Miller, Arthur: 1915-2005
Opera - The Crucible, 1961, by Robert Ward
- Facts
- Composer: Robert Ward
Libretto by Bernard Stambler.
It premiered on October 26, 1961 at the New York City Opera and won both the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for Music and the New York Music Critics Circle Citation. - Robert Ward talks about his opera. SwissEduc; January 15, 2007
- Information from Wikipeda.
- Composer: Robert Ward
- Articles
Review. The New York Times; December 9, 1988- Best Witchhunt in Town. The Washington Post; January 4, 1999
- Performances
- Listen to the opera, as performed at the 2016 Glimmerglass Festival
- Video of Complete Opera. 20 videos. New York City Opera; with Robert Ward. 1961
- Sound of Complete Opera; New York City Opera; with Robert Ward. 1961
- Complete opera. Directed by Jacque Trussel with the Purchase Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Hugh Murphy; featuring students and alumni of the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College. March 2016
- Baritone Daniel Klein sings "If she be innocent", from the end of act two.
- Bassbaritone Daniel Klein and Soprano Elizabeth Pacheco sing the duet "John I knew you'd come back to me" from the third act. (5:59)
- Bassbaritone Daniel Klein and Soprano Shamash sing the duet "What word of the children" from Act 4. (2:23)
- Baritone Daniel Klein sings "Mr. Danforth, I want my life" with Mezzo Elizabeth Shamash. (6:40)
- Robert Ward's The Crucible
Creating an American Musical Nationalism
- Listen to the opera, as performed at the 2016 Glimmerglass Festival