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American Lyric Theater Launches ‘Aria Access Project’

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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 {…}

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American Lyric Theater to Present ‘The Opposable Thumb’

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American Lyric Theater is set to return to live performances with its presentation of Jorge Sosa and Julian Crouch’s “The Opposable Thumb.” The workshop is set to take place at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music in New York City on Oct. 1, 2021. “The Opposable Thumb” ruminates on whether humans are superior to the animals that are kept behind {…}

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American Lyric Theater Announces New Resident Artists of Composer Librettist Development Program

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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 {…}

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American Lyric Theater Announces Major Changes to Composer Librettist Development Program

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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 {…}

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American Lyric Theater Announces Opera Writers Symposium

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The American Lyric Theater has announced a free Opera Writers Symposium scheduled between Feb. 27- April 24, 2021. The course aims to offer artists an opportunity to check out the American Lyric Theater’s Composer Librettist Development Program. The Symposium is open to all artists in all genres of music and literature. Artists with no previous experience in opera are encouraged {…}

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American Lyric Theater Unveils InsightALT Festival 2020

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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 {…}

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American Lyric Theater Announces Two Dramaturg Apprentices

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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. {…}

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New York Opera Fest 2018 Preview: Check Out New Operatic Writers & Composers At American Lyric Theater

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With the New York Opera Fest 2018 officially underway, OperaWire will be showcasing small previews for each major participant at the festival, as we did during last year’s event. However, we are doing things a bit differently this year and giving the floor directly to each company to speak to you, the reader, directly. Enjoy! Nurturing young operatic writers is {…}

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Lyric Fest Presents ‘Yiddishe Nightingale,’ a Short History of the American Yiddish Theater

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(Credit: Lyric Fest) Lyric Fest presents three performances of “Yiddishe Nightingale,” a special concert on the history of the American Yiddish Theater. The concerts will showcase a repertoire that hails from the Ashkenazi traditions of many Central European countries. The performances will feature mezzo-soprano Elizabeth Shammash and baritone Thom King alongside pianist Zalmen Mlotek. “Lyric Fest is excited to return {…}