John Philip Sousa

American composer, conductor and writer: born Washington D.C. 6 November, 1854; died Reading, Pennsylvania 6 March, 1932

Stage Works:

  1. Katherine (1879) Book by W.S. Gance and Sousa. 3 acts.

  2. Florine (unfinished) (1881)

  3. The Smugglers; inspired by The Contrabandists by F.C. Burnand/Arthur Sullivan ; (1882) Libretto rev. by Wilson Vance. Comic opera in two acts. (Philadelphia 1881)

  4. The Queen of Hearts (1885) Libretto by E.W. Faber One act, first produced in Washington, D.C.

  5. Desiree (1893) Libretto by Edward M. Taber and John Maddison Morton. 2 acts, first produced in Washington, D.C.

  6. The Devil's Deputy (unfinished) (1893)

  7. The Wolf (1888)

  8. The Bride Elect; comic opera; 3 acts. Libretto by John Philip Sousa; Originally called The Wolf (1888) ; New Haven, Conn., 28 December 1897; Knickerbocker Theatre, New York, 11 April, 1898 (64 perfs).

  9. El Capitan; 3 acts; Libretto by Charles Klein; Lyrics by Charles Klein and Tom Frost; Broadway Theatre, New York; 20 April, 1896 (112 perfs): Lyric Theatre, London; 10 July, 1899 (140 perfs)

  10. The Charlatan; comic opera; 3 acts; Libretto by Charles Klein; Montreal, 29 August, 1898; Knickerbocker Theatre, New York; 5 September, 1898 (35 perfs); Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York; 11 May, 1899 (39 perfs) as The Mystical Miss; Shaftesbury Theatre, London 1900

  11. Chris and the Wonderful Lamp; an extravaganza; 3 acts; Libretto by Geln MacDonough; New Haven, Conn., 23 October, 1899; Hammerstein's Victoria Theatre, New York; 1 January, 1900 (58 perfs)

  12. The Free Lance; a military comic opera; 2 acts; Libretto Harry Bache Smith; Springfield, Mass., 26 March 1906; New Amsterdam Theatre, New York; 16 April, 1906 (35 perfs)

  13. The American Maid; comic opera; 3 acts; Libretto by Leonard Leibling; Rochester, NY 27 January 1913; Broadway Theatre, New York; 3 March, 1913 (16 perfs)

  14. Everything; musical spectacle; 3 acts, 15 scenes; contributing composer; Hippodrome Theatre, New York 22 August, 1918 (461 perfs)

  15. The Irish Dragoon (1913)

  16. The Victory (unfinished) (1915)

  17. Teddy and Alice; musical; 2 acts, a prelude and 15 scenes; Libretto by Jerome Alden; musical adaptations by Richard Kapp; Minskoff Theatre, New York; 12 November, 1987 (77 perfs)