American Lyric Theater presents public performances in New York City to promote the work of gifted emerging artists, and to expose the public to the process of developing new operas.
InsightALT:
WORKING FOR THE MACBETHS
Composer: Johanny Navarro
Librettist: Marcus Yi
Featuring: Ethan Vincent, Meghan Kasanders, Anna Laurenzo, Jennifer Zetlan, Dane Suarez, Karen Vuong, Kimberly Sogioka and Wayne Tigges.
Conducted by: Kelly Kuo
Artist Discussion Moderated by: Lawrence Edelson
On Friday, APRIL 12 at 7:30pm, ALT presents an orchestral workshop of WORKING FOR THE MACBETHS by composer Johanny Navarro and 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? ALT’s Associate Artistic Director Kelly Kuo conducts a great orchestra and cast of artists:
CAST
Macbeth: Ethan Vincent
Lady Macbeth: Meghan Kasanders
Florinda: Anna Laurenzo
Madame Alice: Jennifer Zetlan
Macduff: Dane Suarez
Witch 1: Karen Vuong
Witch 2 / Malcolm: Kimberly Sogioka
Witch 3 / Banquo: Wayne Tigges
This exciting public orchestral workshop will be at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music on Friday, April 12 at 7:30 pm. General Admission Tickets are $35; VIP Reserved Seating is $100 ($65 of which is tax-deductible).
InsightALT events were created to give the public an intimate, insiders look behind the scenes of American Lyric Theater’s process of creating new operas. Each event features a concert reading of a new opera in development at ALT, featuring guest singers from the world's leading opera houses, followed an interactive discussion between the audience and the writers behind each work. These conversations, moderated by ALT's founder, Lawrence Edelson, use Liz Lerman's Critical Response Process to engage with those experiencing the opera for the first time to help the writers on their journeys.
American Lyric Theater’s programs are made possible by generous lead funding from The Mellon Foundation, with additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, the Howard Gilman Foundation, The Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund, the Amphion Foundation, the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, and the Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University.