Prototype Festival 2025 Review: Black Lodge

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For more than a decade, Beth Morrison Projects‘ Prototype Festival (January 9-19, 2025) has cultivated new ideas in New York City’s opera scene, like an haute couture show – what you see presented may not be what people wear in their everyday life, but it introduces concepts and silhouettes designed to influence the art form. “Black Lodge,” billed as a {…}

News

CAP UCLA to Present David T. Little’s ‘Black Lodge’

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The Center for the Art of Performance UCLA is set to present David T. Little’s “Black Lodge” as part of its 2024-25 season. The showcase, presented in partnership with Beth Morrison Projects, is set for Oct. 19, 2024 at 8 p.m. at The United Theater on Broadway. The opera, which features a libretto by Anne Waldman and film direction / {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Composer David T. Little on Creating ‘BLACK LODGE’

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Called “one of the most promising stars on the 21st opera scene” by WQXR/Q2’s Olivia Giovetti, David T. Little has made his mark on the art form in quite a few ways. He has six operas to his name of his “Dog Days” was commissioned by Carnegie Hall and Beth Morrison Projects and has received performances not only at the {…}

News, Streaming

‘Black Lodge’ to World Premiere at Opera Philadelphia Festival

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“Black Lodge” is set to make its world premiere at the Opera Philadelphia Festival O22 and the 2022 Philadelphia Fringe Festival. The work is composed by David T. Little and is produced by Beth Morrison Projects. The new opera draws on the disturbing and complicated mythologies of the surrealist writer William S. Burroughs (Naked Lunch) and uses dance, industrial rock, {…}

Reviews

Carnegie Hall 2017 Review: Frederica Von Stade, Jake Heggie, Harolyn Blackwell, Credo & Dallas Street Choir Put Together Moving Concert Calling For Tolerance

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This season classical music in New York experienced several firsts. The Metropolitan Opera presented “L’Amour de Loin,” the first opera composed by a woman to be seen at the Met in over a century. The newly revamped New York City Opera presented the American premiere of “Angels in America,” the first of its annual LGBTQ opera initiative to be presented {…}

News, Season Announcement

Malmö Opera Unveils 2025-26 Season

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Malmö Opera has revealed its 2025-26 season. The season opens with “Chicago” starring Åsa Fång and Jenny Holmgren as Velma Kelly. Roxie Hart is portrayed by Leila Jung and Caroline Gustafsson, while Billy Flynn is performed by Richard Hamrin and Oscar Pierrou Lindén. Johan Siberg conducts and Ronny Danielsson directs. Performance Dates: Sept. 12, 2025 – Jan. 4, 2026 David T. {…}

IndieOpera

Cameron Shahbazi & Mahdieh Mohammadkhani to Perform at UCLA

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Farhang Foundation’s Iranian New Year Celebration in Los Angeles will star countertenor Cameron Shahbazi and Mahdieh Mohammadkhani. This concert will feature traditional Iranian classical music with modern, global influences. This concert marks Shahbazi’s Southern California stage debut and Mohammadkhani’s first US appearance in over a decade. Together they are joined by Iranshahr Orchestra, an ensemble dedicated to promoting and preserving {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Beth Morrison on PROTOTYPE Festival, NEXTGEN & the Power of Collaboration

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(Photo: Maru Teppei) Beth Morrison Projects (BMP) is an organization actively changing the roadmap of opera production and composition one project at a time. Since 2006 the company has commissioned, developed, produced, and toured over 60 works in 14 countries around the world, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning chamber operas “Angel’s Bone” and “p r i s m.” This year’s PROTOTYPE {…}