Oct 13, 2022

American Lyric Theater Announces Three Commissions

By David Salazar

American Lyric Theater has announced three new opera commissions.

Audiences will get a chance to hear libretto readings for the works starting on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022 at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music in New York City. Lawrence Edelson, the Artistic and General Director of American Lyric Theater, will also lead a discussion.

The new works include “She Who Dared” by Jasmine Barnes and Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton. The work focuses on the impact of Browder V. Gayle, one of the pioneers of the Civil Rights movement.

“Working for the Macbeths” is another one of the commissioned works. Created by Johanny Navarro and Marcus Yi, this work takes the iconic Shakespeare play and gives it a comic twist with Florinda, a lady-in-waiting for the iconic anti-heroes, being told by witches that she will be the downfall of her employers. Instead, she aims to give the Macbeths a happy ending.

The last of the trio of commissioned works is Alex Weiser and Stephanie Fleischmann’s “Tevye’s Daughters.” This opera is inspired by a work by Sholem Aleichem and focuses on Shprintze who falls in love with a man above her station.

All three librettos will be workshopped throughout the fall. The Nov. 12 event runs from 2 p.m. through 9 p.m. with a dinner break scheduled from 5:30-7:30.

Categories

By David Salazar

Prior to creating OperaWire, DAVID SALAZAR, (Editor-in-Chief) worked as a reporter for Latin Post where he interviewed major opera stars including Placido Domingo, Anna Netrebko, Vittorio Grigolo, Diana Damrau and Rolando Villazon among others. His 2014 interview with opera star Kristine Opolais was cited in a New York Times Review.

He also had the opportunity of interviewing numerous Oscar nominees, Golden Globe winners and film industry giants such as Guillermo del Toro, Oscar Isaac and John Leguizamo among others.

David holds a Masters in Media Management from Fordham University. During his time at Fordham, he studied abroad at the Jagiellonian University in Poland. He also holds a dual bachelor’s from Hofstra University in Film Production and Journalism.