The intimate male relationships of Abraham Lincoln have been under the scholar’s microscope 

for decades with many proposing the idea that these relationships went beyond basic friendships. Quarry Theatre’s original chamber opera Yours Forever, Lincoln aims to spark discussions around the history of sexuality, American revisionist history, and the importance of LGBTQAI+ visibility. 

A compilation of original text, historical first-person accounts, letters and poetry by Lincoln, and 

poetry by Walt Whitman and Lord Byron, Yours Forever, Lincoln explores the beauty of ambiguity, sexuality as a spectrum, and the men who helped shape one of the most iconic leaders in American history.  

"Lincoln has a mythological status in American culture and the realization that even an icon’s 

history can be erased inspired me to tell this story,” says Patrick Alexander, composer and 

co-librettist for the new opera, Yours Forever, Lincoln. “I hope other LGBTQAI+ people, upon 

experiencing this opera, will also feel seen." 

Yours Forever, Lincoln premiered at The Voxel in Baltimore, MD and ran from October 21-29, 2022.

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