COMPOSER: Johanny Navarro
LIBRETTIST: 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?
Read MoreCOMPOSER: Alex Weiser
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 Shprintze, who falls in love with a young man above her station.
Read MoreCOMPOSER: Jasmine Arielle Barnes
LIBRETTIST: 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 in the 1950s.
Read MoreCOMPOSER: Patrick Soluri
LIBRETTIST: Quincy Long
In this iteration of the Bible story, Adam and Eve meet in a mental hospital where they play out, in their distorted but deeply human fashion, the age-old story of mutual attraction.
COMPOSER: Christopher Cerrone
LIBRETTIST: Tony Asaro
Hera, Queen of the gods, suspects Echo of having an affair with her husband, Zeus. Echo plots to entrap Zeus with Cupid's arrowhead—a magic weapon that when used, will cause the wounded to fall in love with the next person they see.
Read MoreCOMPOSER: Jeff Myers
LIBRETTIST: Quincy Long
What might Edgar Allan Poe write if he were alive today? This is the question American Lyric Theater asked of four gifted emerging writers for the opera stage with The Poe Project, a double-bill that includes Buried Alive and Embedded.
Read MoreCOMPOSER: Patrick Soluri
LIBRETTIST: Deborah Brevoort
What might Edgar Allan Poe write if he were alive today? This is the question American Lyric Theater asked of four gifted emerging writers for the opera stage with The Poe Project, a double-bill that includes Buried Alive and Embedded.
Read MoreCOMPOSER: Kamala Sankaram
LIBRETTIST: Rob Handel
In this scientific romance about the birth of the first computer program, Ada Lovelace, the daughter of Lord Byron, must choose between her passionate marriage and the chance to collaborate with the eccentric mathematician Charles Babbage.
Read MoreCOMPOSER: Peter Ash
LIBRETTIST: Donald Sturrock
Based on the novel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl
The critically acclaimed, tuneful and engaging evening-length work based on the fable of a small boy, a chocolate factory and its mercurial owner, Willy Wonka, is a perfect introduction to opera for audiences of all ages.
Read MoreCOMPOSER: Theo Popov
LIBRETTIST: Tony Asaro
Based on the novel, The Halloween Tree, by Ray Bradbury
Led by a mysterious guide, a group of children undertake an unforgettable journey to find their friend Pipkin, who has disappeared on Halloween night. This magical, evening-length, family-friendly opera is an idea presentation for the Halloween season!
Read MoreCOMPOSER: Jeff Myers
LIBRETTIST: Royce Vavrek
A twisted tale of art to the extreme, The Hunger Art is the story of a couple who starves themselves as the ultimate form of expressionism.
Read MoreCOMPOSER: David T. Little
LIBRETTIST: Royce Vavrek
JFK explores the final twelve hours of the 35th president’s life and time spent in Fort Worth, Texas.
Read MoreCOMPOSER: Jorge Sosa
LIBRETTIST: Laura Sosa Pedroza
Drawing its narrative from the drug trade in Mexico and the United States, this electro-acoustic opera, with text in Spanish and English opera, is inspired by some of the most vivid real life players in this increasingly violent war from the past and present.
Read MoreCOMPOSER: Justine F. Chen
LIBRETTIST: David Simpatico
Commissioned by American Lyric Theater in 2012 to commemorate the Turing Centennial, The Life and Death(s) of Alan Turing is an evening-length opera inspired by the life of the groundbreaking computer scientist, Alan Turing.
Read MoreCOMPOSER: Jeremy Howard Beck
LIBRETTIST: Stephanie Fleischmann
Based on the memoir, The Long Walk: A Story of War and the Life that Follows, by Brian Castner
A deeply personal exploration of a soldier’s return from Iraq, where he served as an officer in an Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit.
Read MoreCOMPOSER: Kamala Sankaram
LIBRETTIST: David Johnston
Monkey and Francine in the City of Tigers fuses monkey stories from India, China, and West Africa to tell the story of Monkey and his brainy sister Francine.
Read MoreCOMPOSER: Michi Wiancko
LIBRETTIST: Deborah Brevoort
An opera for audiences of all ages, Murasaki’s Moon is inspired by the life and work of Lady Murasaki, author of the world’s first novel, The Tale of Genji.
Read MoreCOMPOSER: Jay Anthony Gach
LIBRETTIST: Royce Vavrek
With each passing day, Nora's life as farmwife to Lars becomes more and more difficult to endure, and her escape inside Victorian literature becomes more and more consuming.
Read MoreCOMPOSER: Theo Popov
LIBRETTIST: Kate Light
Based on an old Russian folktale, Once Upon the Wind is a powerful musical fable that reflects upon the moral implications of playing with nature.
Read MoreCOMPOSER: Justine F. Chen
LIBRETTIST: Rochelle Bright
Charles Darwin's most controversial work — On the Origin of Species — to publish, or not to publish? This intimate opera features a libretto sourced from Darwin's own private letters and his greatest written works.
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