American Lyric Theater 
and The Morgan Library & Museum 
present
ALT Alumni: Composers & Librettists in Concert
 
Excerpts from JFK, After the Storm, Steal a Pencil for Me,  
and The Copper Queen
 
Featuring Jessica Jones, Caroline Worra, Heather Johnson, Laura Krumm, Spencer Viator, Gideon Dabi, and Joseph Lattanzi, 
with music director Djordje Nesic

Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 3pm

American Lyric Theater (ALT) and The Morgan Library & Museum present ALT Alumni: Composers & Librettists in Concert on Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 3pm at The Morgan Library & Museum in the Gilder Lehrman Hall, 225 Madison Avenue, NYC.

Tickets are $25 ($20 for members of the Morgan) and are available at 212-685-0008, x560 or http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?orgid=24379&pid=8293573.
 
This concert celebrates the success of prominent alumni of American Lyric Theater’s innovative Composer Librettist Development Program.  Excerpts from recently premiered operas and works in development, will be featured on the program:

JFK
David T. Little and Royce Vavrek*
Co-commissioned by Fort Worth Opera, American Lyric Theater, and Opéra de Montréal. Premiered April 2016 at Fort Worth Opera; up next at Opéra de Montréal in January 2018

After the Storm
David Hanlon and Stephanie Fleischmann*
Commissioned by HGOco, Houston Grand Opera. Premiered May 2016 by HGOco, Houston Grand Opera

Steal a Pencil for Me
Gerald Cohen* and Deborah Brevoort*
Featured in the 2016 Frontiers Festival at Fort Worth Opera. World Premiere scheduled for January 2018 at Opera Colorado

The Copper Queen
Clint Borzoni* and John de los Santos
Winner of Arizona SPARK, a commission competition at Arizona Opera 
(*Denotes an alum of the Composer Librettist Development Program)

Featured guest artists include soprano Jessica Jones, soprano Caroline Worra, mezzo soprano Heather Johnson, mezzo soprano Laura Krumm, tenor Spencer Viator, baritone Gideon Dabi, and baritone Joseph Lattanzi, led by music director Djordje Nesic.

“These concerts [are] so valuable for city-bound fans of inventive new work that pushes the art form forward.”  – Opera News (Henry Wallace)