The Crucible
An Opera in 4 Acts
by Robert Ward
Choir - Sheet Music

Voice soloists and opera chorus (Full Orchestra:2 2 2 2 - 4 2 2 0 - T - P - Hrp - Str or reduced orchestration: 2(Pic) 1(EH) 2 1 - 2 2 1 0 - P - Hrp - Str)

SKU: EC.7.0028

An Opera in 4 Acts. Composed by Robert Ward. Full Length Opera. 20th Century and Opera. Vocal score. With translations and plot synopsis. 288 pages. Galaxy Music Corporation #7.0028. Published by Galaxy Music Corporation (EC.7.0028).

UPC: 600313700286. 9x12 inches. Text: Arthur Miller.

Libretto:
Written by Bernard Stambler, based on the play by Arthur Miller, German Translation by Thomas Martin

Synopsis:
The story is Arthur Miller’s impassioned parable of witchcraft and intrigue in colonial Salem; a story of good and evil, in which bigoted men and women used the cry of “witch” to destroy those they hated or envied. The town of Salem has been seized by a wave of hysteria. The slave, Tituba, is accused by the wily and pretty Abigail, who uses the situation to destroy the community. When the witch trial begins under the administration of the terrifying zealot, Judge Danforth, Abigail accuses Elizabeth, the wife of John Proctor, of witchcraft. Abigail hopes thereby to get Elizabeth out of the way and regain John’s affection. John remains loyal to his wife, however, even admitting in court to his adultery with Abigail in order to expose her fraud. He is not believed, however, and is himself arrested and, along with Tituba and other innocents, condemned to the gallows. In a blaze of courage at the opera’s end, John refuses to sign the false confession that would free him.

Roles:
Betty Parris	Mezzo Soprano
Reverend Samuel Parris	Tenor
Tituba	Contralto
Abigail Williams	Soprano
Ann Putnam	Soprano
Thomas Putnam	Baritone
Rebecca Nurse	Contralto
Francis Nurse	Bass
Giles Corey	Tenor
John Proctor	Baritone
Reverend John Hale	Bass
Elizabeth Proctor	Mezzo Soprano
Mary Warren	Soprano
Ezekiel Cheever	Tenor
Judge Danforth	Tenor
Sarah Good	Soprano
Chorus of Girls	1 mezzo soprano, 1 coloratura, 2 contraltos, 2 sopranos
Chorus ad lib.

Awards:
Winner, Pulitzer Prize - Music, 1962
Winner, New York Critics Circle Citation, 1962