Opera and Ballet

A-5            

A Modern Trilogy
MS, 1941

• Comm. by the Cincinnati Dance Guild: 2 pianos
• First performance, Cincinnati, Oh., Apr. 2, 1941, Cincinnati Dance Guild Concert Group; Albert Marcuse (Hague), and Robert Dahnert, pianists; choreography: Ludwig Lefebre. Duration ca. 45 min. First mvt., "Waltz", transcribed for full orchestra; read by Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Apr., 1942, Eugene Goossens, Director.

I-1            

Orpheus In Pecan Springs
MS, 1979-80

• Ballad opera, Libretto by Thomas Holliday
• First performance, Denton, Tx., Dec. 4,5,6, 1980, NTSU Theatre. Cast: 5 soloists, chorus, dance group. Orchestra: guitars, electric keyboards, percussion, tape. Duration ca. 1 hr. 20 min. Production made possible by grants from NTSU Faculty Research Funds, the Texas Commission on the Fine Arts, and the National Endowment of the Arts.

I-2            

Orpheus Out West: The Invocation of the Muses
MS, 1997

• Scenic Cantata for Orchestra, Chorus, Soloists and Ballet. Duration ca. 30 min.