The ballad of Baby Doe
Contributors: Coe, Richard L. (Richard Livingstone), 1914-1995, annotator; Moore, Douglas, 1893-1969; Latouche, John, 1914-1956; Opera Society of Washington; New York City Opera; Lisner Auditorium (Organization : Washington, D.C.); Richard L. Coe Theater Programs Collection (Library of Congress)
Published: 1960
Language: eng
Subjects: Drama
Description: The Opera Society of Washington presents the first appearances in Washington, D.C. of the New York City Opera, Julius Rudel, general director, a series of American operas, "The Ballad of Baby Doe," an opera in two acts and eleven scenes, music by Douglas Moore, book by John Latouche.
Notes: Lisner Auditorium, February 27-29, 1960. Sunday evening, February 28, 1960.

Title devised by Library staff.

"'The Ballad of Baby Doe' was commissioned in honor of the Columbia University bicentennial by the Koussevitsky Foundation of the Library of Congress and is dedicated to the memory of Serge and Natalie Koussevitsky".

Cast: Maurice Stern, Arnold Voketaitis, Walter Cassel, Keith Kaldenberg, Jack Harrold, Craig Timberlake, John Macurdy, Frances Bible, Beverly Sills, Stephanie Reynolds, Lynn Starling, Lynda Jordan, John Dennison, Mary Lesawyer, Jennie Andrea, Lou Rodgers, Dorothy White, Sam Kirkham, William Saxon, Beatrice Krebs, Edson Hoel, William Linton, Glenn Dowlen, Woody Lago, Jack Harrold, Lynn Taussig, Barbara Becker.

LC copy has notations by Coe. Shelved under: Susannah.

With: Susannah / Carlilse Floyd. Issued together.

In: Richard L. Coe Theater Programs Collection (Library of Congress).