Opera Idaho Presents BALLAD OF BABY DOE, 4/13-15
Opera Idaho will present Douglas Moore's The Ballad of Baby Doe, April 13 & 15, 2012. Based on the lives of actual historical figures Horace Tabor, Elizabeth "Baby" Doe Tabor, and Augusta Tabor, the opera tracks their lives from Horace and Baby Doe's meeting to the death of Horace. "Always Through the Changing" is a postscript ending foretelling Baby's death. It is Moore's most famous opera and one of the few American operas to be in the standard repertory. Especially famous are the title heroine's five arias: "Letter Aria," "Willow Song," "I Knew it Was Wrong", "Gold is a Fine Thing", and "Always Through the Changing." Horace Tabor's "Warm as the Autumn Light" is also frequently heard. Distinguished sopranos who have portrayed Baby Doe include Beverly Sills (Moore's favorite interpreter of the role), Karan Armstrong and Elizabeth Futral.
April 13 & 15, 2012
Douglas Moore's
The Ballad of Baby Doe
Made in the USA series
(Sung in English) at The Egyptian Theatre
June 29 & July 1, 2012
For more information about the shows, please visit www.operaidaho.org.
The primary mission of Opera Idaho is to fund and produce opera of the highest possible professional standard, in Boise and throughout the State of Idaho, and to foster wider acceptance, appreciation and enjoyment of opera and related art forms in young people and adults of all social and economic backgrounds, through diverse educational and outreach programs.
Opera Idaho's 2011-2012 Season
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