Hugo Weisgall - Major Works

Major Works

Operas

  • Night (1932, not performed). Opera in 1 act. Libretto: after the play by Sholem Asch
  • Lilith (1934, not performed). Opera in 1 act. Libretto: after the play by L. Elman
  • The Tenor (1948–1950). Opera in 1 act. Libretto: Karl Shapiro and Ernst Lert (after the play by Frank Wedekind). World Premiere: 11/02/1952 Baltimore (Peabody Opera Company; conductor: Hugo Weisgall)
  • The Stronger (1952). Opera in 1 act. Libretto: Richard Henry Hart (after the play Den Starkare by August Strindberg). WP (piano version): 09/08/1952 Westport, Connecticut (White Barn Theatre; Hilltop Opera Company). WP (orchestral version): 1955 New York (Columbia University)
  • Six Characters in Search of an Author (1953–1956). Opera in 3 acts. Libretto: Denis Johnston (after the play by Luigi Pirandello). WP: 26/04/1959 New York (New York City Opera; with Beverly Sills )
  • Purgatory (1958). Opera in 1 act. Libretto: after the play by William Butler Yeats. WP: 17/02/1961 Washington (Library of Congress)
  • The Gardens of Adonis (1959, revised 1977-1981). Opera in 3 scenes. Libretto: Jon Olon-Scrymgeour (after the play Venus and Adonis by André Obey, based on the eponymous poem by William Shakespeare). WP: 12/09/1992 Omaha, Nebraska (Witherspoon Concert Hall)
  • Athaliah (1960–1963). Opera in 2 parts. Libretto: Richard Frank Goldman (after the play Athalie by Jean Racine). WP: 17/02/1964 New York (concert performance)
  • Nine Rivers from Jordan (1964–1968). Opera in a prologue and 3 acts. Libretto: Denis Johnston. WP: 09/10/1968 New York (New York City Opera)
  • Jenny, or The Hundred Nights (1975/76). Opera in 1 act. Libretto: John Hollander (after a play by Yukio Mishima). WP: 22/04/1976 (Juilliard School, American Opera Center)
  • Will You Marry Me? (1989). Opera in 1 act. Libretto: Charles Kondek (after the play A Marriage Has Been Arranged by Alfred Sutro). WP: 08/03/1989 New York (Opera Ensemble of New York)
  • Esther (1990–1993). Opera in 3 acts. Libretto: Charles Kondek (after the Bible). WP: 08/10/1993 New York (New York City Opera)

Vocal music

  • A Garden Eastward Cantata for soprano and orchestra
  • A Song of Celebration for tenor, soprano, chorus and orchestra
  • Evening Prayer for Peace (Ki el shomrenu) for chorus a cappella
  • Fancies and Inventions for baritone and 5 instruments
  • Fortress, Rock of Our Salvation (Moos tzur) for chorus a cappella
  • Lyrical Interval song-cycle for low voice and piano
  • Psalm of the Distant Dove Canticle for mezzo-soprano and piano
  • So Spake Rabbi Akiba (Omar Rabbi Akiba) for chorus a cappella
  • "Liebeslieder" for Soprano and Piano

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