The Man Without a Country is an opera in 2 acts by composer Walter Damrosch. Arthur Guiterman wrote the English language libretto which was based on Edward Everett Hale's 1863 short story of the same name. The work premiered at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City on May 12, 1937.[1]
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 12 May 1937 [2] (Conductor: Walter Damrosch) |
|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant Philip Nolan | tenor | |
| Mary Rutledge | soprano | Helen Traubel |
| Harman Blennerhassett | tenor | George Rasely |
| Aaron Burr | baritone | Joseph Royer |
| Colonel Morgan | bass | John Gurney |
| Parke | tenor | Nicholas Massue |
| Fairfax | tenor | Lodovico Oliviero |
| Lieutenant Pinckney | baritone | Wilfred Engelman |
| Lieutenant Reeve | baritone | George Cehanovsky |
| Negro Boatman | baritone | Donald Dickson |