American Lyric Theater is presenting “Opera in Eden – Three One Act Operas” on June 14, 2025 at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theater in New York City. The trio of operas includes “Fourth Wave Beauty Queens,” “Giovanni/a,” and The Shadow.” “Fourth Wave Beauty Queens,” created by composer Kathleen Tagg and librettist Laura Barati, centers on the relationship between Délia, a {…}
American Lyric Theater has announced the expansion of its leadership team. Heather Johnson has joined the team as Director of Advancement and Partnerships while Jennifer Zetlan will be Director of Programs and Operations. Both are renowned opera singers who have performed around the world and they will continue their performance careers while taking on these new positions. Johnson is a {…}
American Lyric Theater has announced two upcoming concert readings for its latest commissions. First up is “SHE WHO DARED” by Jasmine Barnes and Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton. Per the company’s website, “’SHE WHO DARED’ recenters the spotlight on the courageous women who helped desegregate the Montgomery bus system. These Civil Rights pioneers pay homage to the quiet struggle for justice that {…}
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 {…}
New Music USA has announced the selection of 100 organizational awardees as part of the 2022 Organizational Development Fund. Each organization will receive, on average, $6,780.00. A panel of 21 artists, creators, musicians, and administrators selected the 100 recipients from a pool of 392 applicants. To knock bias out of the selection process, 76 percent of panelists identified as women {…}
On May 17, 2022, American Lyric Theater will present “InsightALT: Opera in Eden,” at National Sawdust in Brooklyn. This performance will feature three, new one-act operas based on themes of temptation, and developed by Resident Artists in the company’s Composer Librettist Development Program. This season marks the first collaboration between ALT and the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, {…}
Opera America has announced the recipients of its 2022 Repertoire Development Grants. The recipients for the grant include American Lyric Theater, Beth Morrison Projects, Houston Grand Opera, MassOpera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Pensacola Opera, OperaDelaware, and Virginia Opera. In sum, the nine companies will receive $225,000 to develop eight new American operas. “Fostering the creation {…}
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 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 {…}
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 {…}