- Seymour Barab
The Ruined Maid (1982)
- G Schirmer Inc (World)
- 2S + pf
- Soprano, Soprano
- 25 min
- Libretto by the composer.
- English
Programme Note
Synopsis:
A former scullery maid, working in Victorian London, is dismissed from service for problems she did not cause. One day she happends to meet her former mistress. While the maid is now a wealthy courtesan, her former employer has fallen to a low estate. Each envies the other.
A former scullery maid, working in Victorian London, is dismissed from service for problems she did not cause. One day she happends to meet her former mistress. While the maid is now a wealthy courtesan, her former employer has fallen to a low estate. Each envies the other.