2 CDs
Douglas Moore CARRY NATION (Opera in two acts)
The New York City Opera
Samuel Krachmalnick, conductor
Beverly Wolff, soprano
Arnold Voketaitis, Bass-baritone
Ellen Faull, soprano
Julian Patrick, Baritone
Douglas Moore’s powerful American opera Carry Nation dramatizes the turbulent life of the famous temperance crusader whose actions helped ignite the movement leading to Prohibition. This authoritative New York City Opera performance, conducted by Samuel Krachmalnick, features commanding vocal work from Beverly Wolff, Arnold Voketaitis, Ellen Faull, and Julian Patrick. A vivid, dramatic, and historically significant recording preserved across two CDs.
Deep within any fanatic there is usually a wound, often self‑inflicted, that has never properly healed. At the turn of the century such a wounded soul swept out of Kansas—behind her a trail of shattered saloon glass, before her a niche in history. More than anyone else, it was Carry Nation who roused the passions that led to Prohibition.
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