American Lyric Theater has announced the “Aria Access Project,” a free hub of downloadable contemporary aria sheet music written by ATL’s Composer Librettist Development Program. The goal is to drive up awareness of contemporary works being created by a diverse array of composers and librettists. The hub features works that have been premiered or are set for premieres; there are {…}

American Lyric Theater has announced the three composers and librettists that have been selected to join the Composer Librettist Development Program as Resident Artists. The composers are Jasmine Arielle Barnes, Johanny Navarro, and Alex Weiser; the librettists are Joshua Banbury, Deobrah D.E.E.P. Mouton, and Marcus Yi. They will begin their fellowships in September, and will receive two years of professional {…}

The American Lyric Theater (ALT) has announced major changes to its Composers Librettist Development Program. First off, the program will be presented in a combination of virtual and face-to-face workshops with travel and accommodation in the city of New York. Furthermore, American Lyric Theater will provide a $20,00o stipend for each of the artists received. Finally, all artists who complete {…}

American Lyric Theater will shine a spotlight on new opera via the InsightALT Festival on Feb. 22-23, 2020 at The Ailey Citigroup Theater in New York City. The festival will present three new operas in development under the Composer Librettist Development Program. The first of these works is “Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Fallen Giant,” a comic mystery {…}

Hannah McDermott and Katherin Pitt have been selected as two Dramaturg Apprentices who will join the Composer-Librettist Development Program at the American Lyric Theater. McDermott recently received a Master of Philosophy from the University of Oxford; she also has a Bachelor of Music from The Juilliard School and has also performed in a number of operas throughout her student days. {…}