JEREMIAH (1961)
opera in four acts
Libretto: Earlene Hawley

First Performance: Tri-Cities Opera, Binghamton, NY; May 25, 1962

Set in Southern Illinois in the 1880's, JEREMIAH tells of a tortured religious fanatic and the grief he brings to all those who love him.

“one of the most effective operas that has yet been composed in the United States…remarkable in its length, its intensity and its assurance”
- New York Times

"one of the best contemporary works of its genre . . . a gift for simple, direct melody that touches the heart and stirs the emotions"
- New York Herald Tribune

"compelling…vital, full-bodied…Mr. Fink writes well for the voice, making full use of the instrument without resorting to hysterical histrionics or excessive angularity" New York Times