The Stronger opera in one act Music by Hugo Weisgall Libretto by Richard Hart, after the play by August Strindberg

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On New Year's Eve, Estelle meets her friend Lisa in a bar while she's finishing her Christmas shopping. She talks about her family, in the process revealing that she knows that Lisa was in love with Harold, the man she married. As Estelle leaves, she decides that she is, after all, the stronger of the two.

Performance History

World premiere production: Hilltop Opera Company World premiere: Aug. 1952 Baltimore and Westport, CT Performed with piano accompaniment Stage direction by the composer

Composers Forum, Columbia University Orchestra premiere: Jan. 1955 Estelle: Adelaide Bishop Conducted by Siegfried Landau

Discography