The Crucible An American Opera
. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, The Crucible is a powerful, emotional, lyrical, and altogether amazing American opera, one of the finest ever written, which is why it’s produced frequently and has been since its premiere. It was commissioned by the New York City Opera and first performed there on October 26, 1961 to audience acclaim. It featured a first-class cast including Chester Ludgin, Francis Bible, Norman Treigle, and Patricia Brooks, with settings by Paul Sylbert and costumes by Ruth Morley. The same cast performed the opera in San Francisco four years after its New York premiere, and it’s been produced the world over, most recently in a production in Germany directed by film director Hugh Hudson. Even though the New York Times review was dismissive in a very pedantic way, the critic had to admit several times that for the audience it was “a grand success,” and that “the audience loved it.” And audiences have been loving it ever since.
Chester Ludgin, etc.  (Artist),     Robert Ward  (Composer),     Emerson Buckley  (Conductor),     New York City Opera Orchestra  (Orchestra)    &                   1                  more   Format: Audio CD
{"Manufacturer": "Kritzerland", "Date First Available": "October 16, 2017", "Label": "Kritzerland"}