Beth Morrison. Photo: Michal Fattal
One of the world s foremost, most adventurous female producers of contemporary opera, and a tireless champion of diverse voices, opera-theatre producer Beth Morrison unequivocally embraces her seemingly limitless drive. As President and Creative Producer of Beth Morrison Projects, initiated in 2006, Morrison recently was named one of Musical America s four Artists of the Year/Agents of Change. Through her pioneering annual winter PROTOTYPE Festival, in collaboration with the HERE Arts Center, she has worked with prominent contemporary opera composers and other forward-looking operatic creators to conceive and produce multiple Pulitzer Prize-winning operas.
Having just completed its 9th run last month, the Festival was re-envisioned in response to COVID as a series of multi-disciplinary, cross-platform events, which included an innovative self-guided digital exploration of identity, fear and isolation by 13 composers, a multi-screen film and music
January 20, 2021
Michael Andor Brodeur
THE WASHINGTON POST – A strange package arrived on our doorstep last week. Strange because it didn’t contain masks, or disinfectant wipes, or even another jar of that chili-crisp paste we keep blowing through. It was a box of opera.
The Beauty That Still Remains: Diaries in Song is the latest experiment by the New York-based On Site Opera, a company that stays true to its name, even as it eschews that most foundational of operatic conventions: the stage.
It’s also the latest example of the many ways opera is reinventing itself amid a pandemic that kept houses shuttered for the better part of a year. Without audiences filling rows in real life, opera companies are experimenting with ways to keep fans engaged.
Music Academy Of The West Announces 2021 Alumni Enterprise Award Winners
Six winners will receive $85,000 in grants that advance social entrepreneurship and seed the industry with new ideas and platforms.by BWW News Desk
The 2021 Music Academy of the West Alumni Enterprise Award winners have been announced. Six winners will receive $85,000 in grants that advance social entrepreneurship and seed the industry with new ideas and platforms
Winning projects go global with multi-continent imprint, receiving robust creative support and mentorship from the Music Academy s Innovation Institute
Total value of grants awarded since 2018 reaches $305,000 distributed to 27 alumni
The Music Academy of the West s mission expands exponentially as its more than 7,000 alumni are challenged annually to create projects that:
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