Isaiah 65

Based on a sketch by Kate Chopin, this opera in one act takes place in New Orleans in the 1890s. Willis Parkham is a young bachelor running for political office. Late one night after a so-called "political

Based on a book of the same name with a foreword by Senator John McCain, this opera takes place during the Vietnam War and is based on the moving, true story of Colonel Jim Thompson, America’s

This one-act opera is in part a consolatory work for an era when youth is cut off in its prime, taking place in a mythological setting. Young people wait on a hill distinguished by a somewhat

In August 1869, Godey’s Lady’s Book, the most popular ladies' magazine of the day published an article claiming "no women" had helped build the Transcontinental Railroad. Yet at that

This invaluable collection features editions for the soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, and baritone voice taken from contemporary American opera featuring composers David Conte, Daron Hagen, Libby Larsen,

Carol has talked Carol and Noelle are at Carol’s weekly crop night. Carol has talked Noelle into coming with her to work on a wedding anniversary scrapbook for their parents. They are

Hagen, Daron Aric. Words By Paul Muldoon. Published by E.C. Schirmer, Boston. Copyright 1996. A new opera based on the life of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and premiered to great acclaim in 1993.

Scored for six sopranos (or four sopranos and two mezzo-sopranos), this comic opera in one act has been hailed as "a little masterpiece" by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Del Tredici. Based on an

An excerpt from the Western opera "Riders of the Purple Sage" based on the novel by Zane Grey, this aria is scored for baritone and piano.

Young Thompson was captured as a POW in the Vietnam War. Now, as Old Thompson, he sings the Catalogue Aria after receiving a letter from Richard Nixon which warns that he might find some

Although these arias are sung by the character Alyce, in the production they represent the younger and older versions of herself and are played by two different singers. Young Alyce sings My Darling

An excerpt from the Western opera "Riders of the Purple Sage" based on the novel by Zane Grey, this triumphant aria about the hope of love is scored for tenor and piano.