Devil and Daniel Webster, The
Classification added November 19, 2015Premiered May 18-26, 1939
New York. American Lyric Theater at the Martin Beck Theater
Composer:
Douglas Moore
Original Language:
English
Librettist:
Stephen Vincent Benét
Description:
Folk Opera in I Act (American)
Notes:
Text Benét’s famous short story which appeared in “The Saturday Evening Post” in 1936.
Time Period:
1840's
Place:
New Hampshire
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Webster | Baritone | L |
| Mr. Scratch | Tenor | L |
| Jabez Stone | Bass | L |
| Mary Stone | Mezzo-Soprano | F |
| Clerk | Baritone | S |
| Blackbeard Teach | Baritone | S |
| King Philip | Bass | S |
| Simon Girty | Tenor | S |
| Voice of Miser Stevens/Voice of Moth | Tenor | B |
| A Fiddler (Isaac) | Speaking | B |
| Justice Hawthorne | Speaking | B |
| Walter Butler | Speaking | B |
| 1st Woman | Soprano | CB |
| 2nd Woman | Soprano | CB |
| 3rd Woman | Soprano | CB |
| 1st Man | Bass | CB |
| 2nd Man | Bass | CB |
| 3rd Man | Bass | CB |
| 4th Man | Speaking | CB |
| Old Man | Tenor | CB |
| Old Woman | Alto | CB |
| A Voice | Speaking | CB |
| Another Voice | Speaking | CB |
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Minimum Chorus: 24
Divisi: SATB