Mark Campbell
The work of Pulitzer Prize and Grammy Award-winning librettist and lyricist Mark Campbell is at the forefront of the contemporary opera scene in the U.S. He has written 32 opera librettos, lyrics for 7 musicals, text for 5 song cycles and 2 oratorios—and his works have been performed at more than 85 venues around the world. His best known operas are Silent Night, The Shining, The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, Stonewall, Bastianello/Lucrezia, Volpone, Later the Same Evening and Elizabeth Cree. Upcoming premieres include: Edward Tulane for Minnesota Opera, A Nation of Others for the Oratorio Society of New York, The Secret River for Opera Orlando, Frida Kahlo and the Bravest Girl in the World for Ft. Worth Opera. Supermax for Opera Saratoga and the musical Les Girls for Théâtre Du Châtelet.