| Opera in 3 acts Libretto: Gian Carlo Menotti
 First performance: March 1, 1950, Philadelphia
 
 John Sorel - Chester Ludgin
 Magda Sorel - Patricia Neway
 The Mother - Evelyn Sachs
 The Police Agent - Leon Lishner
 The Secretary - Regina Sarfaty
 Mr. Kofner - Arnold Voketaitis
 The Foreign Woman - Maria Marlo
 The Magician - Norman Kelley
 Assan - Dan Merriman
 Anna Gomez - Maria DiGerlando
 Vera Boronel - Ruth Kobart
 
 A major discovery! A dramatically powerful 1960 television production of Menotti’s most provocative work. Patricia Neway, the famed creator of the role of Magda Sorel in the Broadway run of this opera, brings the character to life here with astonishing realism. The superlative supporting cast includes baritone Chester Ludgin.
 
 Produced by Jean Dalrymple
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