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

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Operas

• 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, soap opera; libretto by A. Sundgaard (15 March 1958, NY, Columbia U.)
• 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)

About Douglas Moore

• 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.