Video
- Video from Act 2 of the Workshop performance of the Opera
- Video from Act 3 of the Workshop performance of the Opera
Music
Musical excerpts from the workshop performances.
Act 1
- Keeping his head low gives voice to the observations of the townspeople of Puritan Boston as immigrants increasingly populate their city. This excerpt and the two following are from Act I of the workshop performance of the opera.
- Where’s that solace, where’s that grace?: Finola Daley appeals to Father Cheverus to go to the prisoners in Northampton.
- Seigneur donne secours: Cheverus looks for guidance in his decision to go to the prisoners.
Act 2
- The swinging of the bones: This chorus from the workshop version of Act 2 of The Garden of Martyrs opera depicts the ghoulish revelry of crowds arrived in Northampton to witness a public execution.
- Trio: Turned down by all for a place to lodge, Cheverus and Finola are approached by the Widow Clark (Marjorie Melnick), who offers them a bed for the night, for a price. Finola accepts her offer of a bed. As the Widow sings a tender lullaby to Finola’s baby boy, Cheverus becomes increasingly drunk and disoriented.
Act 3
- World without End: Daley and Halligan prepare for their execution.
- Finale: Execution scene.