When truth is stranger than fiction. A tale about Vermont native Horace Tabor, who moves to Colorado in the 1850s to seek his fortune in the silver mines. This factual love story chronicles the life of Elizabeth “Baby” Doe, a young woman who falls for the wealthy silver magnate. Passion and lives intertwine with the boom and bust of the mining industry, marked by love, betrayal, and the whims of fortune. This stirring American opera by Douglas Moore and John Latouche is our celebration of the nation’s 250 th  birthday!