Wuthering Heights is an opera in a prologue and three acts with music and a libretto by Carlisle Floyd. The work is adapted from Emily Brontë's 1847 novel of the same name. The opera premiered at the Santa Fe Opera on July 16, 1958, in a production directed by Irving Guttman. A revised version of the work was performed at the New York City Opera in 1959 with a cast that notably included Phyllis Curtin, Patricia Neway, and Frank Porretta.[1]
| Wuthering Heights | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Carlisle Floyd | |
 Carlisle Floyd in 2004 with the National Medal of Arts | |
| Librettist | Floyd |
| Language | English |
| Based on | Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë |
| Premiere | July 16, 1958 |
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast[2] July 16, 1958 Conductor: John Crosby |
|---|---|---|
| Heathcliff, An orphan brought by Mr Earnshaw to live at Wuthering Heights, loves Catherine Earnshaw | baritone | Robert Trehy |
| Catherine Earnshaw, Daughter of Mr Earnshaw, loves Heathcliff | soprano | Phyllis Curtin |
| Hindley Earnshaw, Catherine's brother | tenor | Davis Cunningham |
| Edgar Linton, of Thrushcross Grange, becomes Catherine's husband | tenor | Loren Driscoll |
| Isabella Linton, Edgar's sister, becomes Heathcliff's wife | soprano | Mildred Allen |
| Mrs. Linton | mezzo-soprano | Elaine Bonazzi |
| Nelly Dean, Housekeeper at Wuthering Heights | mezzo-soprano | Regina Sarfaty |
| Mr Lockwood, Heathcliff's tenant | tenor | David Dodds |
| Joseph, Elderly servant at Wuthering Heights | tenor | Nico Castel |
| Mr Earnshaw, Father of Catherine and Hindley | bass | John Macurdy |
Recording
Wuthering Heights Georgia Jarman Kelly Markgraf Florentine Opera Company; Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Joseph Mechavich Reference Recordings: FR-721
