Moore, Douglas Stuart: The Devil and Daniel Webster (1939) 65'
Folk opera in one act

Music Text  
Libretto by Stephen Vincent Benet (E)

Scoring
M,3T,3Bar,2B,3speakers; chorus 2(II=picc).2(II=corA).2(II=bcl).2(II=dbn)-2.2.1.0-timp.perc-harp-strings Reduced scoring: 1.1.1.1-1.1.1.0-perc(1):timp/SD/sandpaper/cym/gong/chimes(offstage)/ tam-t-pft-strings


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World Premiere
5/18/1939
New York, New York
John Houseman, director / American Lyric Theatre / Fritz Reiner


Recommended Recording
Joyce Guyer, Brian Steele, Lyric Opera of Kansas, Russell Patterson
Newport Classics NPD 85585

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