Lawrence Edelson

Dedicated to ensuring opera has an exciting and sustainable future! Founder of American Lyric Theater; General Director of Chicago Opera Theater

[Lawrence Edelson @OperaAdvocate]

2024–2025 Season of Change for Chicago Opera Theater https://t.co/qoTRWr1duU

[Kate Pitt @KatePitt]

"I realized that the job of dramaturgy isn’t to identify what’s wrong with plays & help fix them; rather the work was to encourage or inspire writers back to their desks, to embolden them to go the rest of the way..." –Todd London via @HowlRound https://t.co/gLQTnOANUM

[Alex Weiser @AWeiserComposer]

Thrilled to finally be able to share that my new opera TEVYE'S DAUGHTERS with Stephanie Fleischmann commissioned by @ALTNYC will be featured in a piano-vocal concert reading on November 5th, 2pm at @DiMennaCenter
https://t.co/7Dwp5rtNLL

[Lawrence Edelson @OperaAdvocate]

Honored and excited to share that I will be joining @ChicagoOpera as General Director (and staying with @ALTNYC of course!) https://t.co/BmJYcUhYZr

[Lawrence Edelson @OperaAdvocate]

@jepaco Thank you!

[AmericanLyricTheater @ALTNYC]

Discover Two New Operas This Spring at ALT! - https://t.co/wuTlCi8TWd

[AmericanLyricTheater @ALTNYC]

"...emotionally stirring..." "...a gripping new opera..." - Critics are raving for the premiere of THE LIFE AND DEATH(S) OF ALAN TURING! https://t.co/3P4fLqxtL0

[Lawrence Edelson @OperaAdvocate]

What a lovely tribute to my tenure @OperaSaratoga - in the @SaratogianNews - thank you Bob Goepfert for your kind words - https://t.co/xTVpjxfIGU

[Lawrence Edelson @OperaAdvocate]

Being a part of the journey of these three new operas, and working with all of these incredible artists, is such an honor!

[AmericanLyricTheater @ALTNYC]

We want your perspective! - https://t.co/HJEdPwK1We

[Alex Weiser @AWeiserComposer]

Wonderful workshop week for my forthcoming opera "Tevye's Daughters" w/librettist Stephanie Fleischmann. Thrilled to be working w/ @ALTNYC +artist faculty, @Fiorabella588, @OperaAdvocate, & Kelly Kuo, + a wonderful team of actors. Join us tomorrow @DiMennaCenter !

[AmericanLyricTheater @ALTNYC]

Two events in November exploring the creative process - https://t.co/JChR7OkWYA

[Lawrence Edelson @OperaAdvocate]

I am so excited to be championing these three new operas @ALTNYC !

[AmericanLyricTheater @ALTNYC]

ALT Announces Three New Opera Commissions from composers Jasmine Barnes, Johanny Navarro and Alex Weiser; and librettists Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton, Marcus Yi, and Stephanie Fleischmann - https://t.co/6fcKNjr6w2

[Lawrence Edelson @OperaAdvocate]

I am incredibly excited to share the @MooresOpera @UHouston 2022-23 season: LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE ( @philipglass / Jean Cocteau ); DIE FLEDERMAUS (Strauss Jr/Haffner&Genée); and the Houston premiere of AINADAMAR ( Osvaldo Golijov / @DavidHenryHwang ) https://t.co/dIcXO76r1R

[Lawrence Edelson @OperaAdvocate]

I was deeply honored to be asked to contribute to @lizlerman’s new book, Critique is Creative: The Critical Response Process in Theory and Action - an in depth study of CRP in the field. It is fascinating to see how artists in so many different disciplines work with CRP.

[Lawrence Edelson @OperaAdvocate]

How wonderful to see the brilliant Stephanie Fleischmann acknowledged by @OPERAAmerica with the Campbell Opera Librettist Prize!

[AmericanLyricTheater @ALTNYC]

CLDP alumna Stephanie Fleischmann wins the Campbell Opera Librettist Prize! - https://t.co/DuYtvHAmOi

[Lawrence Edelson @OperaAdvocate]

A big life change ahead… very excited to be joining @MooresOpera this fall! — Opera Saratoga director resigning after season for Houston job https://t.co/HjCVQehYO2 via @TimesUnion

[Lawrence Edelson @OperaAdvocate]

Some exciting news about a project I’ve been shepherding since 2012…!

[AmericanLyricTheater @ALTNYC]

We are thrilled to announce the world premiere of The Life Death(s) of Alan Turing by Justine F. Chen and David Simpatico at Chicago Opera Theater next season! - https://t.co/LMp09A3Ojh

[AmericanLyricTheater @ALTNYC]

What is your temptation? Join us at National Sawdust May 17th... - https://t.co/yfnRgS8d7e

[Lawrence Edelson @OperaAdvocate]

I’m very proud of this new initiative that we have just launched at ALT to increase access to contemporary arias for singers and educators alike!

[AmericanLyricTheater @ALTNYC]

Introducing The Aria Access Project - a hub of free downloadable contemporary aria sheet music for educators and singers! https://t.co/NQG7smtf63

[Lawrence Edelson @OperaAdvocate]

A little glimpse from rehearsal of the fun we’ve been having at @vaopera - Making opera is particularly challenging right now, but so rewarding as we see audiences coming back into the theater!

[Virginia Opera @vaopera]

We told you #ThreeDecembers has a shoe song! It's just one of the numbers that make this opera so unique! Hampton Roads, catch the show at Harrison Opera House this weekend! After that, we head to Fairfax and Richmond!
Tickets: https://t.co/rbZrwsTMKp
#vaopera #meetopera