Seattle Opera’s first presentation of Douglas Moore’s American story,
The Ballad of Baby Doe, which has become an English standard in operatic repertoire.

Archie Drake (Jacob), Charles Pailthorp (Barney), Michael Devlin (Horace Tabor),Timothy Mussard (Bushy), Jon David Gruett (Sam) in Moore’s The Ballad of Baby Doe, 1984 © Chris Bennion

Stephen Wall (Father Chappelle) and Geraldine Decker (Mama McCourt) in Moore’s The Ballad of Baby Doe<\i>, 1984 © Chris Bennion

Carolyne James (Augusta), Michael Devlin (Horace Tabor) in Moore’s The Ballad of Baby Doe<\i>, 1984 © Chris Bennion

Jerome Hines (William Jennings Bryan) in Moore’s The Ballad of Baby Doe<\i>, 1984 © Chris Bennion

Geraldine Decker (Mama McCourt), Carolyne James (Augusta), Michael Devlin (Horace Tabor), Claudia Cummings (Baby) in Moore’s The Ballad of Baby Doe<\i>, 1984 © Chris Bennion

Claudia Cummings (Baby) and Michael Devlin (Horace Tabor) in Moore’s The Ballad of Baby Doe<\i>, 1984 © Chris Bennion