CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF AMERICAN LYRIC THEATER
A celebration to remember!
On October 23, 2025, ALT celebrated its 20th Anniversary with a gala concert at Merkin Concert Hall. Now, you can watch the complete concert online and celebrate this milestone with us…
The Composer Librettist Development Program
Founded in 2007, the CLDP is the only full-time professional mentorship initiative for operatic writers in the country. The CLDP is a tuition-free program that includes a core curriculum of classroom training and hands-on workshops with some of the country’s leading working artists.
“the essential contemporary opera lab.”
—The New Yorker
THE ARIA ACCESS PROJECT
The Aria Access Project (AAP) is a new resource for educators and singers that provides free access to arias by contemporary American composers and librettists for educational an audition use. This online hub includes arias from works that have recently received their premieres, as well as from operas for which the premieres are forthcoming.
Operas for Production
ALT currently has over 20 operas available to license, created by alumni of the Composer Librettist Development Program. Looking for a one-act chamber opera? A full-length, family-friendly work? An opera for your school touring program? A large-scale work for professional or academic production? Find the exact opera to suit your needs.