William Bolcom Born: Seattle, Wash., 26 May 1938

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• Dynamite Tonight, actor's opera in two acts. Libretto by Arnold Weinstein. Actor's Studio Theater, 21 Dec. 1963.
• Greatshot, cabaret/theater opera. Yale Repertory, New Haven, 8 May 1969.
• McTeague, opera in 2 acts. Libretto by Arnold Weinstein and Robert Altman, after the Frank Norris novel "McTeague". Lyric Opera of Chicago, 31 October 1992.
• A View from the Bridge, opera in 2 acts. Libretto by Arnold Weinstein and Arthur Miller. Lyric Opera of Chicago, 9 October 1999.
• A Wedding. Libretto by Arnold Weinstein, after the Robert Altman film. Commissioned for premiere at Lyric Opera of Chicago, Dec. 2004.

Long a well-known composer of orchestral and chamber music, Bolcom's collaboration with the Lyric Opera of Chicago over the past decade has produced two very well-received operas, McTeague and A View from the Bridge. Bolcom has been commissioned to write a third opera for Chicago, based on Robert Altman's film The Wedding.

William Bolcom. A View from the Bridge. Lyric Opera of Chicago 2001 (world premiere recording). Compact disc: New World 80588