Born c. 1868, Texarkana, Texas Died April 1, 1917, New York, New York
About Scott Joplin
The 'King of Ragtime,' Scott Joplin, admired in his own time as today for his mastery of the piano rag, was unable during his lifetime to raise any interest in the production of his operas, the first of which, A Guest of Honor, is lost. He expended much of his own money on promoting his two stage works, but his surviving opera, Treemonisha, did not recieve a professional performance until 1975.
Operas
A Guest of Honor, ragtime opera (c. 1903) [lost]
Treemonisha, opera in three acts Libretto by the composer. composed c. 1907; premiere May, 1975, Houston Grand Opera, Houston, Texas (stage premiere); 1972, Atlanta, Georgia (concert performance)
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