The Met Cloisters to Feature World Premiere of Paola Prestini & Magos Herrera’s ‘Primero Sueño’

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Last summer, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and VisionIntoArt announced that they would produce Paola Prestini and Magos Herrera’s “Primero Sueño” in 2025. The work is now set for its world premiere showcases this January. The adaptation of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz’ iconic poem of the same name will open on Jan. 23-26, 2025 at The Met Cloisters. {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Paola Prestini & Magos Herrera on Recording ‘Con Alma’

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On Dec. 4, Paola Prestini and Magos Herrera released “Con Alma,” an album recorded remotely between March and October 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The new release features classic songs from the Mexican and Jazz songbook and over 30 musicians across three continents including the all-women German-based Ensemble Sjaella, Constellation Chor, the Young People’s Chorus of NYC, Mexico’s Orquesta Sinfónica {…}

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Paola Prestini & Magos Herrera to Release ‘Con Alma’

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Paola Prestini and Magos Herrera will team up for “Con Alma,” a new operatic album and live event both launching this December. The album, which will be released on Dec. 4, was recorded remotely between March and October 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and features classic songs from the Mexican and Jazz songbook. The work will be released on {…}

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Nuestros Sonidos Festival Celebrating Latin Culture Continues Across New York City This Spring

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Carnegie Hall’s Nuestros sonidos (Our Sounds) festival continues its run of concerts and partner events presented by leading cultural and academic institutions across New York City through May 2025. The season-long festival highlights the vibrant sounds, diverse traditions, and enormous influence of Latin culture in the US. Festival. This article only features classical vocal events. Nicaraguan-American soprano Gabriella Reyes and {…}

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‘Viva Voce’ Returns this April with ‘Of Orpheus, Eurydice, Vivaldi, and More: A conversation with Anthony Roth Costanzo and Sarah Ruhl’

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On April 2, the “Viva Voce Series” returns to Casa Italiana Zerili-Marimò at 6 p.m. spotlighting the work of Anthony Roth Costanzo and Sarah Ruhl. “Of Orpheus, Eurydice, Vivaldi, and more” came about when Eugenio Refini, professor of Italian Studies and Department Chair at New York University, was teaching a first-year seminar at NYU on Renaissance poetry and included Virginia {…}

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Common Senses Festival 2025 Aimed at Disability Acceptance

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The 2025 Common Senses Festival has announced its lineup of events aimed at disability acceptance. This year’s festival is divided into four tracks: Performing Arts, Science and Technology, Preferred Interests, and Film and Discourse. Each track focuses on the theme of ‘voice’ and features a wide range of programming aimed at promoting acceptance and inclusion of people with disabilities. Offerings {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

MetLiveArts & VisionIntoArt 2025 Review: Primero Sueño

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(Photos: Jill Steinberg) Paola Prestini (composer, librettist and orchestrator), Magos Herrera (composer, librettist and Sor Juana), and Louisa Proske (director) transformed the Met Cloisters for their world premiere processional opera, “Primero Sueño,” for a sold out audience on January 26th, 2025. OperaWire’s initial introduction to a collaboration piece by Prestini and Herrera, “Con Alma,” made this premiere feel extra exciting {…}

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Brooklyn Youth Chorus Announces ‘Port(al)’ at Brooklyn Navy Yard

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(Photo credit: Caroline Tompkins) Brooklyn Youth Chorus has announced “Port(al),” a site-specific performance that explores the history of Brooklyn Navy Yard. The performance installation, which starts on May 1, 2025, will feature collaborations with co-composer and co-founder and artistic director of the National Sawdust Paola Prestini, co-composer, librettist, and founder and former co-host of Radio Lab, Jad Aburmrad, and director {…}

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National Sawdust 2024 Review: Silent Light

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(Photo credit: Jill Steinberg at National Sawdust) National Sawdust’s 10th Anniversary opening season kicked off with Artistic Director/Co-Founder & composer Paola Prestini and librettist Royce Vavrek‘s foley chamber opera world premiere “Silent Light,” featuring director & scenic designer Thaddeus Strassberger and conductor Christopher Rountree. The cast includes powerhouse soprano Brittany Renee as Esther, bass-baritone Daniel Okulitch as Johan, soprano Julia {…}

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The Met Cloisters to Feature World Premiere of Paola Prestini & Magos Herrera’s ‘Primero Sueño’

Q & A: Paola Prestini & Magos Herrera on Recording ‘Con Alma’

Paola Prestini & Magos Herrera to Release ‘Con Alma’

Nuestros Sonidos Festival Celebrating Latin Culture Continues Across New York City This Spring

‘Viva Voce’ Returns this April with ‘Of Orpheus, Eurydice, Vivaldi, and More: A conversation with Anthony Roth Costanzo and Sarah Ruhl’

Common Senses Festival 2025 Aimed at Disability Acceptance

MetLiveArts & VisionIntoArt 2025 Review: Primero Sueño

Brooklyn Youth Chorus Announces ‘Port(al)’ at Brooklyn Navy Yard

National Sawdust 2024 Review: Silent Light