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Beth Morrison Projects to Present New Works by BMP:NEXTGEN 3 Finalists

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Beth Morrison Projects (BMP) is set to presents new works by the two finalists of the company’s flagship program for early career composers BMP:NEXTGEN. The two finalists, Anuj Bhutani and Harriet Steinke, were selected from 10 semifinalists and each received a commission for a 30-minute vocal-theatre work developed under the mentorship of composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek. Semi-staged {…}

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Anuj Bhutani Wins BMP:NEXTGEN3 2026

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(Credit: Jill Steinberg) Beth Morrison Projects has named composer Anuj Bhutani the winner of BMP:NEXTGEN3 following two performances at National Sawdust in Brooklyn. Bhutani will receive a commission from BMP to develop his autobiographical music-theatre work “MANU” into an evening-length piece over the coming years. The work is slated to receive its full premiere at BMP’s PROTOTYPE Festival in New {…}

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 {…}

IndieOpera

Beth Morrison Projects Names Finalists for BMP: NEXTGEN 2024

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Beth Morrison Projects (BMP) has announced Harriet Steinke and Anuj Bhutani as the finalists for the third edition of BMP: NEXTGEN, the company’s composer competition for contemporary vocal works. The announcement follows a semifinal round held on Nov. 23-24, 2024, at National Sawdust in New York City, where 10 semifinalists presented their compositions during live performances. The finalists were chosen {…}

IndieOpera

Beth Morrison Projects Unveils Semifinalists for Third BMP NEXTGEN. 

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Beth Morrison Projects has announced the semifinalists for BMP NEXTGEN 3. Semifinalists include Bobby Ge, Sepehr Pirasteh, Felipe Hoyos-González, Rachel Jenna Epperly, Adeliia Faizullina, Harriet Steinke, Paul Gabriel L. Cosme, Anuj Bhutani, Julia Moss, and Sam Wu. During the weekend of Nov. 23 and 24, 2024, the semifinalists will see their pieces performed at National Sawdust in New York City. The performances {…}

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Arizona Opera Announces Updates for the 2023-24 Season Programming

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Photo credit: Shervin Lainez Arizona Opera released new details of its expanded programs for the 2023-24 season. “Lawrence Brownlee in Recital” is scheduled for March 13 in partnership with the Tucson Desert Song Festival. The “Opera Outdoors” will take place at community venues such as Reid Park Zoo and the Temple of Music and Art, performed by the Marion Roose {…}

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Wolf Trap Announces 2026 Season, Featuring Renée Fleming, Magdalena Kuźma, & Demetrious Sampson Jr

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Wolf Trap has announced its 2026 season which will include an Opera and Classical music program. Opera Rossini’s “La Cenerentola“ will be conducted by Louis Lohraseb and Joel Ivany. Angela Yam, Sophia Maekawa, Cumhur Görgün, Ziniu Zhao, Angel Gomez, and Korin Thomas-Smith star. Performance Dates: June 18, 21, 25, and 27, 2026; The Barns at Wolf Trap Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin“ will {…}

IndieOpera, Season Announcement

Beth Morrison Projects Unveils 20th Anniversary Season

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The line up for Beth Morrison Projects’ 20th anniversary and 2025-26 season is announced. Ahead of its rolling world premiere with LA Opera and in New York at the PROTOTYPE Festival, Sarah Kirkland Snider’s “HILDEGARD” will have a pre-premiere program, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the opera’s development, a Q & A with creators, and more. Vocalists Nola Richardson and {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

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 {…}