The Trial of Mary Lincoln

The Trial of Mary Lincoln
The Trial of Mary Lincoln
Opera by Thomas Pasatieri
	Mary Todd Lincoln , the subject of the opera
Librettist	Anne Howard Bailey

The Trial of Mary Lincoln is an opera in one act by composer Thomas Pasatieri . Commissioned for television by the National Educational Television network under the leadership of Peter Herman Adler , the work uses an English language libretto by Anne Howard Bailey . Bailey was awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for her libretto. A work of historical fiction , the opera is based on the life of Mary Todd Lincoln ; mainly focusing on the 1875 trial where her sanity was being evaluated. ^[1] Set in an around Washington, Illinois , the opera consists largely of flashbacks to her early life, and ends with the judgment of her insanity and her committal. ^[2]

The Trial of Mary Lincoln premiered on a nationally televised broadcast on February 14, 1972 with Elaine Bonazzi as the title heroine. Kirk Browning directed the production which also starred Wayne Turnage as Robert Todd Lincoln , Carol Bogarde as Elizabeth Todd, Julian Patrick as Lincoln's Clerk, Alan Titus as Mary's nephew, and Chester Watson as Leonard Swett. ^[3]

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^ John J. O'Connor (February 14, 1972). "Original Opera Tonight About Mary Lincoln" . The New York Times . p. 59.
^ Eaton, Q.; Mickelson, R. (1974). Opera Production II: A Handbook . University of Minnesota Press. p. 327. ISBN 978-0-8166-5754-4 . Retrieved 2023-03-29 .
^ Margaret Ross Griffe (2012). Operas in English: A Dictionary . Scarecrow Press. p. 506. ISBN 9780810883253 .

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[1] John J. O'Connor (February 14, 1972). "Original Opera Tonight About Mary Lincoln" . The New York Times . p. 59.

[Eaton_Mickelson_1974_p._296-2] Eaton, Q.; Mickelson, R. (1974). Opera Production II: A Handbook . University of Minnesota Press. p. 327. ISBN 978-0-8166-5754-4 . Retrieved 2023-03-29 .

[3] Margaret Ross Griffe (2012). Operas in English: A Dictionary . Scarecrow Press. p. 506. ISBN 9780810883253 .

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