Press

August 2016 — Opera News
THE INCUBATOR: AMERICAN LYRIC THEATER CONCENTRATES ON TEAMWORK

The tagline on American Lyric Theater’s website is “Great operas don't just happen”—an apt mantra for an unusual venture. ALT is not a conventional opera company; it does not mount a regular season of productions. Rather, the New York City-based ALT and its signature Composer Librettist Development Program (CLDP)… were created to initiate successful collaborations between composers and librettists that would lead to the creation of significant and durable repertoire. READ MORE

July 10, 2015 — The New York Times Magazine
AN IRAQ VETERAN'S HOMECOMING, WITH ARIAS

Early in the opera adaptation of “The Long Walk,” Brian Castner’s dark memoir of his tour as a bomb-disposal officer in Iraq and his struggles with anxiety and brain injury after returning home, the performance signals that it will build on the original account’s claustrophobic exploration of what its protagonist calls, with a convincing mix of detail and bluntness, his “Crazy.” READ MORE

February 6, 2020 — Observer
A NEW FESTIVAL, INSIGHTALT, IS HERE TO REVIVE CONTEMPORARY OPERA IN AMERICA

Sherlock Holmes, the lives inside a zoo, and teenagers on a Halloween night: none of these seem like expected topics for an opera, but then again American Lyric Theater (ALT) is not trying to confirm your expectations of this age-old art form. Instead, this necessary incubator, which launches its first festival this February, is ushering in the next generation of opera makers. READ MORE

June 20, 2018 — BroadwayWorld
BWW SPEAKING OUT: CREATING A NEW AMERICAN OPERATIC CANON

Why do we need a program to train opera composers and librettists? Mozart and Da Ponte - together, creators of Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, and Cosi fan tutte - didn't go through training programs! I am often asked this question, and recently, I had the honor of discussing the importance of composer and librettist mentorship as a delegate at the first World Opera Forum in Madrid. READ MORE

April 2014 — Classical Singer
CULTIVATING NEW WORKS

Singers have Young Artist Programs to help them make the leap from student to professional. But what about up-and-coming composers? How do they get the training needed to successfully write operas? A New York City-based organization is providing just such training. READ MORE

February 16, 2019 — Picture this Post
CHICAGO OPERA THEATER PRESENTS THE LIFE AND DEATH(S) OF ALAN TURING REVIEW—OPERA HISTORY SNEAK PEEK

For many the biggest thrill of this COT event was being able to peek in on opera history, thanks to COT’s collaboration with American Lyric Theater, an organization devoted to cultivating new operas akin to how Chicago Dramatists nurtures playwrights. READ MORE