Chester Ludgin Song List
The Ballad of Baby Doe: Act II Scene 5: The stage of the Tabor Grand Theatre, April 1899
George del Monte, New York Opera Orchestra, Beverly Sills, Arthur Newman, Chester Ludgin, Frances Bible, Jack DeLon, Emerson Buckley, Dan Marek, Keith Kaldenberg, Peter Sliker, Grant Williams, Walter Cassel, Greta Wolff, Helen Baisley, Lynda Jordan, Robert Atherton, Mary LeSawyer, Jennie Andrea, Lou Rodgers, Dorothy White, Beatrice Krebs, Edson Hoel, John Dennison, Donald Arthur, William Saxon, Lynn Taussig, New York Opera Chorus & Joshua Hecht
The Ballad of Baby Doe: Act II Scene 4: Augusta's Parlor, November 1896
George del Monte, New York Opera Orchestra, Beverly Sills, Arthur Newman, Chester Ludgin, Frances Bible, Jack DeLon, Emerson Buckley, Dan Marek, Keith Kaldenberg, Peter Sliker, Grant Williams, Walter Cassel, Greta Wolff, Helen Baisley, Lynda Jordan, Robert Atherton, Mary LeSawyer, Jennie Andrea, Lou Rodgers, Dorothy White, Beatrice Krebs, Edson Hoel, John Dennison, Donald Arthur, William Saxon, Lynn Taussig, New York Opera Chorus & Joshua Hecht
The Ballad of Baby Doe: Act II Scene 3: The Matchless Mine, Summer 1896
George del Monte, New York Opera Orchestra, Beverly Sills, Arthur Newman, Chester Ludgin, Frances Bible, Jack DeLon, Emerson Buckley, Dan Marek, Keith Kaldenberg, Peter Sliker, Grant Williams, Walter Cassel, Greta Wolff, Helen Baisley, Lynda Jordan, Robert Atherton, Mary LeSawyer, Jennie Andrea, Lou Rodgers, Dorothy White, Beatrice Krebs, Edson Hoel, John Dennison, Donald Arthur, William Saxon, Lynn Taussig, New York Opera Chorus & Joshua Hecht
The Ballad of Baby Doe: Act II Scene 2: Two years later
George del Monte, New York Opera Orchestra, Beverly Sills, Arthur Newman, Chester Ludgin, Frances Bible, Jack DeLon, Emerson Buckley, Dan Marek, Keith Kaldenberg, Peter Sliker, Grant Williams, Walter Cassel, Greta Wolff, Helen Baisley, Lynda Jordan, Robert Atherton, Mary LeSawyer, Jennie Andrea, Lou Rodgers, Dorothy White, Beatrice Krebs, Edson Hoel, John Dennison, Donald Arthur, William Saxon, Lynn Taussig, New York Opera Chorus & Joshua Hecht
The Ballad of Baby Doe: Act II Scene 1: The Windsor Hotel, Denver, 1893
George del Monte, New York Opera Orchestra, Beverly Sills, Arthur Newman, Chester Ludgin, Frances Bible, Jack DeLon, Emerson Buckley, Dan Marek, Keith Kaldenberg, Peter Sliker, Grant Williams, Walter Cassel, Greta Wolff, Helen Baisley, Lynda Jordan, Robert Atherton, Mary LeSawyer, Jennie Andrea, Lou Rodgers, Dorothy White, Beatrice Krebs, Edson Hoel, John Dennison, Donald Arthur, William Saxon, Lynn Taussig, New York Opera Chorus & Joshua Hecht
The Ballad of Baby Doe: Act I Scene 6: A suite in the Willard Hotel, Washington, D.C., 1883
George del Monte, New York Opera Orchestra, Beverly Sills, Arthur Newman, Chester Ludgin, Frances Bible, Jack DeLon, Emerson Buckley, Dan Marek, Keith Kaldenberg, Peter Sliker, Grant Williams, Walter Cassel, Greta Wolff, Helen Baisley, Lynda Jordan, Robert Atherton, Mary LeSawyer, Jennie Andrea, Lou Rodgers, Dorothy White, Beatrice Krebs, Edson Hoel, John Dennison, Donald Arthur, William Saxon, Lynn Taussig, New York Opera Chorus & Joshua Hecht
The Ballad of Baby Doe: Act I Scene 5: Augusta's parlor in Denver, a year later
George del Monte, New York Opera Orchestra, Beverly Sills, Arthur Newman, Chester Ludgin, Frances Bible, Jack DeLon, Emerson Buckley, Dan Marek, Keith Kaldenberg, Peter Sliker, Grant Williams, Walter Cassel, Greta Wolff, Helen Baisley, Lynda Jordan, Robert Atherton, Mary LeSawyer, Jennie Andrea, Lou Rodgers, Dorothy White, Beatrice Krebs, Edson Hoel, John Dennison, Donald Arthur, William Saxon, Lynn Taussig, New York Opera Chorus & Joshua Hecht
The Ballad of Baby Doe: Act I Scene 4: The lobby of the Clarendon Hotel, shortly therafter
George del Monte, New York Opera Orchestra, Beverly Sills, Arthur Newman, Chester Ludgin, Frances Bible, Jack DeLon, Emerson Buckley, Dan Marek, Keith Kaldenberg, Peter Sliker, Grant Williams, Walter Cassel, Greta Wolff, Helen Baisley, Lynda Jordan, Robert Atherton, Mary LeSawyer, Jennie Andrea, Lou Rodgers, Dorothy White, Beatrice Krebs, Edson Hoel, John Dennison, Donald Arthur, William Saxon, Lynn Taussig, New York Opera Chorus & Joshua Hecht
The Ballad of Baby Doe: Act I Scene 3: The Tabor apartment, several months later
George del Monte, New York Opera Orchestra, Beverly Sills, Arthur Newman, Chester Ludgin, Frances Bible, Jack DeLon, Emerson Buckley, Dan Marek, Keith Kaldenberg, Peter Sliker, Grant Williams, Walter Cassel, Greta Wolff, Helen Baisley, Lynda Jordan, Robert Atherton, Mary LeSawyer, Jennie Andrea, Lou Rodgers, Dorothy White, Beatrice Krebs, Edson Hoel, John Dennison, Donald Arthur, William Saxon, Lynn Taussig, New York Opera Chorus & Joshua Hecht
The Ballad of Baby Doe: Act I Scene 2: Outside the Clarendon Hotel, later that evening
George del Monte, New York Opera Orchestra, Beverly Sills, Arthur Newman, Chester Ludgin, Frances Bible, Jack DeLon, Emerson Buckley, Dan Marek, Keith Kaldenberg, Peter Sliker, Grant Williams, Walter Cassel, Greta Wolff, Helen Baisley, Lynda Jordan, Robert Atherton, Mary LeSawyer, Jennie Andrea, Lou Rodgers, Dorothy White, Beatrice Krebs, Edson Hoel, John Dennison, Donald Arthur, William Saxon, Lynn Taussig, New York Opera Chorus & Joshua Hecht
The Ballad of Baby Doe: Act I Scene 1: Outside the Tabor Opera House, Leadville, 1880
George del Monte, New York Opera Orchestra, Beverly Sills, Arthur Newman, Chester Ludgin, Frances Bible, Jack DeLon, Emerson Buckley, Dan Marek, Keith Kaldenberg, Peter Sliker, Grant Williams, Walter Cassel, Greta Wolff, Helen Baisley, Lynda Jordan, Robert Atherton, Mary LeSawyer, Jennie Andrea, Lou Rodgers, Dorothy White, Beatrice Krebs, Edson Hoel, John Dennison, Donald Arthur, William Saxon, Lynn Taussig, New York Opera Chorus & Joshua Hecht
The Consul: No! Wait! Wait...I'm Coming With You
Chester Ludgin, Patricia Neway & Werner Turkanowsky
The Consul: How Often Must I Tell You Mrs. Sorel
Chester Ludgin, Patricia Neway & Werner Turkanowsky
The Consul: You're Being Very Unreasonable Mrs. Sorel
Chester Ludgin, Patricia Neway & Werner Turkanowsky
The Consul: Mother, Why Are You So Still, Mother!
Chester Ludgin, Patricia Neway & Werner Turkanowsky
The Consul: I Shall Find for You Shells and Stars
Chester Ludgin, Patricia Neway & Werner Turkanowsky
The Tenor: I am just likely, I am not
Chester Ludgin, Doris Young, Richard Cross, Richard Cassily, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Herbert Grossman
The Tenor: My trunks, costumes, scores?
Chester Ludgin, John Kuhn, Richard Cassily, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Herbert Grossman
The Tenor: Have you forgotten what you were hired for?
Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Herbert Grossman, Chester Ludgin, John Kuhn & Richard Cassily
The Tenor: Who's who in smells, sir
Chester Ludgin, John Kuhn, Richard Cassily, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Herbert Grossman
The Tenor: Coming! Coming!
Chester Ludgin, John Kuhn, Richard Cassily, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Herbert Grossman
A Quiet Place, Act 3: 'My heart shall be. thy. garden'
Beverly Morgan, John Brandstetter, Chester Ludgin, Peter Kazaras, ORF Symphony Orchestra, Vocal Ensemble & Donald St. Pierre
A Quiet Place, Act 3: Tag 1: You're.it!/Trio: .around. Happy twenty-first birthday/Tag 2: Come on, Dede, it's your turn!
John Brandstetter, Beverly Morgan, Peter Kazaras, Chester Ludgin, Vocal Ensemble, Donald St. Pierre & ORF Symphony Orchestra
A Quiet Place, Act 3: Hmm. Bye bye
Wendy White, Chester Ludgin, John Brandstetter, Beverly Morgan, Peter Kazaras, Vocal Ensemble, Donald St. Pierre & ORF Symphony Orchestra
A Quiet Place, Act 1: Finale: Merry Christmas to you too
John Brandstetter, Chester Ludgin, Beverly Morgan, Peter Kazaras & ORF Symphony Orchestra
A Quiet Place, Act 2: Quartet: My God, Dinah
Chester Ludgin, Beverly Morgan, Peter Kazaras, John Brandstetter & ORF Symphony Orchestra
A Quiet Place, Act 2: But first I'd like to sing you a little song
John Brandstetter, Peter Kazaras, Beverly Morgan, Chester Ludgin, Vocal Ensemble, Donald St. Pierre & ORF Symphony Orchestra