In this episode, Dave and Andrew turn to the fifth opera to win a Pulitzer Prize, Robert Ward's The Crucible. The opera is based on Arthur Miller's award-winning play that even today is considered an American classic. Does the opera hold up as well?
If you're interested in more information about Robert Ward or The Crucible, we recommend:
Episode 14 - 1956: Ernst Toch, Symphony No. 3
Episode 13 - 1955:Gian Carlo Menotti, The Saint of Bleecker Street
Episode 12 - 1954: Quincy Porter, Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
EPISODE 11 - 1953: No Prize
EPISODE 10 - 1952: Gail Kubik, Symphony Concertante
Episode 9 - 1951: Douglas Moore, Giants in the Earth
Episode 8 - 1950: Gian Carlo Menotti, The Consul
Episode 7 - 1949: Virgil Thomson, Louisiana Story
Episode 6 - 1948: Walter Piston, Symphony No. 3
Episode 5 - 1947: Charles E. Ives, Symphony No. 3, "The Camp Meeting"
Episode 4 - 1946: Leo Sowerby, Canticle of the Sun
Episode 3 - 1945: Aaron Copland, Appalachian Spring
Episode 2: 1944 - Howard Hanson, Symphony No. 4 ("Requiem")
Episode 1 - 1943: William Schuman, Secular Cantata, No. 2, "A Free Song"
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