Jonathan Michie Leads A Stunning Ensemble In THE LIFE AND DEATH(S) OF ALAN TURING

Meet The Cast Of THE LIFE AND DEATH(S) OF ALAN TURING!

Jonathan Michie (Alan Turing) returns to Oper Leipzig for the 2016-17 season for his first performances of Le conceiller de Thou in Gounod's Cinq-Mars, Ottokar in Der Freischütz, and a return to Ping in Turandot. Additionally, he reprises roles in Die Zauberflöte, Faust, La Cenerentola, La bohème, and Die Frau ohne Schatten. He has sung regularly with the Los Angeles Opera as Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, Donald in Billy Budd, the Vicar in Albert Herring and the title role in Noye's Fludde. His concert performances include Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Gewandhaus Orchestra, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra), Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Slovenian Philharmonic) and Carmina Burana (National Chorale).

ELISE QUAGLIATA (Joan Clarke), mezzo-soprano, has garnered critical notice over the past decade for her "rich, expressive voice and passionate delivery" (New York Times) in a wide range of repertoire, from Carmen and Dead Man Walking to Sweeney Todd, and from oratorio and art song to cabaret. Her upcoming appearances include Sister Helen in Dead Man Walking with the Modern American Music Project, the Verdi Requiem in Brazil with Orquestra Filarmônica de Minas Gerais of Belo Horizonte led by maestro Fabio Mechetti, and with the Jacksonville Symphony, Fricka in Union Avenue Opera's Die Walküre, title role in Carmen with Pensacola Opera, as well as various recitals, masterclasses and cabaret performances in New York, Illinois and Pennsylvania.

Soprano KEELY FUTTERER (Sara Turing) is a native of Dover, Arkansas who is finishing her Doctoral work at the Eastman School of Music. This past year she performed Carmela in Mese Mariano, the title role in Suor Angelica, and Countess Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro with Eastman Opera. She won the Encouragement Award at the Arkansas MET auditions, was a finalist for the Jesse Kneisel Lieder Competition, and won first place in the Friends of Eastman Opera Competition in 2016. She is an alumna of Opera Saratoga's Young Artist program, where she most recently sang the role of The Witch Mother in the American premiere of Philip Glass's The Witches of Venice.

Identified by Opera News as one of their "25 Rising Stars" (October 2015), tenor ANDREW BIDLACK (Christopher Morcom) recently returned to Opera Omaha, where he sang Count Almaviva in IL Barbiere di Siviglia. Other notable engagements include Florencia en el Amazonas with Arizona Opera, and his debut at the Metropolitan Opera as Beppe in I pagliacci, where he also sang the role of the Lamplighter in Manon Lescaut while covering Edmondo. Bidlack is a frequent interpreter of contemporary music; last season saw him create principal role's in Joby Talbot's Everest at Dallas Opera, and Ricky Ian Gordon's Morning Star at Cincinnati Opera.

Puerto Rican tenor JAVIER ABREU (Steve Todd / Arnold Murray) has been described as a commanding force on stage, incorporating a rich, sweet and agile voice, with ample dramatic skills. The Washington Times states, "His high, supple lyric voice possesses great conviction." Last season included engagements with Virginia Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Arizona Opera, and his debut with the Prototype Festival in American Lyric Theater's concert of La Reina. In the 2016-2017 season, he joins Opera Orlando for One Voice Orlando in response to the Pulse Night Club tragedy, gives a solo recital and master class at Mercer University, and returns to Florida Grand Opera as Pepe in Before Night Falls.

Acclaimed Bass-Baritone, Joseph Beutel (Fred Clayton) has often been praised for his richness of vocal color and versatility on stage. Recent engagements have included Sulpice in La fille du régiment with Fargo-Moorhead Opera; der Tod in Der Kaiser von Atlantis with Opera Moderne in Vienna; and Nourabad in Les pêcheurs de perles with Baltimore Concert Opera and Opera Delaware. Other notable performances include Carousel with the New York Philharmonic and workshops of La Reina and The Life and Death(s) of Alan Turing with ALT. An accomplished Bach soloist, he recently performed the Cantatas, Siehe, ich will viel Fischer aussenden (BWV 88) and Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit (BWV106) here in New York.

Bass-baritone THOMAS SHIVONE (Don Baley / A Bobby / The Prosecutor / Prince Charming) recently graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music and participated in the inaugural Emerging Artists Program with Opera Philadelphia. He is critically acclaimed for both his singing and acting in opera, concert and recitals. Recent perofrmances include Prison Patient #2 in Oscar, The British Major in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Silent Night, Marchese D'Obigny in La traviata and The Notary in Gianni Schicchi with the Opera Philadelphia. He has shared the stage with such renowned artists as David Daniels, DWayne Croft, Rachele Gilmore, Dale Travis, Bill Burden, Kelly Kaduce, Stephen Costello, Ailyn Perez, and Leah Partridge.

LIDIYA YANKOVSKAYA (conductor) currently serves as Artistic Director with Juventas New Music Ensemble and as a conductor with Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra. She appears this season with Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra, Beth Morrison Projects, Brookline Symphony, Cabrillo Festival, Center for Contemporary Opera, Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops. Currently a recipient of Marin Alsop's Taki Concordia Fellowship and part of Dallas Opera's Inaugural Institute for Women Conductors, she was also a Conducting Fellow under Lorin Maazel at his Castleton Festival. There, she assisted Maestro Maazel and regularly filled in for him in rehearsal and performance. Lloyd Schwartz (Pulitzer Prize winner for criticism) hailed her as a "skillful and incisive musician." InsightALT:
The Life and Death(s)
of Alan Turing

Presented by American Lyric Theater
in partnership with MasterVoices Thur, Jan 12 at 7:30 PM

Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center
129 W. 67th Street | New York, NY

TICKETS
$25 Reserved | $125 VIP Seating With music by Justine F. Chen and libretto by David Simpatico, this opera is a historical-fantasia inspired by the life of the groundbreaking computer scientist, Alan Turing. BUY NOW American Lyric Theater's mentorship programs for composers and librettists are made possible by generous lead funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts; and additional support from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, The Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University, The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, The Amphion Foundation, The ASCAP Foundation Irving Caesar Fund, Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts, Friars Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, Howard & Sarah D. Solomon Foundation, New Music USA's Impact Fund (made possible with funding from The Scherman Foundation's Katharine S. and Axel G. Rosin Fund), and OPERA America / The Opera Fund.