PRESS
PRESS
Recent Press covering Lawrence's work as a producer, director and dramaturg.
Reviews for specific Productions directed by Lawrence Edelson may be found on each individual Production Page.
MUSICAL AMERICA
Chicago Opera Theater announces Lawrence Edelson as new General Director
“…announcing Edelson’s appointment, COT Board President Susan Irion lauded him as someone who “lives COT's core values of artistic excellence, support of artists and diversity, and championing new works.” Music Director Lidiya Yankovskaya likewise expressed enthusiasm for his selection, praising “his extensive experience and creative energy.” READ MORE
MUSICAL AMERICA
Top 30 Professional of the Year: Lawrence Edelson
“Prior to the pandemic, New York City-based ALT was planning to launch an initiative to reinforce racial equity in its programs, but then the shutdown hit. The ultimate result was a dramatic enhancement in the diversity of its flagship Composer Librettist Development Program (CLDP), the only fulltime training program for opera writers in the U.S… READ MORE
THE TIMES UNION
Live 'Cradle Will Rock' recording a gem - Historic Opera Saratoga CD sets a high bar
(RECORDING PRODUCED BY LAWRENCE EDELSON)
"Opera Saratoga's four performances last summer of the musical "The Cradle Will Rock" captured national attention and earned glowing reviews. Now the music has been released in a double CD set by Bridge Records — the first professional recording in the history of Opera Saratoga — and the beauty and accomplishment of the production is once again on full display... The show is clever, perhaps ingenious, and this rendition is colorful, vibrant and probably definitive..." READ MORE
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Opera Saratoga’s summer festival offers a new chamber version of a work about a competition that’s for the birds; a story of a young oracle who’s a bookie’s nightmare; and a tale of frustrated asylum seekers.
"Now in its fourth season under the leadership of Lawrence Edelson, Opera Saratoga has redoubled its commitment to producing modern operas, and is doing so at a very high level...polished, immaculately cast, and a stimulating juxtaposition of contemporary compositional voices..." READ MORE
BROADWAY WORLD
BWW Speaking Out: Creating a New American Operatic Canon
"Other genres of art and entertainment that are thriving embrace new work with exponentially greater frequency than we do in opera. When we plan seasons where revivals significantly outnumber premieres, we are telling our audiences that new opera doesn't matter; that new operas aren't as good as older works; and that we are preparing opera for its extinction..." READ MORE
ALBANY BUSINESS NEWS
How the director of Opera Saratoga turned the struggling company around
"When Opera Saratoga hired Lawrence Edelson as artistic and general director in 2014, the nonprofit based in Saratoga Springs, New York, faced significant debt, and was looking for someone to turn the organization around....Since Edelson joined Opera Saratoga, the organization has increased its revenue, ticket sales, individual support and national recognition with write-ups in The New York Times, Boston Globe and Huffington Post." READ MORE
OPERA NEWS
American Lyric Theater: The Incubator
"ALT's track record since its founding, in 2005, is quite impressive...By treating composers and librettists as equal partners, ALT places equal emphasis on music and drama. As a result of that, and of the greatly expanding definition of opera since the bel canto and verismo eras, the range of work has been extremely diverse..." READ MORE