The Educational Programs and Arts & Entertainment Committees of the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York (YAAMNY), in collaboration with the Graduate Musical Theater Writing Program of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, present acclaimed poet and librettist, Yale professor, President of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and Editor of The Yale Review J.D. McClatchy '74 PhD at the black box theater at 113-A 2nd Avenue, between 6th and 7th Streets, in the East Village. He will speak on "The Poet as Librettist." This talk will address the literary and practical business of putting an opera together in the midst of clashing personalities, slashed budgets, crazy directors and temperamental singers.

Register today at: http://yaamny-gmtwp-jdmcclatchy.eventbrite.com/. Tickets are strictly limited.