Scene from the premiere production of Shanewis, 1918; Sophie Braslau is at center
Shanewis (or The Robin Woman) (1918)[1][2] is an opera in one act and two scenes by American composer Charles Wakefield Cadman with an English-language libretto by Nelle Richmond Eberhart.[3] Cadman called the work an "American opera."[2]
They collaborated with Tsianina Redfeather Blackstone, a Cherokee/Creek singer, who contributed elements from her life for the contemporary plot related to Native American issues.[4] Blackstone sang the lead role in her opera debut when it was performed in Denver in 1924, and also performed in Los Angeles in 1926.
Piano-vocal score to Shanewis by Charles Wakefield Cadman" (PDF) – via Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shanewis. "Shanewis - Libretto"...
collaborated with him and Nelle Richmond Eberhart on the libretto of the opera Shanewis (or "The Robin Woman," 1918), which was based on her semi-autobiographical...
of Shanewis in the opera Shanewis in 1926. Rafaela Díaz performed in 1926 as Lionel in Charles Wakefields Cadman's Indian-themed opera "Shanewis." Claude...
accessed 22 August 2011 "Cadman's 'Shanewis' Pleases Hollywood" (PDF). The New York Times. June 26, 1926. p. 13. "Shanewis: Performance History". OperaGlass...
descent to perform the part. Another signature piece was Cadman's opera Shanewis. Mobley was the first person of Native American descent to sing at La Scala...
Granados 1916-01-28 The Canterbury Pilgrims Reginald de Koven 1917-03-08 Shanewis Charles Wakefield Cadman 1918-03-23 The Dance in Place Congo (ballet) Henry...
Royal Hungarian Opera House in Budapest, 24 May Charles Wakefield Cadman – Shanewis, libretto by Nelle Richmond Eberhart Giacomo Puccini – Il trittico (consisting...
Concert Singer: Contralto, 43, Had Title Role in Metropolitan's Premiere of 'Shanewis' Heard Here Last in 1934 Sang With Many Famous Symphony Orchestras Opera...
Sakahara) Frank Patterson (for The Echo) Charles Wakefield Cadman (for Shanewis) Charles Frederick Carlson (for Phelias) Ernest Trow Carter (for The White...
debuted in November of that year. Her first leading role was in 1918 as Shanewis. Braslau also sang in concert and toured widely and frequently, first in...
De Koven's The Canterbury Pilgrims (1917), Charles Wakefield Cadman's Shanewis (1918), Giacomo Puccini's Il Trittico (1918), Albert Wolff's L'oiseau bleu...
or performed. LaFlesche contributed also to Cadman's ''The Robin Woman (Shanewis) (1918), but the composer completed the project with Tsianina Redfeather...
Koven's The Canterbury Pilgrims (Squire, 1917), Charles Wakefield Cadman’s Shanewis (Lionel, 1918) and Joseph Carl Breil’s The Legend (Stephen, 1919). His...
appear regularly at the Met until 1922 and sang in the world premiere of Shanewis, the US premiere of Mârouf, and the first Met performances of La forza...
Canterbury Pilgrims (1917), Amy Everton in Charles Wakefield Cadman's Shanewis (1918), the Monitress in Suor Angelica (1918), and Ciesca in Gianni Schicchi...
and Francesco Bartolomeo de Leone's Alglala. Charles Wakefield Cadman's Shanewis (or The Robin Woman, 1918) was produced in two succeeding seasons by the...
Nelle Eberhart (1894-1943), and Tsianina Redfeather Blackstone (Creek), Shanewis (or The Robin Woman) (1918). Metropolitan Opera. Note: Blackstone was not...
(1912), set in Sioux culture, was never produced. But their second opera Shanewis, or The Robin Woman (1918) was premiered by the Metropolitan Opera in New...
in the hospital. Composer Charles Wakefield Cadman premiered his opera Shanewis at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Born: Émile Derlin Zinsou,...
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