Works & Process presents The Santa Fe Opera’s U.S. Premiere of Lili Elbe, by composer Tobias Picker and librettist Aryeh Lev Stollman, on Sunday, October 27, 2025 at 7 PM at Guggenheim New York in the Peter B. Lewis Theater, 1071 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10128. Tickets start at $25 and can be purchased at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/guggenheim/3515/event/1434951.

Composer Tobias Picker and librettist Aryeh Lev Stollman present selections from Lili Elbe—the first full-scale opera about a transgender person composed for a trans opera singer in the title role—which will have its American premiere at The Santa Fe Opera in 2026. The opera tells the true story of Lili Elbe, a celebrated Danish painter who, with the steadfast support of her wife, Gerda, became one of the first to undergo gender-affirmation surgery nearly a century ago. Members of the production’s creative team will discuss their process and excerpts will be performed. American Heldenbaritonistin Lucia Lucas will take on the title role.

The Works & Process presentation of Lili Elbe will include a moderated discussion and excerpts of the music with Picker, Stollman, director James Robinson, Lucia Lucas, and soprano Sylvia D’Eramo, who performs the role of Lili Elbe’s wife Gerda Wegener.