American Lyric Theater (ALT) is an opera company based in New York City and they specialize in the development of new works.
American Lyric Theater's Composer Librettist Development Program is the only full-time mentorship initiative for emerging operatic writers in the United States.
[3] The Golden Ticket was commissioned by ALT in partnership with Felicity Dahl, and received its world premiere at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis on June 13, 2010.
[5][6] The Poe Project received a workshop reading at New York's Symphony Space in November 2010 and is being further developed by ALT for future staged production.
[7][8] American Lyric Theater's faculty and artistic mentorship team includes composer/librettist Mark Adamo, composer Daniel Catán, composer Anthony Davis, dramaturg Cori Ellison, librettist Michael Korie, director Rhoda Levine, and librettist William M. Hoffman.