Douglas Moore Born: 10 Aug, 1893, Cutchogue, NY Died: 25 July 1969, Greenport, NY

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• White Wings, chamber opera; libretto by P. Barry (1935)
• The Headless Horseman, libretto by S. V. Benet after the story of Washington Irving (1936)
• The Devil and Daniel Webster, libretto by S. V. Benet (18 May 1939, NY)
• The Emperor's New Clothes, libretto by R. Abrashkin (19 Feb. 1949, NY)
• The Emperor's New Clothes [rev.] (1956)
• Giants in the Earth, libretto by A. Sundgaard, after Rolvaag (28 March 1951)
• The Ballad of Baby Doe, folk opera (7 July 1956, Central City, CO)
• Gallantry, a soap opera. Libretto by A. Sundgaard. Columbia University, 15 March 1958.
• Wings of the Dove, libretto by E. Ayer (12 Oct. 1961, New York)
• The Greenfield Christmas Tree, libretto by A. Sundgaard (8 Dec. 1962)
• Giants in the Earth [rev.] (1963)
• Carrie Nation, libretto by W. N. Jayme (28 April 1966, Lawrence, Kansas)

An important figure in American musical education and the promotion of American music, Moore is one of the few American composers best known for his operas. His The Ballad of Baby Doe is, along with the similarly folk-influenced Susannah of Carlisle Floyd, one of only two American operas of its era to find a solid place in the operatic repertory.

The Ballad of Baby Doe (first recording). Sills/Cassel/Bible, NY City Opera/Buckley rel. 1999. Compact disc: Polygram 465148.

Gallantry, on Happy Endings: Comic Chamber Operas. New York Chamber Ensemble/Radcliffe 1995. Compact disc: Albany 173.

The Devil and Daniel Webster (first recording). Russel Patterson 1996. Compact disc: Newport 85585.

The Devil and Daniel Webster (first recording). Aliberti 1997. Compact disc: Phoenix USA.

"Dearest mama I am writing" from The Ballad of Baby Doe, on Art of Eileen di Tullio Eileen di Tullio 1998. Compact disc: Legato 196.

Letter Song from The Ballad of Baby Doe, on I Want Magic! American Opera Arias Renee Fleming 1998. Compact disc: Polygram 460567.

Willow Song from The Ballad of Baby Doe, on The World So Wide, Dawn Upshaw 1998. Compact disc: Nonesuch 79458.

Willow Song from The Ballad of Baby Doe, on Queen of the Night, B. J. Ward 2000. Compact disc: Summitt 252.