| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 133 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Baby Doe comes of age : the making of an opera -- The Tabors : a legendary story -- The ballad of Baby Doe : John Moriarty, conductor, Central City, 1981, 1988, 1996 -- Baby Doe versus Clio : the opera as history -- The ballad of Baby Doe at Central City : a photographic essay -- Writing desk and backstage : a glimpse into Baby Doe as it was composed and sung |
| Summary |
First produced at the Central City Opera House in 1956, "The Ballad of Baby Doe" is now widely considered a classic and is the second most produced American opera. In The Ballad of Baby Doe, Duane A. Smith tells the tale of the complicated birth of this most American of operas. Inspired in 1953 by composer Douglas Moore's interest in Horace Tabor's story and funded by the Central City Opera House Association, the opera came together through a unique combination of hard work and serendipity. Smith relates how key people-including investors and historians in addition to creative talent-turned Moore's idea into a reality and brought the story of the Tabors to millions of opera fans worldwide. In addition, Smith compares the opera's libretto with historical reality, and the book even includes a chapter on the production written by John Moriarty, who conducted the opera in 1981, 1988, and 1996. For anyone interested in opera history or this Colorado story in particular-the emblematic tale of silver millionaire Horace Tabor and the two women he married-The Ballad of Baby Doe will be the definitive history for years to come |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Moore, Douglas, 1893-1969. Ballad of Baby Doe.
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| SUBJECT |
Moore, Douglas (Komponist, 1893-1969). Ballad of Baby Doe. swd |
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Ballad of Baby Doe (Moore, Douglas) fast |
| Subject |
MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Opera.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Moriarty, John, 1930-2022
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| ISBN |
087081706X |
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9780870817069 |
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128050112X |
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9781280501128 |
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6610501122 |
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9786610501120 |
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