American Lyric Theater - InsightALT, The Opposable Thumb

American Lyric

"Sherlock Holmes, the lives inside a zoo, and teenagers on a Halloween night: none of these seem like expected topics for an opera, but then again American Lyric Theater (ALT) is not trying to confirm your expectations of this age-old art form. Instead, this necessary incubator, which launches its first festival this February, is ushering in the next generation of opera makers..." 
- The Observer

Meet the artists bringing THE OPPOSABLE THUMB to life:

Composer - Liliya Ugay
Librettist - Julian Crouch

Conductor - Emily Senturia

Eva - Laura Krumm
The Pilot - Andrew Bidlack, Tenor
Hagenbeck - Scott Conner
Greta, a Cook - Caroline Worra
Old Soldier - Gideon Dabi
Young Soldier - Jordan Rutter

Monkey - Sydney E Anderson
Chameleon -Boya Wei
Hyena - Amelia Watkins
Ibis - Courtney Miller
Rhino - Vera Savage
Lion - Cierra Byrd

Pianist - Sara Chiesa

Don't miss THE OPPOSABLE THUMB, Sunday, February 23rd, part of the InsightALT Festival: https://www.altnyc.org/insightalt-2020