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So, You Want to Write An Opera?
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Say that you are a playwright or a theatre composer or a lyricist or a crossover artist who wants to expand their range by creating work in an entirely new venue, reaching out to a new audience that may or may not be familiar with your previous works. Say that you have a story in mind with a larger statement and impact to make than can be done on a postage-stamp-sized stage.

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Michael Korie
Michael Korie

co-chairs the DG Opera Committee with Deborah Brevoort. His opera libretti include the upcoming Harvey Milk Reimagined, composer Stewart Wallace, at Opera Parallele in San Francisco this spring, and The Grapes of Wrath, composer Ricky Ian Gordon, presented in concert recently at Carnegie Hall. Korie’s lyrics to musicals include the Broadway productions of War Paint and Grey Gardens, composer Scott Frankel. He received the Marc Blitzstein Award from the American Academy of Arts for his work in both musical theatre and opera.