Internationally acclaimed soprano Catherine Malfitano has collaborated with the greatest composers and librettists of her generation to bring an extraordinary variety of new operas to life on stage. Join us for a master class on role creation and collaboration, and explore the unique challenges of being the first singer to create a role in a new opera. Excerpts from The Turing Project, The Long Walk, and La Reina will be featured, all coached by Ms. Malfitano as she works with the singers bringing these new operas to life, as well as the composers and librettists who are writing them! American Lyric Theater presents InsightALT—A Festival of New Opera This new festival offers an intimate, inside look into American Lyric Theater’s process of creating new operas at all stages of their development. (more)REGISTER

Save up to 40% by purchasing an InsightPASS.For $75, attend all the events in the festival, including the three new operas in concert, the opening night master class, and both symposia. American Lyric Theater presents InsightALT—A Festival of New Opera This new festival offers an intimate, inside look into American Lyric Theater’s process of creating new operas at all stages of their development. (more)REGISTER

All three operas presented during InsightALT are inspired by real people and actual events—but the balance between fact and fiction differs in every piece. How much does historical accuracy matter when adapting real events for the stage? Dramaturg Cori Ellison leads this symposium with guests to be announced. American Lyric Theater presents InsightALT—A Festival of New Opera This new festival offers an intimate, inside look into American Lyric Theater’s process of creating new operas at all stages of their development. (more)REGISTER

A CONCERT READING OF A NEW OPERA IN DEVELOPMENT AT ALT Music by Justine F. Chen Libretto by David Simpatico Commissioned in 2012 in honor of the Turing Centennial, The Turing Project is a historical fantasia based on the life of the English scientist Alan Turing. An iconoclastic thinker and social misfit born to the Edwardian upper class in 1912, Turing was a simple man of extraordinary abilities. His achievements include creating the first universal computer; breaking the Nazi U-Boat code, which proved crucial to the success of the allied forces in WWII; and creating the field of Artificial Intelligence. Yet, despite the many benefits Turing’s ideas bestowed upon humanity, the British government charged him with Gross Indecency for the crime of being homosexual, and punished him with chemical castration.A year after his sentence was carried out, Turing committed suicide at the age of 41, eating an apple laced with cyanide – according to the official coroner’s report. Many speculate that his apparent suicide was inspired by his life-long love of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, but others don’t think his death was suicide at all. The opera explores Turing’s extraordinary contributions to mankind, his county’s disavowal of him because he was gay, and the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death. FEATURING Jonathan Estabrooks, Kathryn Guthrie, Elise Quagliata, Kyle Bielfield, Benjamin Robinson, Joseph Beutel and Justin Hopkins; conducted by Keith Chambers. This event will be followed by a talk-back and a post-concert reception with the artists, sponsored by Dalton Winery and Teperberg Winery, provided by Gotham Wines & Liquors. American Lyric Theater presents InsightALT—A Festival of New Opera This new festival offers an intimate, inside look into American Lyric Theater’s process of creating new operas at all stages of their developme (more)REGISTER

How have some operas glorified war while others have laid bare its horrors? Dramaturg Cori Ellison leads this symposium with guest artists including Brian Castner, author of the critically acclaimed book, The Long Walk, which serves as the inspiration for ALT’s new opera of the same name. American Lyric Theater presents InsightALT—A Festival of New Opera This new festival offers an intimate, inside look into American Lyric Theater’s process of creating new operas at all stages of their development. (more)REGISTER

A CONCERT READING OF A NEW OPERA IN DEVELOPMENT AT ALT Music by Jeremy Howard Beck Libretto by Stephanie Fleischmann Based on the book The Long Walk: A Story of War and the Life that Follows by Brian Castner. The Long Walk dives deep into the mind of an American soldier who has returned from Iraq after serving as an officer in an Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit. Brian Castner’s battle with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, which he calls “the Crazy with a capital C,” is at the center of this moving personal story of a man struggling to reintegrate himself into his family life upon his return from the war. FEATURING Daniel Belcher, Heather Johnson, Glenn Seven Allen, Kyle Bielfield, Justin Hopkins, Caroline Worra, and Donita Volkwijn; conducted by Steven Osgood. This event will be followed by a talk-back and a post-concert reception with the artists, sponsored by Dalton Winery and Teperberg Winery, provided by Gotham Wines & Liquors. Developmental support for The Long Walk has been generously provided by The Opera Fund/OPERA America. American Lyric Theater presents InsightALT—A Festival of New Opera This new festival offers an intimate, inside look into American Lyric Theater’s process of creating new operas at all stages of their development. (more)REGISTER

A CONCERT READING OF A NEW OPERA IN DEVELOPMENT AT ALT Music by Jorge Sosa Libretto by Laura Sosa Pedroza Through the personal story of one of the most powerful drug “queenpins” in history, La Reina explores the symbiotic relationship between the US and Mexico and their shared responsibilities in the increasingly violent drug wars, fueled by revenge and corruption, on both sides of the border. The action of La Reina centers around Regina. As events from her past invade her present reality in an American prison cell, she interacts with the ghosts of the men who have shaped her life. A shrine of La Santa Muerte (a skull and bones incarnation of the Virgin Mary and the patron saint of drug dealers) comes to life and acts as Regina’s guide in her journey through her past. La Santa Muerte forces Regina to relive the tragic sequences of death and treason that led to her crowning as the queen of organized crime, and to her eventual downfall and imprisonment. Performed in Spanish and English. Presented with English supertitles. FEATURING Audrey Babcock, Audrey Luna, Rosa Betancourt, Christopher Burchett, Dominic Armstrong, and Javier Abreu; conducted by Andrew Bisantz. This event will be followed by a talk-back and a post-concert reception with the artists, sponsored by Dalton Winery and Teperberg Winery, provided by Gotham Wines & Liquors. Developmental support for La Reina has been generously provided by The Opera Fund/OPERA America. American Lyric Theater presents InsightALT—A Festival of New Opera This new festival offers an intimate, inside look into American Lyric Theater’s process of creating new operas at all stages of their development. (more)REGISTER