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 Appomattox 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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