Username:
Password:


Forgot your password?
View Photo Credit  
Ausrine Stundyte as Cio-Cio-San, Elizabeth Janes as Butterfly’s child and Sarah Larsen as Suzuki in Seattle Opera's production of Puccini's Madama Butterfly. Photo by Elise Bakketun.
North American Works Directory Listing
The Scarecrow
Composer: Joseph Turrin
Librettist: Bernard Stambler
Other Artistic Personnel: Robert DeSimone, Director; Joseph Turrin, Conductor; Michaele Hite, Costume Designer; Christopher McCullom, Set Designer; Kathryn Eader, Lighting Designer; Sage Hare, Stage Manager
Original Cast: Mother Rigby - Alta Boover Feathertop - Yoon Sang Lee Narrator/Dickon - Matthew Neumann Justice Goodkin - Drake Dantzler Polly Goodkin - Deanna Waldon Governor - Daymon Passmore Lady Governor - Keely Rhodes Man 1 - Shelton Alexander Man 2 - Steven Long Man 3 - Benjamin Bear Woman 1 - Julianne Albaugh Woman 2 - Nicole Taylor Woman 3 - Holly Schwartz
Premiere Date: February 24, 2006
Producing Company: University of Texas at Austin
Description: The work is based on Nathaniel Hawthorne’s last short story “Feathertop” About a New England witch who brings a scarecrow to life, and after admiring her splendid work, decides to send it into town, conjuring up mischief and mayhem. What she didn’t count on, was the absolute power of love, and a true heart.
Length: 01:10
Total Acts: Not Available
Musical Style: American romantic
Contact: Joseph Turrin
E-mail Address: jturrin@josephturrin.com
Composer Web Site: http://www.josephturrin.com/music.html
Publisher Web Site: http://www.presser.com

Spring 2013 Magazine Issue
  • Letter from the President/CEO
  • Of One: The Quest for Asian Fusion in the Opera House
  • Vancouver: Where Nature Nurtures Art
  • Inheriting the Wind
  • My First Time
Contact Us
330 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001
P 212-796-8620 • F 212-796-8621
Info@operaamerica.org • Directions
From Airport:
The easiest way to reach the OPERA America offices is to get a cab at the airport. Cost is $40-45
(not including tip).
  • JFK - Take the AirTrain ($5 - approx. 15 minutes) to the Jamaica Street Station and transfer to the Long Island Railroad (LIRR). Take the LIRR to Penn Station ($12 - approx. 35 minutes). See Penn Station directions below.
  • LaGuardia - Take the M60 Bus to the Hoyt Ave/31st Street. Get on the or Train and take that to 42nd/Times Square Station. Follow the Times Square Station directions below.
  • Newark - Take the New Jersey Transit train to Penn Station ($15 - approx. 45 min). See the Penn Station Directions below.

From Penn Station/Madison Square Garden:
Leave the station through the 7th Avenue/33rd Street exit and walk south for four blocks. The building is on
the right hand side.

From Grand Central Station:
Take the Train to the 42nd/Times Square station and transfer to the Train.
Take the Train to the 28th Street stop and walk north on 7th Avenue.
The building is on the same block as the train stop.

From 42nd Street/Times Square:
Take the Train to the 28th Street stop and walk north on 7th Avenue.
The building is on the same block as the train stop.

For more detailed directions, most up-to-date pricing or to specify a different starting location, please visit the
MTA Web site.