Robert Eugene Ward Born: Cleveland, Ohio, 13 September 1917

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Operas

• He Who Gets Slapped/Pantaloon, opera in three acts. Libretto by Bernard Stambler, after Andreyev. (1955)
• The Crucible, opera in four acts. Libretto by the composer and Bernard Stambler, after the play by Arthur Miller. (26 October, 1961; N.Y. City Opera)
• The Lady from Colorado, opera in two acts. Libretto by Bernard Stambler, after H. Croy. (1964)
• Claudia Legare, opera in four acts. Libretto by Bernard Stambler, after Henrik Ibsen. (1973)
• He Who Gets Slapped [rev.] (1973)
• Abelard and Heloise, opera in three acts. Libretto by J. Hartman. (1981)
• Minutes till Midnight, opera in three acts. Libretto by the composer and D. Lang. (1982)

About Robert Ward

A student of Howard Hanson, Ward's best-known work is his Pullitzer-prize winning opera, The Crucible.

• The Crucible. 1994. Compact disc: Albany 25.

• Ballad from Pantaloon, on The Listeners. Will Parker 1995. Compact disc: New World Records 80475.

• Roman Fever. 2002. Compact disc: Albany 505.