Led by dramaturg Cori Ellison and ALT’s Founder Lawrence Edelson
With composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek; composer Kamala Sankaram and librettist Rob Handel; composer David Hanlon and librettist Stephanie Fleischmann; and Paul Moravec and Mark Campbell; and composer Huang Ruo and librettist David Henry Hwang
This is a three-part seminar and roundtable occurring on the following dates:
Part I: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9pm ET
Part II: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9pm ET
Part III: Thursday, April 22, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9pm ET
Opera is the ultimate collaborative art — but what makes a successful collaboration, and how can one best navigate collaborative relationships when things get rocky? In this three-part seminar, we will explore how some of the most successful composer-librettist teams have ensured that their collective vision of the story they wanted to tell through opera could be effectively realized. We’ll look back at historical collaborations — including Mozart and DaPonte, Verdi and Boito, and Strauss and Hoffmansthal — and also speak with contemporary operatic writing duos who have forged happy marriages to discover the methods they have found to create lasting artistic partnerships. The roles of both dramaturgs and directors in the creation of new works will also be explored, and how the different backgrounds, perspectives and approaches of these artists can best be leveraged at the ideal point in each opera’s development.