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Alice Goodman

アリス・グッドマン

Arisu Guddoman

Aliases: Lady Hill

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1958-01-01 (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Religion
Anglican Baptized in 1989
Residence History
St. Paul, Minnesota → Cambridge, England

Career

Occupations
Librettist, Poet, Priest
Active Years
1981-2024
Affiliations
Trinity College, Cambridge

Education

Breck School
Country: United States
High school
Harvard University
Faculty of Arts / English and American Literature
Period: 1970年代
Country: United States
Girton College, Cambridge
English and American Literature
Period: 1980年代
Country: United Kingdom
Boston University School of Theology
Degree: Master of Divinity
Country: United States
神学修士

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Nixon in China

1987 Opera Libretto

Libretto for John Adams' opera about Richard Nixon's visit to China.

PoliticsHistory

The Death of Klinghoffer

1991 Opera Libretto

Libretto for John Adams' opera about the Achille Lauro hijacking.

TerrorismMiddle East Conflict

A Letter of Rights

2015 Cantata

Text for Tarik O'Regan's cantata.

Human RightsMagna Carta

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Poetic languageDramatic narrative

Legacy

American poet and librettist known for libretti of John Adams' operas Nixon in China and The Death of Klinghoffer. Also an Anglican priest.