Steal a Pencil for Me CD released on Sono Luminus label

A recording of the “Steal a Pencil for Me” opera, by composer Gerald Cohen and librettist Deborah Brevoort, will be released on the Sono Luminus record label on August 23, 2024. The recording, conducted by Ari Pelto, took place at Opera Colorado, with many of the cast members from the premiere production. The recording will be available on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon, HDtracks, Native DSD and Arkiv Music. To learn more, and to purchase the recording in physical or digital formats, go to: https://www.sonoluminus.com/store/steal-a-pencil-for-me

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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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