Introducing

two new operas

by Ashley Hastings

 

 

Free admission

 

March 28, 2026, 2:30 PM
Emmaus Lutheran Church
1250 W 18th Ave, Eugene OR


Parts of two new works in progress

will be heard for the first time

(concert performances)

 

 

Dying of Desire (Act I)

Based on the novel by Glenn Harris

 

Libretto and music

by Ashley Hastings

 

Clint McCall and Devon Malone, a detective duo in Portland, juggle three mysteries while trying to figure out if they are in love.

 

 

Higher Education (Act I, Scene 1)

 

Story, libretto, and music

by Ashley Hastings

 

A troubled faculty couple and a naive student couple become entangled in a web of secret liasons and betrayal.