Doubt (opera)

Doubt
Doubt
Opera by Douglas J. Cuomo
Librettist	John Patrick Shanley
Language	English
Based on	Doubt: A Parable
Premiere	26 January 2013; Minnesota Opera

Last updated July 12, 2025

Doubt is an American opera in two acts by Douglas J. Cuomo to a libretto by John Patrick Shanley. It is an adaptation of Shanley's Pulitzer-Prize-winning 2004 play of the same title, which had been made into an Oscar-nominated 2008 film. Minnesota Opera commissioned the work and produced its premiere in 2013 at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts.^[1] Conducted by Christopher Franklin and directed by Kevin Newbury, the cast featured Christine Brewer as Sister Aloysius (soprano), Adriana Zabala as Sister James (mezzo-soprano), Matthew Worth as Father Flynn (baritone), Denyce Graves as Mrs. Miller (mezzo-soprano), and Julius Andrews as Donald Miller.^[2]^[1]

Recording

Doubt premiered on PBS Great Performances in January 2019.^[2]

References

1 2 Oestreich, James R. (2013-02-04). "Intrigue's Shadow in a Church". The New York Times . p. C1.
1 2 "Doubt from the Minnesota Opera" Archived from the Original on April 17, 2023.

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[Oestreich2013-1] 1 2 Oestreich, James R. (2013-02-04). "Intrigue's Shadow in a Church". The New York Times . p. C1.

[:0-2] 1 2 "Doubt from the Minnesota Opera" Archived from the Original on April 17, 2023.

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