A Tribute to Our Opera Composers
presenting a short work by each composer from our previous seasons, in order of appearance
A Special Concert: November 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM CST
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 2120 Lincoln Street, Evanston IL 60201
Leslie Short, Flute
Alyssa Kenney, Clarinet
Elizabeth Anderson, Cello
Anatoliy Torchinskiy, Piano
James Janssen, Music Director and Conductor
Francis L. Lynch, Producer and Arranger
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Music by Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
Text by Louis de Courmont
English Version by Eugene Oudin
Music by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrrari (1876-1948)
Text by C. Zangarini & E. Golisciani
English Version by Claude Aveling
Music by Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894)
Text by Victor Hugo (1802-1885)
English Version by Roland Smithers and F.L. Lynch
Music by Eugen d’Albert (1864-1932)
J. Grun, after H.C. Andersen
English Version by F.L. Lynch
Music by Lee Hoiby (1926-2011)
Text by Walt Whitman (1819-1892)
Music and Text by Gian Carlo Menotti (1911-2007)
Music by Adolphe Adam (1803-1856)
Text by A. Dennery and J. Brésil
English Version by F.L. Lynch
The Bay of Seven Islands
Hillary Esqueda, Soprano
Angela Torres-Kutkuhn, Contralto
Evan Adamon, Tenor
Peter Wesoloski, Baritone
Music by Francis L. Lynch
Poem by John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892)
First Performance