Robin Hood Origins: Scene III

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood of Great Renown in Nottinghamshire is an 1883 adaptation and compilation of medieval ballads related to the legendary character of Robin Hood. It was written by Howard Pyle as a collection of these ballads told in chronological order, from the origins of Robin Hood, to his death. Many of these ballads are unused in most media that represent Robin Hood, and are unknown even to avid readers. This first vignette includes the ballads of Robin Hood’s origin as an outlaw and his recruitment of Little John. This vignette will be part of a larger operatic work that allows it to either be performed by itself as a self-contained story (like a ballad) or in combination with subsequent vignettes (like Pyle’s adaptation). This opera is composed with the goal of accessibility to amateur and young/emerging professional singers. The target audience is primarily first time opera-goers, although I hope it can be entertaining to even opera fanatics.)