Books:
Adams, John. Nixon in China. An opera in two acts. Music by John Adams and libretto by Alice Goodman. Co-comissioned by Houston Grand Opera, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music. ML 50.A199 N6 1987
Burke, John. The Legend of Baby Doe. The Life and Times of the Silver Queen of the West. New York G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1974. CT275.T145.O25
Cooper, Nan. “Matoaka.” Diss. Old Dominion University, 1986
Schoell, William. The Opera of the Twentieth Century: A Passionate
Art in Transition. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2006. ML1705.S33
2006
Sondheim, Stephen. Assassins. Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; book by
John Weidman. New York: Theatre Communications Group,1991. ML50.S705 A7 1991
The Cambridge Companion to Twentieth-Century Opera. Ed. Mervyn Cooke. New York: Cambridge UP, 2005. ML1700.C17 2005
Bibliographies:
Johnson, H. Earle. Operas on American
Subjects. New York:
Coleman-Ross, 1964. Ref. ML128.O4J6
Scores:
Bernstein, Leonard. Candide. A Comic Operetta in Two Acts. {New York, NY]:
Boosey & Hawkes,1997. M1503.B53 C2 1997
Bock, Jerry. Vocal Selections from Fiorello! A New Musical. Miami, FL: Warner Bros., Publications, 1991. M1508.B63 F55 1991
Hoiby, Lee. The Tempest, Opera in Three Acts . New York, NY: G. Schirmer, 1986. M1503.H707 T4 1986
Lloyd Webber, Andrew. Evita, Musical Excerpts and Complete Libretto. New
York, NY: Leeds Music Corp., 1979. M1508.L55 E95 1980z
Moore, Douglas. The Ballad of Baby Doe, Opera in Two Acts. [New York, NY]:
Chappell Music Co., 1958. M1503.M822B3 1958
New Music Performance Collection. Old Dominion University, Diehn Composers
Room, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center, Norfolk, Virginia.
-- Stern, David. We stand for freedom, in memoriam, Sept. 11, 2001,for orchestra. Diehn 2001-0.S75 W4
Sessions, Roger. Montezuma, Opera in Three Acts. New York, NY: Marks Music
Corp., [1965]. M1503.S495 M72 1965
Thomson, Virgil. The Mother of Us All. New York: Music Press, [1947].
M1503.T484 M8
Ward, Robert. The Crucible : an opera in four acts. Highgate Press: Galaxy
Music Corp., N. Y.,[1962]. M1503.W259 C8 1962
Sound Recordings:
Adams, John. Music from Nixon in China. Orch. St. Luke's. Perf. Mari Opatz,
Stephanie Friedman, Marion Dry, Carolann Page, Trudy Ellen Craney,
Sanford Sylvan, James Maddalena, Thomas Hammons, and John
Duykers. Cond. Edo de Waart. New York, NY: Elektra /Nonesuch, 1988. M1505.A33 N59
Bernstein, Leonard. Candide, Original Broadway Cast. Perf. Max Adrian, Robert
Rounseville, and Barbara Cook. Musical dir. Samuel Krachmalnick.
Rec. Dec. 9, 1956. Sony Broadway, 1991. M1500.B525 C36 1991
Bock, Jerry. Fiorello! Original Broadway Cast. Perf. Tom Bosley, Patricia Wilson,
Ellen Hanley, Howard da Silva. Cond. Hal Hastings. Angel Records,
1993. M1505.B62 F56 1993
Davis, Anthony. X, the Life and Times of Malcolm X, an opera in three acts. Perf.
Eugene Perry, Thomas J. Young, Priscilla Baskerville, Hilda Harris,
Herbert Perry. Orch. St. Luke's. Cond. William Henry Curry. Rec. Apr. 13-
14, 25-26, 1989. Katonah, NY: Gramavision,1992. M1500.D385 X2 1992
Duffy, John. Black Water, a New American Opera. Perf. Karen Burlingame,
Patrick Mason, and members of the L.A. Theatre Works. Rec. live at the
Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, July 8-12, 1998. LA Theatre Works,1998. M1500.D844 B53 1998
Hailstork, Adolphus C. As falling leaves, the Virginia Chamber Players in concert
performing music of Adolphus Hailstork. Perf. Debra Cross, Beverly Baker, Barbara Chapman, Charles Woodward, Robert Cross, Vahn Armstrong, Amanda Gates-Armstrong, Jennifer Snyder, Michael Daniels. Rec. Dec. 2001. Albany Records, 2003. M1016.H35 A8 2003
McGovern, Christopher. Lizzie Borden. Perf. Alison Fraser, Rex Hays, Eleanor
Glockner, Joan Barber, Michael Babin, Madeline Blue, Jamey McGaugh.
Rec. Dec. 5, 1998. Georgetown, CT : Original Cast Records, 1999.
M1505.M345 L59 1999
Moore, Douglas. The Ballad of Baby Doe, an Opera. LP. Heliodor, [1966]
M1500.M781B25
-----. Carry Nation, an Opera in 2 Acts. LP. Desto,1968. M1500.M66C27
Picker, Tobias. Emmeline. Perf. Patricia Racette, Curt Peterson, Victor Ledbetter,
Anne-Marie Owens, Kevin Langan, Josepha Gayer, Melanie
Sarakatsannis, Herbert Perry, Wright Moore, Michelle Bradley, Gregory Keil, Mary Jane Kania. Cond. George Manahan. Rec. July 27-31, 1996. Albany Recordings,1998. M1500.P53 E66 1998
Web sites & Sources for Images/Illustrations:
Note: Full images are part of the Diehn Composers Room exhibit May 14-31 and July 1 - Oct. 11, 2007.
For the Web site, thumbnails are used to avoid copyright infringement.
All image sources are listed here.
American Experience | Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/guerrilla/peopleevents/p_p_hearst.html
Anthony Davis. http://www.schirmer.com/Default.aspx?TabId=2419&State_2872=2&composerId_2872=330
Baby Doe Tabor. http://www.legendsofamerica.com/postcards-pictures-of/CO-BabyDoeTabor.jpg
babydoe.org - Home Page of Baby Doe Tabor & the DoeHEADS. http://www.babydoe.org/index.php
Barda, Clive. "Scene from Lee Hoiby's The Tempest. http://www.simonkeenlyside.info/keenlyside/PHOTOS/IBSInterview.html
Bingham, Howard L. "Cassius Clay in New York with Malcolm X,
1963." From King of the World. http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/10/25/specials/ali.2.jpg
Caldwell, Jim. "Robert Orth as Harvey Milk (Courtesy of Houston Grand Opera, 1995). http://www.usoperaweb.com/2001/images/orth1.jpg
Carrie Nation starts her Bar-Wrecking Crusade. http://www.twainquotes.com/CarrieNation2.jpg
CNN.com - Hearst: Elizabeth may face future trauma - Mar. 14, 2003. http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/West/03/13/life.after.kidnapping/
Colleen McDonnell stars as the misunderstood Evita. http://www.polkonline.com/images/021501/evita.jpg
Composer Douglas Moore (Photo courtesy of G. Schirmer, Inc.). http://www.milkenarchive.org/press/ap_photos/moore.jpg
Crescent Theatre production of Sondheim's Assassins,
2004. http://www.crescent-theatre.co.uk/Y2004/assassinsposter.jpg
Evita. http://www.pioneertheatre.org/images/archive_images/2003_04/Evita.jpg
-----. http://www.rtfseason.org/images/Evita.gif
-----. http://www.reagleplayers.com/Images/evita01/New/Evita1.jpg
-----. http://www.sarahconsentino.com/photos/production/evita001.jpg
Evita (Courtesy Photo). http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/livingtoday/060202/evita.jpg
Fiorello! http://seattleperforms.com/sp/images/thumb/1103.jpg
Fiorello H. LaGuardia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiorello_LaGuardia
Fiorello H. LaGuardia Collection. http://www.fiorellolaguardia.lagcc.cuny.edu/laguardia/
Fiorello LaGuardia (left) visiting President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Hyde Park, New York. August 27, 1938. http://www.historyplace.com/specials/calendar/docs-pix/laguardia.jpg
Friede, Juan. "Geographical Ideas and the Conquest of Venezuela." The Americas, Vol. 16, No. 2. (Oct., 1959), pp. 145-159. Available at JSTOR
Granich, Ralph. "Joseph Wright as Malcolm X is a tour de force of musical and theatrical authority." http://www.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2006/06/06/dd_malcolm.jpg
------. "Photograph of Joseph Wright as Malcolm X." http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/photos/06-06-06/operaX%2Ejpg
-----. "Joseph Wright as Malcolm X, Oakland Opera 2006." http://www.oaklandopera.org/images/X-2105rt.gif
Harriet Tubman's Underground Railroad, by Paul Collins. http://www.itsablackthang.com/images/Art-History/paul-collins-harriet-tubman.jpg
Harvey Milk. http://www.uweb.ucsb.edu/~mglubina/apcadl07_HARVEY_MILK_010TP.jpg
John Duffy's Black Water. http://www.johnduffy.com/blackwater.html
The Key to Tobias > Opera News > The Met Opera Guild. http://www.metoperafamily.org/operanews/issue/article.aspx?id=1258
Lee Hoiby. http://www.schirmer.com/images/composer/large/img722.jpg
Leonard Bernstein conducting NY City Symphony, 1945. http://www.loc.gov/performingarts/encyclopedia/collections/images/bernstein.jpg
Lesbian and Gay Music, by P. Brett and E. Wood. http://www.rem.ufpr.br/REMv7/Brett_Wood/Brett_and_Wood.html
Lizzie Borden, unauthenticated photograph by Gay Photographic Studio of Fall River, MA. http://www.drawrm.com/lizzied.jpg
Luana DeVol in San Francisco Opera's 2003 production
of Mother of Us All. http://www.andante.com/images/Articles/SFMotherA200x256.jpg
Mayor of the City of New York, Fiorello Laguardia, delivered a eulogy to Tesla broadcast on New York Radio, January 10, 1943. http://teslasociety.com/pictures/laguardiapic.jpg
Mondout, Patrick. "Patty Hearst kidnapped!" http://www.super70s.com/Super70s/News/1974/February/4-Patty_Hearst_Kidnapped.asp
Ode to Harvey Milk, San Francisco Opera Poster and Stage Bill, 1996, by S. Brett Kaufman. http://brettkaufman.com/images/comm/opera_075.jpg
Peattie, Peggie. "Anthony Davis, a 2006 Guggenheim fellowship
recipient, is now completing “Wakonda's Dream,” which will
debut at Opera Omaha in February". http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060405/images/davis_final.jpg
Ponca Chief Standing Bear and family (Courtesy of Nebraska
State Historical Society). http://www.operaomaha.org/seasonproductions/wakondasdream/images/standingbear.jpg
Professor John Corigliano. http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/lehman/enews/2005_04_25/images_issue/corigliano.jpg
Rapid Fire: featuring the works of Jennifer Higdon. http://hughsung.com/images/rapidfire.jpg
Scenes from Robert Ward's The Crucible at Opera
San José, September 2005. http://www.operasj.org/images/CrucibleimageB.jpg
Sheldon Harnick, Joseph Stein, Jerry Bock, and Jerome Robbins. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/broadway/stars/images/bock_j_pic2.jpg
Sherman, Steve. "Stewart Wallace". http://www.meetthecomposer.org/images/ma-wallace.jpg
Stephen Sondheim Interview Photo. http://www.achievement.org/achievers/son0/photos/son0-009a.gif
Symbionese Liberation Army. "Photograph of Patty Hearst
in front of the insignia of the Symbionese Liberation Army holding
an assault rifle." http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/35/Patty_Hearst.jpg
Tabor_BabyDoe_at_her_cabin. http://www.legendsofamerica.com/photos-tabor/Tabor_BabyDoe_at_her_cabin.Oct6.1933.DenverPublicLibrary.jpg
Thea Musgrave. http://www.chesternovello.com
Tobias Picker – Biography. http://www.tobiaspicker.com/bio.html
Ulla Sippola in a 1992 Theater Hagen production of Lizzie Borden. http://www.columbia.edu/cu/alumni/Magazine/images/Spring2002/Lizzie-3.jpg
Virgil Thomson, 1971, by Alice Neel (1900-1984), National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.aliceneel.com/g7/g7sthm71.jpg
Library of Congress Subject Headings:
America -- History -- Drama
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