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Hear audio clips from the premiere of Letter From Italy, 1944:

Part I. Growing Toward War
2. Size	“I want to hold them”
3. I Know a Land	“The Oriole” “I know a land” (chorus)
4. Bittersweet	“I can bear”
Part II. The War
6. Away	“Your fingers weave”
7. Kiska Prayer	[complete]
8. End the Williwaw	Give our voice
9. If Loneliness Were a Color	“If being one” “Has not the warmth”
10. Riva Ridge	“The summit’s bitter cold” “My boys lie dead”
12. When Johnny Comes Marching Home	“The old church bell” “Get ready for the jubilee” “Let love and friendship”

Part III. Home From the War
14. An Embarrassment of Riches	“My gullible body”
17. The Mystery	“But at its heart”
Part IV. The War at Home
18. A Solitude of Three	“One day he leaves”
19. In Bed	[complete]
20. Boots	“and John’s the only man” “weeping somewhere near”
21. Cold Comfort	“The children trail into” “But Billy” “Memory of soldier love”
Part V. War’s End
22. In the End He Can Do No More	“Peaceable” “Grieved” “In the end”
23. Dream in the Last Third of Night	“When day comes deep”
24. Finale (reprise)	“O, the sweetie man”