{"product_id":"the-ballad-of-baby-doe-i-shall-walk-beside-my-love","title":"The Ballad of Baby Doe: \"I Shall Walk Beside My Love\"","description":"First produced at the Central City Opera House in 1956, \"The Ballad of Baby Doe\" is now widely considered a classic and is the second most produced American opera. In The Ballad of Baby Doe, Duane A. Smith tells the tale of the complicated birth of this most American of operas.\nInspired in 1953 by composer Douglas Moore's interest in Horace Tabor's story and funded by the Central City Opera House Association, the opera came together through a unique combination of hard work and serendipity. Smith relates how key people - including investors and historians in addition to creative talent - turned Moore's idea into a reality and brought the story of the Tabors to millions of opera fans worldwide. In addition, Smith compares the opera's libretto with historical reality, and the book even includes a chapter on the production written by John Moriarty, who conducted the opera in 1981, 1988, and 1996.\nFor anyone interested in opera history or this Colorado story in particular - the emblematic tale of silver millionaire Horace Tabor and the two women he married - The Ballad of Baby Doe will be the definitive history for years to come.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0870816594\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: PKV.0870816594.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Smith, Duane A.|Moriarty, John\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: A well-loved companion. Corners and cover might show a little wear, and you could find some notes or highlights. The dust jacket might be MIA, it might have been a library book and extras aren't guaranteed—but the story's all there!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aspen Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52597648687391,"sku":"PKV.0870816594.G","price":15.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.aspenbookco.com\/products\/the-ballad-of-baby-doe-i-shall-walk-beside-my-love","provider":"Aspen Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}