Far from the Madding Crowd
Opera in 5 Acts by Andrew Downes
Libretto by Cynthia Downes
based on the novel by Thomas Hardy

Watch the whole opera performed at the Thomas Hardy Festival in Dorchester in 2006:

Further Resources:

• Synopsis
• Libretto
• Purchase the downloadable sheet music here
• Learn about the composer, Andrew Downes
• Wikipedia article on Thomas Hardy
• Watch this video to learn about Thomas Hardy:

Also view our cross-curricular pages:

• Poems by Thomas Hardy
• Andrew Downes' Old Love's Domain:  Analysis and Performance through Film (poetry by Thomas Hardy)