Elie Siegmeister

A prolific composer of songs, Elie Siegmeister was also active in the musical life of New York City, where he was an influential writer and educator.

• Darling Corie, opera in one act
  Libretto by L. Allen.
  1952
• Miranda and the Dark Man, opera in one act
  Libretto by E. Eager.
  1955
• The Mermaid in Lock No. 7, jazz opera in one act
  Libretto by Edward Howe Mabley.
  1958, The American Wind Symphony, Parr State Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Dublin Song
  Libretto by Edward Howe Mabley after the play The Plough and the Stars by Sean O'Casey.
  1963, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
• The Plough and the Stars (revision of Dublin Song), grand opera in three acts
  Libretto by Edward Howe Mabley after the play by Sean O'Casey.
  composed 1963-69; premiere 1969, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Night of the Moonspell, grand opera
  Libretto by Edward Howe Mabley after the play A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare.
  composed 1974-76; premiere November 14, 1976, Shreveport Opera, Shreveport, Louisiana
• The Marquesa of O (Julietta), opera in three acts
  Libretto by Norman Rosten after based on a story by Heinrich von Kleist.
  composed 1982
  [unperformed]
  (suggested to the composer by the film Die Marquise von O by Eric Rohmer)
• Angel Levine, opera in one act
  Libretto by Edward Howe Mabley after a story by Bernard Malamud.
  October 5, 1985, 92nd Street Y, New York, New York (with The Lady of the Lake)
• The Lady of the Lake, opera in one act
  Libretto by Edward Howe Mabley after a story by Bernard Malamud.
  October 5, 1985, 92nd Street Y, New York, New York (with Angel Levine)

• Doodle Dandy of the USA, play with music (1942)
• Sing Out, Sweet Land, musical (1952)

Discography

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