| November 3, 2018 | |
| 1:00 pm | |
| New York | |
| The Metropolitan Opera Guild |
Nico Muhly’s highly anticipated opera Marnie receives its U.S. premiere this season at the Met. Muhly stands among a new generation of opera composers who are changing the way the art form is perceived and created. Focusing on works written post-2000, Guild lecturers Naomi Barrettara and Elspeth Davis return to discuss musical styles and theatrical trends that are shaping opera today.
Using Marnie as a point of departure, Part 1 will explore works by Nico Muhly, Du Yun, Laura Kaminsky, and others. Naomi and Elspeth discuss historical trends that influence opera today, as well as the exciting operas that are changing the musical landscape. In Part 2, a panel of special guests will join Naomi and Elspeth in conversation about what it takes to create and produce an opera in today’s world.