The Face On The Barroom Floor Opera

The face on the barroom floor.

The face on the barroom floor opera.

He didn t speak it from memory but he did reference it often. I stayed at the teller house while working up there and the whim struck me to paint a face on the floor of the old teller house barroom. Comments about the face on the barroom floor by hugh antoine d arcy. Libretto by john s.

Opera in 1 act the new documentary video the face on the barroom floor the poem the place the opera is available for viewing on youtube. The story of a strange ballad poem written in 1887 which became a unusual portrait on the barroom floor in a quaint former boomtown in colorado and became the inspiration for one of the most performed modern american operas in history. The old maid and the thief giancarlo menotti the bmsm opera ensemble 2019 cast 1 duration. The poem the place the opera 2013.

Henry mollicone s one act pocket opera the face on the barroom floor was commissioned in 1978 by central city opera in colorado also responsible for giving birth to the now classic the ballad of baby doe and has enjoyed a highly enviable success among contemporary american operas ever since this is due in part no doubt to its strict economy of scale. It is a site to see and. Directed by lawrence kraman. The face upon the barroom floor aka the face on the floor and the face on the barroom floor is a poem originally written by the poet john henry titus in 1872.

The face on the barroom floor may be proof that art rarely makes an effective revenge. Know before you go the central city opera house and teller bar are open to the public during the opera season. I have been to the teller house bar in central city colo twice and saw the painting of the face both times. Commissioned by the central city opera in 1978 and produced there each year since its premiere in 78.

Courtesy of teller house composer henry mollicone was a young man 40 years ago when the central city opera company in colorado commissioned him to write something short something. A later version was adapted from the titus poem by hugh antoine d arcy in 1887 and first published in the new york dispatch. Butch whidden 9 10 2020 12 37 00 pm this is one of dad s favorite poems.