Description

• Composer: Henry Mollicone (1946-2022)
• Instrumentation: Opera
• Work: Lady Bird: First Lady of the Land (2016)
• Binding:
• Work Language: English
• UPC: 600313485060
• Size: 8.5 x 11.0 inches
• Pages: None

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Description

Libretto: by Sheldon Harnick

Synopsis: Opera in 1 Act. ‘LADY BIRD: First Lady of the Land’, is a one-act opera based upon events in the life of Lady Bird Johnson, first lady and the wife of Lyndon Baines Johnson. Due to the passing of the civil rights bill, President Johnson was at risk of not being elected to continue his presidency. His wife Lady Bird courageously campaigned for him across the Southern states on a special train tour, at times putting her own life in danger.