“Mr. Puts’s music was captivating from the start... it made even a Mahler symphony — something raw and searing in its own right — seem almost peripheral, a rare feat.”
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts has established himself as one of America’s leading composers, gaining international acclaim for his “plush, propulsive” music (The New York Times), and described by Opera News as “a master polystylist.”
He has been commissioned and performed by leading organizations around the world, including the Metropolitan Opera, Philadelphia Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, Opera Philadelphia, Minnesota Opera, and many more, and has collaborated with world-class artists such as Renée Fleming, Yo-Yo Ma, Yannick Nezet-Seguin, Marin Alsop, among others.
Featured Works
The Brightness of Light
“Text excerpts from the letters by Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz used and reprinted by permission of the Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library. All rights reserved.”
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Elizabeth Cree
Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell’s third opera collaboration, Elizabeth Cree, opened Opera Philadelphia’s 2017 season
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The City
Though inspired by the city of Baltimore, The City was intended as an exploration of many aspects of urban centers in America.
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If I Were A Swan
Fleda Brown’s beautiful If I Were A Swan is a poem I had originally intended as part of my large, multi-movement choral work To Touch the Sky (Nine Songs for Unaccompanied Chorus on Texts by Women); ultimately I decided it would succeed better on its own.
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“Puts never disappoints in terms of orchestral coloring."
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Award-winning singers talk new production at Metropolitan Opera
Joyce Didonato, Kelli O'Hara, and Renée Fleming Talk share the process of bringing The Hours from the screen to the stage and their hopes for the performance and its impact.
Joyce Didonato, Kelli O'Hara, and Renée Fleming Talk share the process of bringing The Hours from the screen to the stage and their hopes for the performance and its impact.
