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Voice soloists and opera chorus (Full Orchestra:2 2 2 2 - 4 2 2 0 - T - P - Hrp - Str or reduced orchestration: 2(Pic) 1(EH) 2 1 - 2 2 1 0 - P - Hrp - Str) SKU: EC.7.0028 An Opera in 4 Acts. Composed by Robert Ward. Full Length Opera. 20th Century and Opera. Vocal score. With translations and plot synopsis. 288 pages. Galaxy Music Corporation #7.0028. Published by Galaxy Music Corporation (EC.7.0028). UPC: 600313700286. 9x12 inches. Text: Arthur Miller.Libretto:Written by Bernard Stambler, based on the play by Arthur Miller, German Translation by Thomas MartinSynopsis:The story is Arthur Miller’s impassioned parable of witchcraft and intrigue in colonial Salem; a story of good and evil, in which bigoted men and women used the cry of “witch” to destroy those they hated or envied. The town of Salem has been seized by a wave of hysteria. The slave, Tituba, is accused by the wily and pretty Abigail, who uses the situation to destroy the community. When the witch trial begins under the administration of the terrifying zealot, Judge Danforth, Abigail accuses Elizabeth, the wife of John Proctor, of witchcraft. Abigail hopes thereby to get Elizabeth out of the way and regain John’s affection. John remains loyal to his wife, however, even admitting in court to his adultery with Abigail in order to expose her fraud. He is not believed, however, and is himself arrested and, along with Tituba and other innocents, condemned to the gallows. In a blaze of courage at the opera’s end, John refuses to sign the false confession that would free him. Roles:Betty ParrisMezzo SopranoReverend Samuel ParrisTenorTitubaContraltoAbigail WilliamsSopranoAnn PutnamSopranoThomas PutnamBaritoneRebecca NurseContraltoFrancis NurseBassGiles CoreyTenorJohn ProctorBaritoneReverend John HaleBassElizabeth ProctorMezzo SopranoMary WarrenSopranoEzekiel CheeverTenorJudge DanforthTenorSarah GoodSopranoChorus of Girls 1 mezzo soprano, 1 coloratura, 2 contraltos, 2 sopranosChorus ad lib.Awards:Winner, Pulitzer Prize - Music, 1962Winner, New York Critics Circle Citation, 1962