Chris Thomas wrote in reponse to Molly McClinden's inquiry about the opera "The
Crucible":
<<I think it's a WONDERFUL opera and I would love to play that role myself. I
saw it in a production with a company called Opera Americana in Alexandria, VA
in the early 90s and I was just bowled over by it. (Peggy, is that company
sitll in existence?) >>
I can't say that Opera Americana is out of existence, but they haven't done a
production for several years. I suspect it's an issue of finances.
The Washington Opera did a production of The Crucible a couple of seasons back,
and it is a powerful opera. I think that it's a good opera for a university
production, because there are many small but significant roles, and I think the
vocal demands even of the lead roles are reasonable, though I'm sure they are
challenging musically.
If my memory is correct, Elizabeth Proctor is the wife of John Proctor, the
woman who is accused of witchcraft by the woman who's had an adulterous
relationship with John Proctor. Here's a web page with some more information
about the opera:
http://www.operaam.org/encore/crucible.htm
And I'm sure there's more info on the web you can find if you use your favorite
search engine (I like www.google.com) - I searched on the search term: the
crucible opera
Peggy Harrison
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Margaret Harrison, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
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"Music for a While Shall All Your Cares Beguile"
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