Deborah receives opera commission

Deborah has been commissioned to write the libretto for an opera that will be produced by On Site Opera, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and American Lyric Theater about Lady Murasaki, who wrote The Tale of Genji, the world’s first-ever novel. It will be performed in the Astor Pavilion at the Met in May 2019 to coincide with the opening of their new Genji exhibit. The composer is Michi Wiancko who was awarded one of Opera America’s grants for Female composers for this project.

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Jul 05, 25 - Aug 02, 25

The Knock

Central City Opera, Central City CO

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Blue Moon Over Memphis

Kita Noh Theatre, Tokyo, Japan

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About Deborah Brevoort

Deborah Brevoort is a playwright and librettist from Alaska who now lives in the New York area. She is an alumna of New Dramatists, one of the original company members of Alaska’s Perseverance Theatre, a member of the playwright’s collective at Florida Studio Theatre and a co-founder of Theatre Without Borders, dedicated to international theatre exchange. In 2024 she was appointed as a Fulbright Specialist for theatre, musical theatre and opera for the US State Department.

After participating in American Lyric Theater’s Composer/Librettist Development Program (ALT CLDP) Deborah has turned most of her attention to writing opera librettos. She was awarded the prestigious Campbell Opera Librettist Prize by Opera America in 2023. She also served as the Librettist Mentor for Washington National Opera’s American Opera Initiative at the Kennedy Center for 2023/24. She will be a librettist mentor for the ALT CLDP in 2024/25 and a delegate to the World Opera Forum in Los Angeles for Opera America.

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