Lizzie Borden (opera)








Lizzie Borden is an opera by Jack Beeson. It is based on the real-life case of Lizzie Borden.


It was written in 1965 and premiered on March 25, 1965 by the New York City Opera conducted by Anton Coppola. The English libretto is by Kenward Elmslie after a scenario by Richard Plant. It is in three acts and an epilogue.



Roles






































Role
Voice type
Premiere Cast,
March 25, 1965
(Conductor: – Anton Coppola)
Lizzie Borden

mezzo-soprano

Brenda Lewis
Margret Borden, Lizzie's sister

soprano

Anne Elgar
Captain Jason MacFarlane, Margret's love interest

baritone

Richard Fredricks
Abigail Borden, the stepmother
soprano

Ellen Faull
Andrew Borden. Lizzie's father
baritone

Herbert Beattie
Reverend Harrington

tenor

Richard Krause


Synopsis


The plot is a dramatic retelling of the famed double axe murders of the stepmother and the father of the title character in Fall River, Massachusetts. However a great deal of dramatic changes are made for effectiveness on the stage.



External links



  • http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,941033,00.html?promoid=googlep

  • https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0CE5DD133FF93BA35750C0A96F958260&sec=&pagewanted=all

  • http://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2013/12/Recordings/BEESON__Lizzie_Borden.html








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