Librettist, writer, and podcaster based in Brooklyn, NY

About

Emily Garber is a queer librettist, novelist, and poet who has always created stories inspired by the sky-high trees in her parents’ backyard and the irresistible magic of ancient myth. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Greek & Latin from Tufts University, with advanced coursework in Indo-European Linguistics.

Her work has been performed internationally by Broadway, West End, and Metropolitan Opera stars alike. Most recently, her one-act opera, &Aeterna held its US premiere at the Egyptian Theatre, home of Opera Idaho, following its world premiere at the Narnia Festival in Italy in 2022.

Currently, she is working on a variety of projects, most notably Psyche, a 2024 O’Neill semifinalist. Psyche is an evening-length queer, horror piece that combines opera, musical theater, and myth. It features songs both in English and Ancient Greek, as well as a story that explores Emily’s aro/ace identity.

Emily is also the co-host of Monster Donut: A Percy Jackson Podcast, where she and dramaturg Phoebe Corde conduct a literary and historical deep-dive into the Percy Jackson series and all of its following spinoffs. Their episodes range from theme-driven analysis to interviews with the cast and creatives behind the current Percy Jackson and the Olympians Disney+ series.