The Ballad of Baby Doe
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Composer: | Douglas Stuart Moore |
Librettist: | John Latouche |
Premiere: | Not entered yet. |
Language: | English |
Synopsis: | Not entered yet. |
Libretto: | Not entered yet. |
Translation(s): | Not entered yet. |
About the opera The Ballad of Baby Doe
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The Ballad of Baby Doe is an opera by the American composer Douglas Moore that uses an English-language libretto by John Latouche. It is Moore's most famous opera and one of the few American operas to be in the standard repertory (others being Carlisle Floyd's Susannah and Samuel Barber's Vanessa). Especially famous are the title heroine's five arias: "Letter Aria," "Willow Song," "I Knew it Was Wrong", "Gold is a Fine Thing", and "Always Through the Changing." Horace Tabor's "Warm as the Autumn Light" is also frequently heard. Distinguished sopranos who have portrayed Baby Doe include Beverly Sills (Moore's favorite interpreter of the role), Karan Armstrong and Elizabeth Futral.
Read more on WikipediaThe Ballad of Baby Doe is an opera by the American composer Douglas Moore that uses an English-language libretto by John Latouche. It is Moore's most famous opera and one of the few American operas to be in the standard repertory (others being Carlisle Floyd's Susannah and Samuel Barber's Vanessa). Especially famous are the title heroine's five arias: "Letter Aria," "Willow Song," "I Knew it Was Wrong", "Gold is a Fine Thing", and "Always Through the Changing." Horace Tabor's "Warm as the Autumn Light" is also frequently heard. Distinguished sopranos who have portrayed Baby Doe include Beverly Sills (Moore's favorite interpreter of the role), Karan Armstrong and Elizabeth Futral.
Roles in The Ballad of Baby Doe
| Elizabeth-Baby Doe | Soprano |
| Horace Tabor | Baritone |
| Augusta Tabor | Mezzo-Soprano |
| Mama McCourt | Soprano |
| Samantha | Soprano |
| Silver Dollar | Soprano |
| William Jennings Bryan | Bass-Baritone |
| President Chester Arthur | Tenor |
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External links for The Ballad of Baby Doe
| Sheetmusic for opera |  Sheetmusicplus.com |
| Sheetmusic for opera | Sheetmusicplus.com |
| MP3's for this opera | on Amazon.com |
| DVD/CD's for this opera | on Amazon.com |
Popular videos from The Ballad of Baby Doe
Willow Song
Beverly Sills
Warm as the autumn light
Walter Cassel
Augusta how can you turn away
Marilyn Mims
Nr.Title sceneOperaComposerActTypeVoicesLang.Roles
1Warm as the autumn light Popularity: Opera: Ballad of Baby Doe, TheComposer: MooreAct: 1.02Type: ariaVoice: baritoneLanguage: EnglishRoles: Horace Tabor
2The fine ladies walk with their heads Popularity: Opera: Ballad of Baby Doe, TheComposer: MooreAct: 2.01Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: EnglishRoles: Elizabeth
3Turn tail and run then Popularity: Opera: Ballad of Baby Doe, TheComposer: MooreAct: 2.02Type: ariaVoice: baritoneLanguage: EnglishRoles: Horace Tabor
4Augusta how can you turn away Popularity: Opera: Ballad of Baby Doe, TheComposer: MooreAct: 2.04Type: ariaVoice: mezzoLanguage: EnglishRoles: Augusta Tabor
5Always through changing of sun Popularity: Opera: Ballad of Baby Doe, TheComposer: MooreAct: 2.05Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: EnglishRoles: Elizabeth
6The Silver Aria Popularity: Opera: Ballad of Baby Doe, TheComposer: MooreAct: Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: EnglishRoles:
7Dearest Mama Popularity: Opera: Ballad of Baby Doe, TheComposer: MooreAct: Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: EnglishRoles:
8Good people of Leadville Popularity: Opera: Ballad of Baby Doe, TheComposer: MooreAct: Type: ariaVoice: bassLanguage: EnglishRoles:
9Willow Song Popularity: Opera: Ballad of Baby Doe, TheComposer: MooreAct: Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: EnglishRoles: