St. Pauls chapel, famous because GEORGE WASHINGTON  prayed there and ALEXANDER HAMILTON who is buried there, presented ARTEMISIA, an opera based on the life of 17 century  painter ARTEMISIA GENTILESCHI. It is part of a series at the church, composed by Laura Schwendinger,  libretto by Ginger Strand ,  conducted by Lidiya Yankovskaya, , Music Director of Chicago Opera Theater. Congratulations to all to portray this ONLY woman artist of Italy, filled with rape, torture,blood,, an  eye operation struggle  and success..