Dudley Buck Born: 10 March 1839, Hartford, CT Died: 6 Oct. 1909, West Orange, NJ

(U.S. Opera Home Page)

• Deseret, or, A Saint's Affliction, comic opera. Libretto by W. A. Croffut. (11 October 1880) [lost, except selections]
• Serapis, opera in 3 acts. Libretto by the composer. (1889)

Buck, one of the earliest American opera composers, was better known in his lifetime as an organist and church composer. His songs and his organ music are still occasionally performed today.