OPERA LIBRETTI
Death of Ivan IIych
Music by John Young with Libretto by Alan Olejniczak
Adapted from The Death of Ivan Ilych, the 1886 Novella by Leo Tolstoy
A Full Length Chamber Opera in One Act with a cast: 4 men, 1 women, 1 child
One Sheet for Death of Ivan Ilych
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heart-wrenching harmonies may remind listeners of the romantic operas of Barber and Menotti."
Music by John Young with Libretto by Alan Olejniczak
Adapted from The Death of Ivan Ilych, the 1886 Novella by Leo Tolstoy
A Full Length Chamber Opera in One Act with a cast: 4 men, 1 women, 1 child
One Sheet for Death of Ivan Ilych
Listen to a music sample
Read the libretto
- World Premiere with Opera Orlando on the Town, February 2021
- World Premiere with Thompson Street Opera's 2020/2021 season, Chicago, IL September 2021
heart-wrenching harmonies may remind listeners of the romantic operas of Barber and Menotti."
OPERAS in DEVELOPMENT
The Nightingale
Music by John Young with Libretto by Alan Olejniczak
Adapted from Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale, The Nightingale
A Youth Opera for Families with a cast of 1 baritone, 1 soprano ,
10 youth roles, and a children's chorus with ten individual speaking roles.
One Sheet for The Nightingale
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Transgress
Music by John Young with Libretto by Alan Olejniczak
A chamber opera about Dora Ratjen, a Nazi Olympic woman’s high jumper who was arrested for a man impersonating a woman.
A Chamber Opera with a cast of 3 men and I woman.
One Sheet for Transgress
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Dreams Americanos
Music, by Chris Pratorius-Gómez
Libretto by Alan Olejniczak and Chris Pratorius-Gómez
A Full length Chamber Opera in Two Acts with a cast of 3 men and 3 women.
Loosely Based on Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand (1897) Sung in English and Spanish
One Sheet for Dreams Americanos
UnBound
Music by Nathan Hall with Libretto by Alan Olejniczak
A Full-Length Site-Specific Chamber Opera with cast of 4 male identified singers
UnBound is a kink chamber opera with BDSM themes of submission, consent, and the sensual possibilities of bondage.
Sung in English and Swedish
One Sheet for UnBound
Minute to Midnight
Music by Dante De Silva with Libretto by Alan Olejniczak
A Full-Length Chamber Opera with cast of 3 women
Minute to Midnight is a surreal take on the Cuban Missile Crisis that almost led the world to the brink of a nuclear war.
Sung in English, Spanish, and Russian.
Music by John Young with Libretto by Alan Olejniczak
Adapted from Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale, The Nightingale
A Youth Opera for Families with a cast of 1 baritone, 1 soprano ,
10 youth roles, and a children's chorus with ten individual speaking roles.
One Sheet for The Nightingale
Listen to a Sample
Transgress
Music by John Young with Libretto by Alan Olejniczak
A chamber opera about Dora Ratjen, a Nazi Olympic woman’s high jumper who was arrested for a man impersonating a woman.
A Chamber Opera with a cast of 3 men and I woman.
One Sheet for Transgress
Listen to a Music Sample
Dreams Americanos
Music, by Chris Pratorius-Gómez
Libretto by Alan Olejniczak and Chris Pratorius-Gómez
A Full length Chamber Opera in Two Acts with a cast of 3 men and 3 women.
Loosely Based on Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand (1897) Sung in English and Spanish
One Sheet for Dreams Americanos
UnBound
Music by Nathan Hall with Libretto by Alan Olejniczak
A Full-Length Site-Specific Chamber Opera with cast of 4 male identified singers
UnBound is a kink chamber opera with BDSM themes of submission, consent, and the sensual possibilities of bondage.
Sung in English and Swedish
One Sheet for UnBound
Minute to Midnight
Music by Dante De Silva with Libretto by Alan Olejniczak
A Full-Length Chamber Opera with cast of 3 women
Minute to Midnight is a surreal take on the Cuban Missile Crisis that almost led the world to the brink of a nuclear war.
Sung in English, Spanish, and Russian.
Opera Performances
Alan enjoys singing and has performed on-and-off since his time as an undergraduate student.
Nearly all of his on-stage experience has been as a bass-baritone in opera choruses.
Urban Opera, San Francisco
The Witch of Endor, 2010
San Francisco Lyric Opera
Roméo et Juliette, 2007
Aïda, 2008
Atlanta Opera Company
Tosca, 2006
Fidelio, 2005
La Bohème, 2005
Eugene Onegin, 2004
Aïda, 2003
Der Fliegende Holländer, 2002
The Andy Williams Christmas Show, 2003
Florentine Opera Company, Milwaukee
Turandot, 1988
Il Trovatore, 1987
Les contes d'Hoffmann, 1987
Tosca, 1986
Rigoletto, 1986
Les Pêcheurs de Perles, 1986
Milwaukee Opera Company
Maria Stuarda, 1986
supernumerary
Atlanta Opera Company
Carmen, 2004
Salome, 2003
Alan enjoys singing and has performed on-and-off since his time as an undergraduate student.
Nearly all of his on-stage experience has been as a bass-baritone in opera choruses.
Urban Opera, San Francisco
The Witch of Endor, 2010
San Francisco Lyric Opera
Roméo et Juliette, 2007
Aïda, 2008
Atlanta Opera Company
Tosca, 2006
Fidelio, 2005
La Bohème, 2005
Eugene Onegin, 2004
Aïda, 2003
Der Fliegende Holländer, 2002
The Andy Williams Christmas Show, 2003
Florentine Opera Company, Milwaukee
Turandot, 1988
Il Trovatore, 1987
Les contes d'Hoffmann, 1987
Tosca, 1986
Rigoletto, 1986
Les Pêcheurs de Perles, 1986
Milwaukee Opera Company
Maria Stuarda, 1986
supernumerary
Atlanta Opera Company
Carmen, 2004
Salome, 2003