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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Jeffrey Dennis Smith
LIBRETTIST: David Johnston
Why is Eartha Kitt Trying to Kill Me?: A Love Story is a one-act opera about a mysterious – and unlikely – murder suspect. A tour de force love story and mad scene all in one, a man shares his bizarre confession concerning the fate of a hot, young, art world star.
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