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On Blennerhassett Island, Stephen plans to join Aaron Burr’s forces. His fiancée Madeleine inadvertently reveals the plan to General Wilkinson; Stephen is mortally wounded in the resulting fight and dies in Madeleine’s arms.
The opera is based on William Shakespeare's play of the same title. It was composed between 1938 and 1950, had a concert premiere in Cincinnati, and was later adapted into a shortened television version.
On Blennerhassett Island, Stephen plans to join Aaron Burr’s forces. His fiancée Madeleine inadvertently reveals the plan to General Wilkinson; Stephen is mortally wounded in the resulting fight and dies in Madeleine’s arms.
The opera is based on William Shakespeare's play of the same title. It was composed between 1938 and 1950, had a concert premiere in Cincinnati, and was later adapted into a shortened television version.