February 5, 2009, 4:00pm

Master’s Tea with J. D. McClatchy
Yale University

Master’s House, Jonathan Edwards College
70 High Street, New Haven, CT
(203) 432-0499

February 12, 2009, 8:00pm

Our Town: An Opera in Three Acts
Composed by Ned Rorem with libretto by J. D. McClatchy (2006)
Based on the Thornton Wilder play (1938)
Performed by Tufts Opera and the Tufts Symphony Orchestra
Produced by the Tufts University Department of Music
Director — Carol Mastrodomenico • Conductor — Steven Morris

Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center
Tufts University, Medford, MA

Tickets available now by phone at (617) 627-3679 or in person at the Granoff Music Center Box Office.

February 13, 2009, 8:00pm

Our Town: An Opera in Three Acts
Composed by Ned Rorem with libretto by J. D. McClatchy (2006)
Based on the Thornton Wilder play (1938)
Performed by Tufts Opera and the Tufts Symphony Orchestra
Produced by the Tufts University Department of Music
Director — Carol Mastrodomenico • Conductor — Steven Morris

Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center
Tufts University, Medford, MA

Tickets available now by phone at (617) 627-3679 or in person at the Granoff Music Center Box Office.

February 14, 2009, 8:00pm

Our Town: An Opera in Three Acts
Composed by Ned Rorem with libretto by J. D. McClatchy (2006)
Based on the Thornton Wilder play (1938)
Performed by Tufts Opera and the Tufts Symphony Orchestra
Produced by the Tufts University Department of Music
Director — Carol Mastrodomenico • Conductor — Steven Morris

Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center
Tufts University, Medford, MA

Tickets available now by phone at (617) 627-3679 or in person at the Granoff Music Center Box Office.

February 15, 2009, 3:00pm

Our Town: An Opera in Three Acts
Composed by Ned Rorem with libretto by J. D. McClatchy (2006)
Based on the Thornton Wilder play (1938)
Performed by Tufts Opera and the Tufts Symphony Orchestra
Produced by the Tufts University Department of Music
Director — Carol Mastrodomenico • Conductor — Steven Morris

Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center
Tufts University, Medford, MA

Tickets available now by phone at (617) 627-3679 or in person at the Granoff Music Center Box Office.

March 4, 2009, 1:30pm

Words into Music: Adventures in the World of Opera
Phi Beta Kappa Lecture

SUNY Geneseo
Newton Hall, Room 204

Admission to this lecture is free and open to the public.

March 9, 2009, 7:00pm

KGB Poetry: J. D. McClatchy & Wendy Mnookin

KGB Bar
85 East 4th Street
New York City

April 2, 2009, 6:45pm

Brigit Pegeen Kelly and J. D. McClatchy
with an introduction by Poet Laureate Kay Ryan

Library of Congress
Montpelier Room
James Madison Building, 6th Floor
101 Independence Avenue SE
Washington, DC
(202) 707-5394

Tickets not required.

April 3, 2009, 7:00pm

The Writers Studio celebrates Five Points
with readings by Ann Beattie, Edward Hirsch, Alice Hoffman, J. D. McClatchy, and Philip Schultz.

Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square South
New York City

$5 suggested donation at the door.

April 3, 2009, 8:00pm

Our Town: An Opera in Three Acts
Composed by Ned Rorem with libretto by J. D. McClatchy (2006)
Based on the Thornton Wilder play (1938)
Performed by the University of North Texas Opera and the the University of North Texas Chamber Orchestra
Director — Paula Homer • Conductor — Stephen Dubberly

Lyric Theater
UNT Murchison Performing Arts Center
North side of I 35E at North Texas Boulevard
Denton, TX
(940) 369-7802

Tickets: $35, $25, $15

April 4, 2009, 8:00pm

Our Town: An Opera in Three Acts
Composed by Ned Rorem with libretto by J. D. McClatchy (2006)
Based on the Thornton Wilder play (1938)
Performed by the University of North Texas Opera and the the University of North Texas Chamber Orchestra
Director — Paula Homer • Conductor — Stephen Dubberly

Lyric Theater
UNT Murchison Performing Arts Center
North side of I 35E at North Texas Boulevard
Denton, TX
(940) 369-7802

Tickets: $35, $25, $15

April 5, 2009, 3:00pm

Our Town: An Opera in Three Acts
Composed by Ned Rorem with libretto by J. D. McClatchy (2006)
Based on the Thornton Wilder play (1938)
Performed by the University of North Texas Opera and the the University of North Texas Chamber Orchestra
Director — Paula Homer • Conductor — Stephen Dubberly

Lyric Theater
UNT Murchison Performing Arts Center
North side of I 35E at North Texas Boulevard
Denton, TX
(940) 369-7802

Tickets: $35, $25, $15

April 6, 2009, 6:00pm

An Evening of Poetry at the New York Public Library
A celebration of National Poetry Month with readings by J. D. McClatchy; Frances Richey, author of The Warrior; and Akilah Oliver, author of A Toast in the House of Friends.

New York Public Library Mulberry Branch
10 Jersey Street (between Lafayette and Mulberry)
New York City

Sponsored by the Academy of American Poets. Co-sponsored by Alfred A. Knopf, Coffee House Press, Penguin, and the New York Public Library.

April 7, 2009, 8:00pm

Our Town: An Opera in Three Acts
Composed by Ned Rorem with libretto by J. D. McClatchy (2006)
Based on the Thornton Wilder play (1938)
Performed by the University of North Texas Opera and the the University of North Texas Chamber Orchestra
Director — Paula Homer • Conductor — Stephen Dubberly

Lyric Theater
UNT Murchison Performing Arts Center
North side of I 35E at North Texas Boulevard
Denton, TX
(940) 369-7802

Tickets: $35, $25, $15

April 23, 2009, 7:30pm

Our Town: An Opera in Three Acts
Composed by Ned Rorem with libretto by J. D. McClatchy (2006)
Based on the Thornton Wilder play (1938)
An OPERA at USC Production
Opera Director — Ellen Douglas Schlaefer • Musical Director — Dr. Lynn Kompass • Conductor — Neil Casey

Longstreet Theatre
University of South Carolina Columbia Campus
(803) 777-0058

April 24, 2009, 7:30pm

Our Town: An Opera in Three Acts
Composed by Ned Rorem with libretto by J. D. McClatchy (2006)
Based on the Thornton Wilder play (1938)
An OPERA at USC Production
Opera Director — Ellen Douglas Schlaefer • Musical Director — Dr. Lynn Kompass • Conductor — Neil Casey

Longstreet Theatre
University of South Carolina Columbia Campus
(803) 777-0058

April 26, 2009, 3:00pm

Our Town: An Opera in Three Acts
Composed by Ned Rorem with libretto by J. D. McClatchy (2006)
Based on the Thornton Wilder play (1938)
An OPERA at USC Production
Opera Director — Ellen Douglas Schlaefer • Musical Director — Dr. Lynn Kompass • Conductor — Neil Casey

Longstreet Theatre
University of South Carolina Columbia Campus
(803) 777-0058

May 17, 2009, 5:00pm

“Words of Music” lecture by J.D. McClatchy
A Fundraiser for Salt Marsh Opera Guild

The La Grua Center
The Old Foundry Building at Stonington Commons
7 Stonington Commons
32 Water Street
Stonington, CT

July 1, 2009, 7:30pm

Lecture at the Norfolk Music Festival

Battell Recital Hall
Ellen Battell Stoeckel Estate
Routes 44 & 272
Norfolk, CT
(860) 542-3000

Free and open to the public.

July 16, 2009

Sewanee Writers Conference
Panel Discussion on Poetic Style

The University of the South
119 Gailor Hall, Stamler Center
735 University Avenue
Sewanee, TN

Details to follow.

September 21, 2010

“Words and Music”
A Talk for the Greenwich Chapter of the English-Speaking Union

Greenwich Country Club
19 Doubling Road
Greenwich, CT
(203) 869-1000

December 1, 2010, 8:00pm

An Evening of Mozart with J. D. McClatchy and The Metropolitan Opera

Upon the publication of Seven Mozart Librettos, Mr. McClatchy is joined by singers from this year’s production of The Magic Flute for an evening of readings and performance.

92nd Street Y
Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street
New York

December 2, 2010, 8:00pm

Metropolitan Opera Radio: Così Fan Tutte live from the Met
simulcast on Sirius Satellite Radio Channel 78
with intermission guest J. D. McClatchy

December 12, 2010, 3:00pm

Book signing at Diane’s Books
8A Grigg St.
Greenwich, CT
203 869-1515

December 13, 2010

Seven Mozart Librettos: A Verse Translationby J. D. McClatchy
published by W. W. Norton & Company

“McClatchy’s heroic labor is a remarkable achievement. … Mozart and Da Ponte will be smiling down on this volume.” — Richard Wilbur

A landmark event in the world of music, Mozart’s seven major librettos have finally been translated in verse with a sparkling poetic quality that matches the magnificence of the originals. Beginning this epic endeavor with his translation of The Magic Flute, first introduced at the Metropolitan Opera, McClatchy has now completed his translations of Idomeneo, The Abduction from the Seraglio, The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, Così Fan Tutte, and La Clemenza di Tito. The result is a brilliantly translated and handsomely designed volume that brings the lively wordplay and drama of the originals to life in a verse that matches the exuberance and lyricism of the original Da Ponte, Schikaneder, Varesco, Mazzolà, and Stephanie librettos. With facing-page text and an illuminating introduction to each opera-including a dramatic recap, a history of the opera, and a list of characters-this book is a masterpiece, the likes of which has never been seen in English before.