictional, from different periods of American history.