The Stronger
Opera in one act (c. 25')
- Composer:
Hugo Weisgall
- Libretto by Richard Hart,
after the play by August Strindberg
Cast of Characters
Optional waiters and patrons
Synopsis
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
- Premiere: Hilltop Opera Company, August 1952, Baltimore and Westport, CT. Comp. directed, with piano.
- Premiere with orchestra: Composers Forum, Columbia University, January, 1955. Estelle: Adelaide Bishop; Siegfried Landau cond.
Discography
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The Stronger
(complete opera)
Aeolian Chamber Players/Weisgall:
CRI SD 273
last update: 25 Sep. 1997