American Lyric Theater Presents Freshly Brewed - Why Opera? 10/30

American Lyric Theater presents the opening event in the FRESHLY BREWED series at OPERA America for the 2011-12 season. In celebration of National Opera Week, join us for a light brunch and round table discussion, led by world-renown dramaturg Cori Ellison, with guest composers and librettist discussing the trends in new American opera.

New operas are being written by a wide variety of artists with radically different musical and theatrical styles. Tradition is sometimes revered, sometimes respected, and sometimes intentionally ignored. Classics are adapted and often reinvented, while other times new operas focus on political and social issues. During our first event in the Freshly Brewed series, we will discuss what inspires some of the country's most gifted writers. What subject material is "right" for operatic adaptation and why? Does subject matter have to be contemporary to speak to contemporary audiences? How does musical and linguistic style change from subject to subject, opera to opera? Why write new opera?

On October 30th, we are very excited to welcome:

Nico Muhly, composer (Two Boys, Dark Sisters)
Stephen Karam, librettist (Dark Sisters)
Ricky Ian Gordon, composer (The Grapes of Wrath, Orpheus and Eurydice)
StewArt Wallace, composer (Harvey Milk, The Bone Setter's Daughter, Kaballah)
Michael Korie, librettist (The Grapes of Wrath, Harvey Milk, The Bone Setter's Daughter, Kaballah)

FRESHLY BREWED - WHY OPERA? will explore what is happening in opera with some of the most exciting artists in the country, and will give you the chance to meet and get to know the artists who are writing the operas you will want to hear in the future!

Length: 1 hr 30 mins
Intermission: None
Seating: General Admission
You choose your seats when you get to the theater.

TICKETS: $20 Advance Purchase Required, includes brunch. Please note that due to limited seating capacity at OPERA America, tickets are strictly limited and will not be sold on the day of the event.

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