Jack Beeson Born: 15 July 1921, Muncie, Indiana

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Operas

• Jonah, libretto after Paul Goodman (1950)
• Hello Out There, opera in one act; libretto by William Saroyan (1954; NY, Columbia University)
• The Sweet Bye and Bye, libretto by Kenward Elmslie (1957; NY, Julliard Opera Theatre)
• Lizzie Borden, opera in 3 acts; libretto by Kenward Elmsie, after a scenario by Richard Plant (25 March 1965; NY City Opera)
• My Heart's In the Highlands, opera after Saroyan (1970; television, NET Opera Theatre)
• Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines (1975)

• Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines. Kansas City Lyric Theater/Patterson, 1976. LP. RCA Red Seal ARL2-1727. [out of print]

• Lizzie Borden. Original NYCO production, cond. Coppola, 1965. Compact disc: Composers Recordings, Inc (US dist. Koch) CD 694

• The Sweet Bye and Bye. Patterson, cond. 1995. Compact disc: Citadel 2000.