Civil War & Emancipation Proclamation
The significance of the Civil War to America cannot be measured, ending slavery at the cost of being the deadliest war in American history. To mark the upcoming sesquicentennial anniversaries of the Civil War (2011) and the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation (2013), below is a list of operas inspired by these events and an era defined by them.
Opera
Mark AdamoLittle Women
Opera
Richard DanielpourMargaret Garner
Grand Opera
Anthony DavisAmistad
Opera
Philip GlassAppomattox
Opera
The Subject of Peace
Opera
David LangThe Difficulty of Crossing a Field
Chamber Opera
Kirke MechamJohn Brown
Grand Opera
Thea MusgraveAn Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
Opera
Harriet, The Woman Called Moses
Opera
The Mocking-Bird
Chamber Opera
The Story of Harriet Tubman
Opera
Virgil ThomsonThe Mother of Us All
Opera
