Opera Focus: Civil War & Emancipation Proclamation

Opera Focus: Civil War & Emancipation Proclamation

Civil War & Emancipation Proclamation

The significance of the Civil War to America cannot be measured, ending slavery at the cost of being the deadliest war in American history. To mark the upcoming sesquicentennial anniversaries of the Civil War (2011) and the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation (2013), below is a list of operas inspired by these events and an era defined by them.

Opera

Mark Adamo
Little Women
Opera

Richard Danielpour
Margaret Garner
Grand Opera

Anthony Davis
Amistad
Opera

Philip Glass
Appottomax
Opera

The Subject of Peace
Opera

David Lang
The Difficulty of Crossing a Field
Chamber Opera

Kirke Mecham
John Brown
Grand Opera

Thea Musgrave
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
Opera

Harriet, The Woman Called Moses
Opera

The Mocking-Bird
Chamber Opera

The Story of Harriet Tubman
Opera

Virgil Thomson
The Mother of Us All
Opera

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