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: 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: 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: 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.
Read MoreCOMPOSER: Gerald Cohen
LIBRETTIST: David Simpatico
One hundred years ago, The Great Nuclear Holy War devastated the planet. Now, Adam and Evangeline, the last two people on Earth, safeguard the global seed depository deep inside in the Doomsday Botanical Seed Vault.
Read MoreCOMPOSER: Evan Meier
LIBRETTIST: E.M. (Ellen) Lewis
A giant is dead, and his body lies at the base of a great beanstalk. The police believe young Jack is responsible. But the boy insists that he's innocent. Can the great detective Sherlock Holmes and his colleague, Dr. Watson, untangle this magical mystery?
Read MoreCOMPOSER: Andy Tierstein
LIBRETTIST: Julian Crouch
An old married couple meet in an ancient orchard where The Tree of Eternal Youth has produced an apple, a bite of which, will return just one of them to their former youthful state. Each of them falters, but when the God Pan appears disguised as a woodsman, he persuades the old man to take a bite of the apple while his wife sleeps…
Read MoreCOMPOSER: Alla Borzova
LIBRETTIST: David Johnston
A humorous look at morality and convention, The Wedding Gift of Pirate Granny takes place on a Caribbean island in the 17th Century.
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