| Work Title
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Love's Sacrifice
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| Alternative. Title
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Pastoral Opera in 1 part after D. Stevens
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| Composer
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Chadwick, George Whitefield
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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F.70 ; L.1.7
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IGC 41
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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1 act
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1917
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| First Performance.
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1922-05-02 in Boston, Jordan Hall
- Muriel LaFrance (Daphne)
Elizabeth Bingham (Myrti)
Mary Hobson (Laura)
Antoinette Perner (Esta)
Martha Atwell (Celia)
Katherine O'Brien (Acolyte)
NEC Chorus, Orchestra
Wallace Goodrich (conductor)
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| First Publication.
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1917 - Boston: C.C. Birchard (vocal score)
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| Librettist
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David Kilburn Stevens (1860-1946)
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| Language
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English
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| Dedication
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David Kilburn Stevens
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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30 minutes
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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| Piece Style
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Romantic
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| Instrumentation
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voices, chorus, orchestra
- Cast
- Daphne (soprano)
Myrti (mezzo-soprano or tenor)
Laura (alto)
Esta (alto)
Celia
An Acolyte
- Chorus (Mixed Chorus or Unchanged Voices)
- School Chorus
- Orchestra
- 2 flutes, oboe, 2 clarinets (B♭), bassoon
2 horns (F), 2 trumpets (B♭), 2 trombones
triangle, harp, strings
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