Hugo Weisgall Born: 13 October 1912, Iebenschütz, Moravia (later Ivaniçice, Czechoslovakia; now...?) Emigrated 1920 Died March 1997

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Operas

• The Tenor, libretto after Wedekind (1952)
• The Stronger, opera in one act. 1952.
• Purgatory, libretto after Yeats (1958)
• Six Characters in Search of an Author. 1959.
• The Gardens of Adonis, libretto after Shakespeare and Obey (1959)
• Athalia, libretto after Racine (1964, concert perf. only)
• Nine Rivers from Jordan, libretto by Denis Johnston (1968; NY City Opera)
• Jenny, or the Hundred Nights, libretto by John Hollander, after Mishima (1976)
• The Garden of Adonis [rev.] (1981)
• Esther (1993; NY City Opera) [commissioned for but refused by the San Francisco Opera]
• Will You Marry Me? Opera in one act. 8 March 1989, The Opera Ensemble of New York.

Another composer who has made his name primarily in opera, Weisgall's Six Characters... is his most often-performed work. Weisgall recently recieved the William Schuman award from Columbia University.

Six Characters In Search Of An Author. Lyric Opera of Chicago/Schaenen 1994. Compact disc: New World 80454-2.

The Tenor and The Stronger, on Hugo Weisgall: Two Operas and Two Song Cycles. Aeolian Chamber Players/Weisgall 1997. Compact disc: CRI 757.

The Stronger (complete opera) Aeolian Chamber Players/Weisgall. LP: CRI SD 273