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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
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Ronald Blum January 08, 2021 - 12:06 PM
NEW YORK - One of the worldâs top festivals of contemporary opera and theatre has shifted format because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The ninth annual Prototype festivals opens Friday night with the world premiere of âModulation,â a self-guided digital work for distanced times by 13 composers exploring isolation, identity, and fear.
Two other world premieres will be presented through Jan. 16, including âTimes3? a digital work by composer Pamela Z and theatre artist Geoff Sobelle shown on a video board in New Yorkâs Times Square, and âOcean Body,â a multi-screen and music installation for in-person audiences of eight at a time at HERE Mainstage in lower Manhattan.