Ballad of Baby Doe / Douglas Moore.
| Author/creator | Moore, Douglas |
| Format | Audio (CD) |
| Publication Info | [Rhode Island?] : Newport Classic, ℗1997. |
| Description | 2 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Latouche, John, 1914-1956 librettist. |
| Other author/creator | Grissom, Jan, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Krueger, Dana, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Paris, Myrna, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Steele, Brian (Baritone), performer. |
| Other author/creator | Freiman, Mark, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Moriarty, John, 1930-2022 conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Central City Opera House, performer. |
| Contents | Disc 1. Opening (3:41) -- It's a bang-up job (5:14) -- Horace, what? (5:10) -- What a lovely (3:51) -- Willow song (3:13) -- Oh, Mr. Tabor! (1:13) -- Warm as (3:33) -- Now where (6:48) -- What are you (4:42) -- Why Mrs. Doe! (3:00) -- Dearest Mama (3:25) -- Excuse me (5:49) -- No! No! No! (2:12) -- What do you (4:33)-- Everything looks (4:18) -- Ah, enchanting! (2:51) -- Silver Aria (3:23) -- And I'll show (4:38)-- |
| Contents | Disc 2. Opening (2:54) -- It's so warm inside (1:15) -- The fine ladies (2:40) -- Mama, go inside! (6:10) -- Augusta, what (3:44) -- I'll raise ya (5:18) -- Turn tail (1:38) -- La, la, la (5:50) -- Good people (5:39) -- Extra, extra! (5:05) -- Augusta (5:05) -- Hey, Mister! (4:48) -- Good afternoon (3:37) -- Tabor owns (5:24) -- Horace! (2:29) -- Always through (3:52). |
| General note | Opera in 2 acts. |
| General note | Libretto by John Latouche. |
| General note | Compact discs. |
| General note | Program notes by John Ostendorf, synopsis by Bestsy Schwarm, and libretto (46 p. : ill.) inserted in container. |
| Performer | Jan Grissom, soprano; Dana Krueger, Myrna Paris, mezzo-sopranos; Brian Steele, baritone; Mark Freiman, tenor ; supporting soloists ; chorus and orchestra of Central City Opera ; John Moriarty, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded in Aug. 1996, Central City Opera House, Central City, Colo. (site of the opera's premiere in 1956). |
| Language | Sung in English. |
| Publisher number | NPD 85593/2 Newport Classic |
| Publisher number | NPD 85593/1--NPD85593/2 New port Classic |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk | CD-4268 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |