Steamboat Bill: A Folk Operetta in One Act
Douglas Townsend
About this work:
Book and libretto by Oscar Brand. World broadcast premiere on WNYC in 1953, with
Al Arkus as Steamboat Bill and Oscar Brand as the Riverboat Gambler, directed by Oscar Brand. World premiere at a summer camp in the Catskills, NY, in the summer of 1953, directed by Oscar Brand. High school students, as well as adults, could perform this for an audience of children.
Year composed: 1953
Duration: 00:15:00
Ensemble type: Opera/Theater:Opera for Children
Instrumentation: 1 Piano, 1 Soprano, 1 Tenor, 1 Bass