For Alison Chapman, Ph.D., professor in the Department of English, the University of Alabama at Birmingham has been more than the location of her 25-year career; it has been home. For Alison Chapman, Ph.D., professor in the Department of English, the University of Alabama at Birmingham has been more than the location of her 25-year career; it has been home.

The visit is part of the UAB Visiting Writers’ Series.

The “Opera in One Act,” composed by UAB Music Professor Craig Brandwein with libretto by David Sellers, features a cast of singers, and many instrumentalists, who are recent graduates of the UAB music program.