THE POST OFFICE will receive its NYC Premiere Production at the BAM Fisher on May 16, 17, 19, 20 & 21, 2026.

The ghost of Benjamin Franklin, the first US Postmaster General, is drawn into a thoroughly contemporary conflict among co-workers in a one-room post office about gay marriage, free speech, racial and class divides, and democracy itself in a provocative new opera by composer Laura Kaminsky (AS ONE) and poet/librettist Elaine Sexton (Site Specific). Produced by American Opera Projects, THE POST OFFICE makes its premiere, featuring a cast of five singers and piano, and a set designed by Charles Renfro, a partner in the distinguished architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro with a long history of involvement in the performing arts.

Music by Laura Kaminsky
Words by Elaine Sexton
Design by Charles Renfro, Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Stage Director Kevin Newbury
Conductor David Bloom
Pianist Daniel Gortler

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Development of THE POST OFFICE is supported by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature. AOP’s programs are made possible in part by the Howard Gilman Foundation, The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc., the Amphion Foundation, BMI, and the contributions of many individuals.