Beeson, Jack: Lizzie Borden (1965) 120'
A family portrait in three acts
Music Text
Libretto by Kenward Elmslie after a scenario by Richard Plant (E,G)
Scoring
dramcolS,lyrS,M,T,lyrBar,BBar; small children's chorus 2(II=picc).2(II=corA).2(II=bcl).2-2.2.2.euph.1-timp.perc(2):xyl/SD/ small and large susp.cym/tam-t/field dr/tamb/glsp/BD/TD/tgl- harm-harp-strings
For full details on this stagework, including synopsis and roles, please visit our Opera section.
World Premiere
3/25/1965
City Center, New York, New York
Nikos Psacharopoulos, director / New York City Opera / Anton Coppola
Recommended Recording
Ellen Faull, Anne Elgar, Brenda Lewis, Richard Krause, Richard Fredricks, Herbert Beatty, chorus and orchestra of New York City Opera, Anton Coppola
CRI CD 694
A family portrait in three acts
Music Text
Libretto by Kenward Elmslie after a scenario by Richard Plant (E,G)
Scoring
dramcolS,lyrS,M,T,lyrBar,BBar; small children's chorus 2(II=picc).2(II=corA).2(II=bcl).2-2.2.2.euph.1-timp.perc(2):xyl/SD/ small and large susp.cym/tam-t/field dr/tamb/glsp/BD/TD/tgl- harm-harp-strings
For full details on this stagework, including synopsis and roles, please visit our Opera section.
World Premiere
3/25/1965
City Center, New York, New York
Nikos Psacharopoulos, director / New York City Opera / Anton Coppola
Recommended Recording
Ellen Faull, Anne Elgar, Brenda Lewis, Richard Krause, Richard Fredricks, Herbert Beatty, chorus and orchestra of New York City Opera, Anton Coppola
CRI CD 694
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