On Wednesday, November 20 at 7:30pm, ALT presents an orchestral workshop concert of TEVYE'S DAUGHTERS by composer Alex Weiser and librettist Stephanie Fleischmann. Inspired by the darker, grittier stories by Sholem Aleichem not included in Fiddler on the Roof, Tevye’s Daughters centers on the tale of the beloved milkman’s younger daughter Shprintse, who falls in love with a young man above her station. Like so many women of her generation, Shprintse has no choice but to navigate her crisis with silence. Galvanized by the literature of little-known female Yiddish writers, as well as tkhines - Yiddish prayers designated expressly for women - Tevye’s Daughters rewrites that silence, giving voice to a generation of women whose stories have frequently been suppressed, omitted, even erased. The opera moves between a shtetl in Ukraine in 1907 and a summer cabin in the Catskills in 1964 as Tseytl, Khave, and Beylke, now old women, haunted by a vestigial memory submerged for more than half a century, can no longer look away from the past. The arrival of Rose, a granddaughter grappling with her own sexual identity, incites the sisters not only to remember Shprintse’s traumatic story, but to come to terms with their shared tumultuous present.

ALT's Associate Artistic Director, Maestro Kelly Kuo conducts a world class chamber orchestra and cast of artists:

CAST

Tevye - Gideon Dabi

Golde - Indira Mahajan

Rose / Shprintse - Kate Johnson

Tseytl - Jennifer Zetlan

Beylke - (To be announced)

Khave - Heather Johnson

Arontshik - Ryan Lustgarten

This exciting public orchestral workshop will be at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 7:30 pm. General Admission Tickets are $40; VIP Reserved Seating is $100 ($60 of which is tax-deductible).

On Tuesday, OCTOBER 29 at 7:30pm, ALT presents an orchestral workshop of SHE WHO DARED by composer Jasmine Arielle Barnes and librettist Deborah D.E.EP. Mouton. Everyone has heard of Rosa Parks, but she wasn’t the first to refuse to move. She Who Dared recenters the spotlight on the courageous women who helped desegregate the Montgomery bus system in the 1950’s leading to the momentous court case of Browder v. Gayle. The highly melodic score liberally references musical idioms of the time, including soul, gospel, and protest music. While often riotous and sometimes hilarious, She Who Dared demonstrates how everyday people have the power to challenge the systems around them and affect tangible change – if only they dare.

Experience the fully scored work as the opera heads towards its WORLD PREMIERE in June 2025!

ALT's Associate Artistic Director, Maestro Kelly Kuo conducts a world class chamber orchestra and cast of artists:

CAST

Claudette Colvin - Chabrelle Williams

Mary Louise Smith - Melissa Joseph

Rosa Parks - Jacqueline Echols McCarley

Susie “Mama Sue” MacDonald - Adrienne Danrich

Aurelia Browder - Maya Davis

Jo Ann Robinson - Jazmine Olwalia

Jeanetta Reese - Cierra Byrd

This exciting public orchestral workshop will be at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 7:30 pm. General Admission Tickets are $40; VIP Reserved Seating is $100 ($60 of which is tax-deductible).

On Friday, June 2nd at 7:30pm, ALT presents a concert reading of WORKING FOR THE MACBETHS by Johanny Navarro and Marcus Yi. Shakespeare meets Monty Python in WORKING FOR THE MACBETHS, a riotous look behind the tragedy we think we all know.  After three witches prophesize the downfall of Macbeth,  Florinda - Lady Macbeth’s Lady-in-Waiting -  is determined to fight fate and give the Macbeths the happy ending they deserve. Can destiny be changed, or is the play doomed to repeat itself? ALT’s Associate Artistic Director Kelly Kuo conducts a cast featuring Daniel Belcher, David Blalock, Kara Dugan, Aundi Marie Moore, Laura Soto-Bayomi, Kimberly Sogioka, and Jennifer Zetlan; with pianist Justina Lee.

Tickets for WORKING FOR THE MACBETHS may be purchased at: https://tinyurl.com/4f4sy694

On Wednesday May 31st at 7:30pm, ALT presents a concert reading of SHE WHO DARED by Jasmine Barnes and Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton. Everyone has heard of Rosa Parks, but she wasn’t the first to refuse to move. 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 has often gone unknown - further amplifying the effects of the historic case of Browder V. Gayle. While often riotous and sometimes hilarious, these women demonstrate how everyday people have the power to challenge the systems around them and affect tangible change - if only they dare. The workshop concert will be conducted by Michael Ellis Ingram, and features  Alyson Cambridge, Flora Hawk, Indira Mahajan, Ronnita Miller, Jazmine Olwalia, Chabrelle Williams and Chrystal E. Williams; with pianist Djordje Steven Nesic.

Tickets for SHE WHO DARED may be purchased at: https://tinyurl.com/3hm96ueb