Paola Prestini & Brenda Shaughnessy’s ‘Sensorium Ex’ Sets World Premiere Production

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(Credit: Caroline Tompkins) Omaha’s Common Senses Festival in a co-production by VisionIntoArt and Beth Morrison Projects will present the world premiere of Paola Prestini and Brenda Shaughnessy’s “Sensorium Ex.” The world premiere of the opera, which features predominantly disabled performers and explores the question of what it means to have a voice, is set to take place May 22-25, 2025, {…}

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National Sawdust to World Premiere Paola Prestini & Royce Vavrek’s ‘Silent Light’

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National Sawdust is set to present the world premiere of “Silent Light” this September. The opera by Paola Prestini and Royce Vavrek is an adaptation of Carlos Reygada’s film of the same name. Per the official summary, “The opera follows a pious husband and father whose strongly held spiritual obligation to his wife, their family, and community is put to {…}

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Opera Profile: Paola Prestini’s ‘Sensorium Ex’

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(Photo: Jill Steinberg) “Sensorium Ex” is an opera by composer Paola Prestini and librettist/poet Brenda Shaughnessy and co-directed by choreographer Jerron Herman. It is a multi-sensory narrative woven together at the intersections of disability and artificial intelligence. “Sensorium Ex” opera will be premiering at the Common Senses Festival in Omaha for their 2025 season, and is commissioned by the Ford {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Lawrence Brownlee, Megan Marino & Paola Prestini Lead CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences will experience new music and a number of rare pieces in the repertoire. Rising Lawrence Brownlee’s is set to release a new album “Rising,” in celebration of Black Music Month. “Rising” features a program of new songs that Brownlee commissioned from six up-and-coming African-American composers (Damien Sneed, Brandon Spencer, Jasmine Barnes, Joel Thompson, and Shawn E. Okpebholo), {…}

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Artscape Theater to Workshop Paola Prestini’s Disabled-led Opera ‘Sensorium Ex’

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On November 17, 2022, Artscape Theater in Cape Town, South Africa, will begin its workshop for composer Paola Prestini’s developing opera “Sensorium Ex.” “Sensorium Ex” is written for soloists, choir, chamber orchestra, and electronics, and seeks to explore the nature of voice beyond language, as well as the human experience and relationships with community. The libretto, by Brenda Shaughnessy, draws {…}

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Voices of Ascension & the Young People’s Chorus of NYC Review 2022: Paola Prestini’s ‘The Glass Box’

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The Voices of Ascension and the Young People’s Chorus of NYC performed composer Paola Prestini’s ‘The Glass Box’ in a highly anticipated program at the Church of the Ascension on November 9th. Prestini composed ‘The Glass Box’ in 2018, with text written by Royce Vavrek as an oratorio about young refugees in Sweden. This new work challenges perspectives and promotes {…}

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Young People’s Chorus of New York City & Voices of Ascension to Present Paola Prestini’s ‘The Glass Box’

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The Young People’s Chorus of New York City and Grammy-nominated Voices of Ascension will present Paola Prestini’s “The Glass Box” on Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m. Premiered in 2018, “The Glass Box” is a multimedia piece centered around the phenomenon known as “uppgivenhetssyndrom,” a coma-like condition found in young refugees in Sweden whose families are slated for deportation. Playwright Royce {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q&A: Composer Paola Prestini on the World Premiere of her ‘Edward Tulane’

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Paola Prestini’s first grand opera, “Edward Tulane,” makes its world premiere on October 8th as the first work by a woman to be commissioned by Minnesota Opera as part of the company’s New Works Initiative. Based on the novel, “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane,” by Minnesota author and two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo, Paola Prestini collaborates with librettist Mark Campbell to honor {…}

News, Streaming

ALL Arts to Preview Paola Prestini’s ‘Sensorium’

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(Credit: Caroline Tompkins) ALL ARTS’ original series “The First Twenty” is set to present a unique documentary film that explores the making of composer Paola Prestini’s “Sensorium.” The film, which premieres on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, will be available via ALL ARTS’ official websites. The showcase features Prestini’s collaboration with poet Brenda Shaughnessy and choreographer Jerron Herman to create a {…}

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