- Title Pages
- Dedication
- [UNTITLED]
- Introduction
- 1 The Boy from Philadelphia
- 2 Journeyman Years
- 3 Early Works (1924–1929)
- 4 Life with Eva, I (1929–1931)
- 5 From <i>is 5</i> (1929) to the Piano Concerto (1931)
- 6 Life with Eva, II (1932–1936)
- 7 Critical Writings (1931–1940)
- 8 From the <i>Serenade</i> (1932) to <i>The Chesapeake Bay Retriever</i> (1936)
- 9 <i>The Cradle Will Rock</i>, I (1936–1937)
- 10 <i>The Cradle Will Rock</i>, II
- 11 From <i>The Spanish Earth</i> (1937) to <i>Danton’s Death</i> (1939)
- 12 <i>No for an Answer</i> (1937–1940)
- 13 From <i>Valley Town</i> (1940) to <i>Labor for Victory</i> (1942)
- 14 To London and Back (1942–1945)
- 15 From <i>Freedom Morning</i> (1943) to the <i>Airborne Symphony</i> (1946)
- 16 From <i>Goloopchik</i> (1945) to <i>The Guests</i> (1949)
- 17 <i>Regina</i>, I (1946–1949)
- 18 <i>Regina</i>, II
- 19 <i>The Threepenny Opera</i> (1950–1954) and Other Adaptations
- 20 <i>Reuben Reuben</i> (1949–1955) and <i>This Is the Garden</i> (1956–1957)
- 21 More Music for Shakespeare (1950–1958)
- 22 <i>Juno</i> (1957–1959)
- 23 Final Years, I (1959–1961)
- 24 Final Years, II (1961–1964)
- 25 The Unfinished Operas
- Conclusion
- Abbreviations
- Index
Reuben Reuben (1949–1955) and This Is the Garden (1956–1957)
Reuben Reuben (1949–1955) and This Is the Garden (1956–1957)
- Chapter:
- (p.376) 20 Reuben Reuben (1949–1955) and This Is the Garden (1956–1957)
- Source:
- Marc Blitzstein
- Author(s):
Howard Pollack
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This chapter focusses on Blitzstein’s Reuben Reuben, his major theatrical undertaking from his later years. A modern Faust story touching on fears related to nuclear war, this opera, produced by Cheryl Crawford, directed by Robert Lewis, and starring Eddie Albert, Evelyn Lear, and Kay Ballard, closed out-of-town in Boston. The composer managed to salvage some of the music for his choral oratorio, This Is the Garden, which itself enjoyed only modest success.
Keywords: Reuben Reuben, Cheryl Crawford, Robert Lewis, Eddie Albert, Evelyn Lear, Kay Ballard, This Is the Garden
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- [UNTITLED]
- Introduction
- 1 The Boy from Philadelphia
- 2 Journeyman Years
- 3 Early Works (1924–1929)
- 4 Life with Eva, I (1929–1931)
- 5 From <i>is 5</i> (1929) to the Piano Concerto (1931)
- 6 Life with Eva, II (1932–1936)
- 7 Critical Writings (1931–1940)
- 8 From the <i>Serenade</i> (1932) to <i>The Chesapeake Bay Retriever</i> (1936)
- 9 <i>The Cradle Will Rock</i>, I (1936–1937)
- 10 <i>The Cradle Will Rock</i>, II
- 11 From <i>The Spanish Earth</i> (1937) to <i>Danton’s Death</i> (1939)
- 12 <i>No for an Answer</i> (1937–1940)
- 13 From <i>Valley Town</i> (1940) to <i>Labor for Victory</i> (1942)
- 14 To London and Back (1942–1945)
- 15 From <i>Freedom Morning</i> (1943) to the <i>Airborne Symphony</i> (1946)
- 16 From <i>Goloopchik</i> (1945) to <i>The Guests</i> (1949)
- 17 <i>Regina</i>, I (1946–1949)
- 18 <i>Regina</i>, II
- 19 <i>The Threepenny Opera</i> (1950–1954) and Other Adaptations
- 20 <i>Reuben Reuben</i> (1949–1955) and <i>This Is the Garden</i> (1956–1957)
- 21 More Music for Shakespeare (1950–1958)
- 22 <i>Juno</i> (1957–1959)
- 23 Final Years, I (1959–1961)
- 24 Final Years, II (1961–1964)
- 25 The Unfinished Operas
- Conclusion
- Abbreviations
- Index
