“While he’s mainly working on operas these days, some musical theater tendencies were definitely present in the music, such as his love for a good refrain!”
Spicer Carr (He/Him) is a New York City based Composer-Lyricist and Conductor, specializing in Opera and Musical Theater. As a composer, his music has been described as “energetic and packed with full-bodied harmonies… [with tunes] playing on repeat in my head!” (Oberon's Grove, Lili Tobias). As a lyricist, his work “surprises with its ingenuity” (Orlando Sentinel, Matthew J. Palm). Spicer’s popular Christmas opera Four Lost Santas has played to sold out audiences around the globe in multiple productions since its world premiere in 2024 at Opera Orlando. Current projects include conducting/arranging Bellini’s La Sonnambula with Opera Praktikos; and composing Too Bright to See, a musical based on the award winning novel by Kyle Lukoff. Other additions in Spicer’s vocal catalogue include song cycles (U Up?), musicals (Chance the Snapper, The Rocking Boy), and operas (Fluffernutter, Sabbath). His instrumental work includes pieces for piano (Of no Concern, Nocturnes for an Insomniac), big band (Lunch Rush), and a violin concerto (Daydreams). Spicer has also written several children’s plays (Who Turned out the Lights?!, Pieces of Eight). Spicer’s work has been commissioned, developed, supported, and performed by Joe’s Pub/The Public Theatre, Autistic Theatre Makers Alliance, The Opera People, Opera Las Vegas, Dublin Conservatoire, Light Opera Theatre of Sacramento, Opera Praktikos, Opera America, Opera Orlando, Cincinnati Song Initiative, The National Association of Teachers of Singing, Quintessence Theatre Group, Really Spicy Opera, The TYE Center, MusiCoLab, Temple University Theater, Temple Opera Theatre, and The Purple Crayon Players. Spicer is a graduate of Temple University, where he participated in the inaugural MFA cohort for Musical Theatre Collaboration.
Spicer is a proud member of the Dramatist Guild and ASCAP.