Mark Campbell is a New York-based librettist and lyricist whose operas have received both a

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and a

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. Mark began writing for the stage as a musical theatre lyricist, but turned to libretto-writing after he premiered ''Volpone'', his first full-length opera in 2004 at

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. His best-known works are ''

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'', '' The Shining'', '' The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs'', '' As One'', ''Later the Same Evening'', '' Stonewall'', ''Elizabeth Cree'' and the musical ''Songs from an Unmade Bed''. His operas have been produced by most of the prominent opera companies in the U.S., including Atlanta Opera, Arizona Opera, Austin Opera,

Boston Lyric Opera Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) is an American opera company based in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 1976. BLO is the largest and longest-lived opera company in New England. BLO employs nearly 350 artists and creative professionals annually—vocalists ...

, Central City Opera, Chicago Opera Theatre, Cincinnati Opera,

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, Ft. Worth Opera,

Houston Grand Opera Houston Grand Opera (HGO) is an American opera company located in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1955 by German-born impresario Walter Herbert and three local Houstonians,Giesberg, Robert I., Carl Cunningham, and Alan Rich. ''Houston Grand Opera at ...

Hawaii Opera Theatre The Hawaii Opera Theatre (HOT) is the islands' only major opera company established in 1960. The company performs three or more operas in a season. Opera seasons start in October and end in the early summer of the following year. It performs mostl ...

, Lyric Opera of Kansas City,

Michigan Opera Theatre Detroit Opera is the principal opera company in Michigan, USA. The company is based in Detroit, where it performs in the Detroit Opera House. Prior to February 28, 2022, the company was named the Michigan Opera Theatre. Each year it presents an ope ...

Minnesota Opera Minnesota Opera is a performance organization based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was founded as the Center Opera Company in 1963 by the Walker Art Center, and is known for premiering such diverse works as ''Where the Wild Things Are'' by Oliver ...

New Orleans Opera Opera has long been part of the musical culture of New Orleans, Louisiana. Operas have regularly been performed in the city since the 1790s, and since the early 19th century, New Orleans has had a resident company regularly performing opera in ad ...

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, Opera Memphis, Opera Parallèle,

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Pittsburgh Opera Pittsburgh Opera is an American opera company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh Opera gives performances in several venues, primarily at the Benedum Center, with other performances at the Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts Sch ...

Portland Opera Portland Opera is an American opera company based at The Hampton Opera Center in Portland, Oregon. Its performances take place in the Keller Auditorium and Newmark Theatre, both part of the Portland Center for the Performing Arts. Portland Opera ...

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Seattle Opera Seattle Opera is an opera company based in Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 1963 by Glynn Ross, who served as its first general director until 1983. The company's season runs from August through late May, comprising five or six operas of ...

, Urban Arias,

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and West Edge Opera. As an educator, Mark has established libretto-writing programs at the American Opera Project,

's American Opera Initiative, American Lyric Theatre and the

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's New Opera Workshop.

Operas (librettos)

Musicals (lyrics)

Song cycles (lyrics)

* ''Thoroughfare''
Music by Conrad Cummings * ''Eight Phases of Luna''
Music by

Kamala Sankaram Kamala Sankaram (born 1978) is an American composer, vocalist, playwright and actress. Based in New York City, she is best known for chamber operas about women who find themselves in situations where they are forced to confront patriarchal struct ...

* ''Dear Mayor''
Music by Mark Baechle * ''And Another Song Comes On''
Music by Ben Moore * ''Six Christmas Traditions''
Music by Jake Heggie * ''Some Favored Nook''
Music by Eric Nathan * Oratorios * ''Sanctuary Road''
Music by Paul Moravec
The Oratorio Society of New York * ''A Nation of Others''
Music by Paul Moravec
The Oratorio Society of New York

Awards and nominations

*2019

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Award for Best Opera Recording (''The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs'') * 2012

for ''Silent Night'' * Dominic J. Peliciotti Opera Award, ''A Letter to East 11th Street'' *

New York State Council on the Arts The New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) is an arts council serving the U.S. state of New York. It was established in 1960 through a bill introduced in the New York State Legislature by New York State Senator MacNeil Mitchell (1905–1996) ...

Award, ''Today It Rains'' *

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Award, ''Today It Rains'' * First recipient of the Kleban Foundation Award for Lyricist * 2007

nomination for Best Opera Recording for ''Volpone'' * Three

Drama Desk Award The Drama Desk Award is an annual prize recognizing excellence in New York theatre. First bestowed in 1955 as the Vernon Rice Award, the prize initially honored Off-Broadway productions, as well as Off-off-Broadway, and those in the vicinity. Fol ...

nominations *

Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation The Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation was a foundation started in 1997 by the family and friends of Jonathan Larson, composer of the musical '' Rent''. From 1997 to 2008, the foundation awarded grants to musical theatre composers, lyricist ...

Award *

New York Foundation for the Arts The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is an independent 501(c)(3) charity, funded through government, foundation, corporate, and individual support, established in 1971. It is part of a network of national not-for-profit arts organizations ...

Playwriting Fellowship * Two Richard Rodgers Awards from the

American Academy of Arts and Letters The American Academy of Arts and Letters is a 300-member honor society whose goal is to "foster, assist, and sustain excellence" in American literature, music, and art. Its fixed number membership is elected for lifetime appointments. Its headqu ...

* Multi-Arts Production (MAP) Fund Grant *

Sundance Institute Sundance Institute is a non-profit organization founded by Robert Redford committed to the growth of independent artists. The institute is driven by its programs that discover and support independent filmmakers, theatre artists and composers fr ...

Theatre Lab Alumnus,

at Ucross Writer's Retreat,

MacDowell Colony MacDowell is an artist's residency program in Peterborough, New Hampshire, United States, founded in 1907 by composer Edward MacDowell and his wife, pianist and philanthropist Marian MacDowell. Prior to July 2020, it was known as the MacDowell ...

Fellow, Hermitage Artists Retreat Fellow

Libretto mentorship programs

* Mark Campbell has created or helped create opera libretto-writing programs with the following organizations: * The American Opera Project Composers & The Voice * American Lyric Theatre * The American Opera Initiative *

New Opera Workshop *

's Composer in Residence Program * John Duffy Institute for New Opera

Recordings

* ''Volpone''
Wolf Trap Recordings * ''Music Awake! Choral Music of Paul Moravec''
Bach Festival of Winter Park Recordings * ''The Inspector''
Wolf Trap Recordings * ''Later the Same Evening''

Albany Records Albany Records is a record label that concentrates on unconventional contemporary classical music by American composers and musicians. It was established by Peter Kermani in 1987 and is based in Albany, New York. See also * List of record labe ...

* ''Bastianello/Lucrezia''
Bridge Records * ''Songs from an Unmade Bed''
Ghostlight Records/Sh-k-boom Records * ''Rappahannock County''

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* ''The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs''
Pentatone * ''As One''
Bright Shiny Things * ''Sanctuary Road''

* ''New Words'' (Andrea Marcovicci)
Cabaret Records * ''Greenwich Time'' (Rebecca Luker)

PS Classics PS Classics is a record label that specializes in musical theatre and standard vocals, founded in 2000 by Grammy-nominated freelance producer Tommy Krasker and singer/actor Philip Chaffin. Recent Broadway cast recordings from PS Classics includ ...

* ''Kiss Me While We Have the Chance'' (Steve Marzullo)
Yellow Sound * ''In Celebration of Life''
Abrams Gentile * ''Broadway Bound'' (Sarah Jessica Parker/Matthew Broderick)

Varèse Sarabande Varèse Sarabande is an American record label, owned by Concord Music Group and distributed by Universal Music Group, which specializes in film scores and original cast recordings. It aims to reissue rare or unavailable albums, as well as newer ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Mark Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American opera librettists American musical theatre librettists