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Jefferson & Poe: A Lyric Opera

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Jefferson & Poe is a lyric opera in two acts with music by Damon Ferrante and libretto by Daniel Mark Epstein.[1]

Storyline

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The opera takes place at Monticello on a March evening in the early nineteenth century and portrays two love stories: one between an elderly Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings and the other between a young Edgar Allan Poe and the daughter of Jefferson and Hemings.

Awards

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The work received its premiere at Theatre Project in Baltimore and at Symphony Space in Manhattan in 2005.

References

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  1. ^ "From Stage to Sing: Composer Damon Ferrante Coaxes Baltimore Writer Daniel Mark Epstein To Transform His Play Into An Opera". Geoffrey Himes. Baltimore City Paper. November 16, 2005. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  • Dale Keiger (February 2005). "Changing Their Tune". Johns Hopkins Magazine [1]
  • Elise D'Haene (2 August 2007). "Exploring Opera's New Golden Age". The East Hampton Star
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