 Music by Virgil Thomson (various passages from his Cello Concerto, Symphony on a Hymn Tune, and The Mother of Us All) Choreography by Agnes de Mille Scenery and costumes by Lemuel Ayres Lighting by Peggy Clark World Premiere: Metropolitan Opera House, New York, 10/1/52 Original Cast: I. Birth - Liane Plane (Girl), Gemze de Lappe (Mother) II. Games - Ruth Ann Koesun (Child), Kelly Brown (Boy) III. The Harvest - Gemze de Lappe (Woman), Liane Plane (Friend), Jenny Workman (Child Grown Up), Kelly Brown (Young Man) |