Wuthering Heights (1958 opera)
Wuthering Heights (1958 opera)
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| Wuthering Heights | |
|---|---|
Opera by Carlisle Floyd | |
 The composer in 2008 | |
| Librettist | Floyd |
| Language | English |
| Based on | Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë |
| Premiere | July 16, 1958 (1958-07-16) Santa Fe Opera |
Wuthering Heights is an opera in a prologue and three acts with music and a libretto by Carlisle Floyd. The work is adapted from Emily Brontë's novel of the same name. The opera premiered at the Santa Fe Opera on July 16, 1958 in a production directed by Irving Guttman. A revised version of the work was performed at the New York City Opera in 1959 with a cast that notably included Phyllis Curtin, Patricia Neway, and Frank Porretta.[1]
Roles[edit]
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast[2] July 16, 1958 Conductor: John Crosby |
|---|---|---|
Heathcliff, An orphan brought by Mr Earnshaw to live at Wuthering Heights, loves Catherine Earnshaw | baritone | Robert Trehy |
Catherine Earnshaw, Daughter of Mr Earnshaw, loves Heathcliff | soprano | Phyllis Curtin |
Hindley Earnshaw, Catherine's brother | tenor | Davis Cunningham |
Edgar Linton, of Thrushcross Grange, becomes Catherine's husband | tenor | Loren Driscoll |
Isabella Linton, Edgar's sister, becomes Heathcliff's wife | soprano | Mildred Allen |
| Mrs. Linton | mezzo-soprano | Elaine Bonazzi |
Nelly Dean, Housekeeper at Wuthering Heights | mezzo-soprano | Regina Sarfaty |
Mr Lockwood, Heathcliff's tenant | tenor | David Dodds |
| Joseph, Elderly servant at Wuthering Heights | tenor | Nico Castel |
| Mr Earnshaw, Father of Catherine and Hindley | bass | John Macurdy |
References[edit]
^ Howard Taubman (April 10, 1959). "Opera: Floyd's 'Wuthering Heights'". The New York Times. p. 22..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "Wuthering Heights". santafeopera.org. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
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