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Prototype Festival 2019 Review

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In this seventh edition of New York’s annual Prototype Festival, artistic co-directors Kristin Marting, Beth Morrison, Kim Whitener and Jecca Barry continue to build a contemporary opera and music theater festival that is canny, opportunistic, and fulfills a niche. Programmed during the high season of New York’s busy commercial arts markets (APAP, and ISPA), and experimental theater seasons (Under the {…}

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The Prototype Festival To World Premiere ‘The Echo Drift’

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The Prototype Festival and America Opera Projects will present the world premiere of “The Echo Drift.” “The Echo Drift” tells the story of convicted murderer Walker Loats who is trapped in a timeless prison and is unexpectedly befriended by a moth with an offer of a perceived way to freedom. The opera will feature a live chamber ensemble, electronics, and {…}

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Renee Fleming, Gregory Spears’ ‘Fellow Travelers’ Headline PROTOTYPE Festival 2018

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The PROTOTYPE Festival has announced its 2018 edition slated for January 7-20, 2018. The festival celebrating its sixth annual showcase of progressive opera and music-theatre will showcase seven new presentations including three world premieres, two U.S. premieres, one New York premiere, and one work-in-progress. The Festival kicks off with soprano superstar Renée Fleming hosting the PROTOTYPE Soiree at City Vineyard {…}

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PROTOTYPE: Opera / Theatre / Now Festival Unveils Five Productions for 2025 Edition

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The PROTOTYPE: Opera / Theatre / Now Festival has unveiled its 2025 season. “This season, we celebrate another extraordinary group of creatives as they tell the stories of our shared experience, tracing the threads that connect us across eras, cultures, dreams, and memories,” said an official press statement issued by the Directors of the festival. “We also celebrate the incredible {…}

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PROTOTYPE: Opera / Theatre / Now Festival Announces 10th Annual Event

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The 10th annual PROTOTYPE: Opera / Theatre / Now Festival in New York City has been announced and is set to take place between Jan. 7-16, 2022. The showcase will include four world premieres produced by a total of 600 diverse artists. First up will be “The All Sing” composed by Daniel Bernard Roumain and written by Marc Bamuthi Joseph. {…}

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World Premieres & Recent Works to be Featured in ‘PROTOTYPE: Opera | Theatre | Now’ Festival

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Now entering its ninth season, Beth Morrison Projects and HERE’s annual festival, “PROTOTYPE: Opera | Theatre | Now,” is set to run from January 8- 16, 2021. Curated by festival directors Jecca Barry, Kristin Marting, and Beth Morrison, this run of events will see the world premieres of three vocal theater works.  “The works our audiences are used to seeing {…}

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Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music Announces 2024 Lineup

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(Photo credit: Shayne Gray) The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music has announced its 2024 programming. This article includes vocal performances only. The 62nd season kicks off with Cristian Măcelaru leading the world premiere of Karim Al-Zand’s “Al Hakawati,” an opera in progress –beginning at Cabrillo Festival and then move throughout the world. Soprano Miriam Khalil serves as soloist. Also on this {…}

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PROTOTYPE Adds Digital Offerings to 2024 Season

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 PROTOTYPE: Opera | Theatre | Now has announced the addition of three new digital offerings to the 2024 festival lineup. The festival will showcase three new digital streaming options including composer Shodekeh Talifero’s “Vodalities: Paradigms of Consciousness for the Human Voice,” a three movement piece, created to show the different modalities of the vocal arts. Catapult Opera’s commissioned digital work, “Swann,” by {…}

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PROTOTYPE: OPERA / THEATRE / NOW Announces Cast & Production News for 2024

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The PROTOTYPE: OPERA / THEATRE / NOW has announced updates for its 2024 festival. First up, the company revealed the featured performers. Heather Christian, Terry Dame, Viva DeConcini, Melanie Hsu, Mona Seyed-Bolorforosh, Maya Sharpe, with Rima Fand, Jessica Lurie, Divya Maus, Kait Wamer, joined by Raquel Cion, Marisa Clementi, Ciera Cope, Nadine Daniels, Sandra Gamer, Audrey Hayes, Mercedes Hesselroth, Frances {…}