Composer Ellen Reid Signs With Wise Music Group

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Multi-genre composer Ellen Reid has signed a global publishing deal with Wise Music Group and Chester Music Limited. Reid is currently serving as Composer-in-Residence with New Mexico Philharmonic and is the Contemporary Music Chair for Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Reid received the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in Music for her opera “p r i s m.” Along with composer Missy Mazzoli, {…}

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LA Opera to Stream Short Opera Films by Missy Mazzoli & Ellen Reid

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The Los Angeles Opera has announced the release of three digital opera shorts directed by James Darrah that will stream on its On Now platform. First up is Darrah’s vision for Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek’s “The West is a Land of Infinite Beginnings,” beased on Karen Russell’s surreal short story about a farming family attempting to fulfill the requirements {…}

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Ellen Reid and David Angus to Discuss Ravel’s ‘Daphnis et Chloe’ on BLO’s Latest ‘At Its (s)Core’ Episode

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The Boston Lyric Opera’s “At Its (s)Core” podcast series will feature company Music Director David Angus in a discussion with 2019 Pulitzer-Prize winning composer Ellen Reid during its next episode. The episode, which will broadcast July 23, 2020, will be on the topic of Maurice Ravel’s “Daphnis et Chloe.” Angus and Reid will also discuss the impact they feel the {…}

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Q & A: Roxie Perkins & Ellen Reid On Creating ‘p r i s m’ & Winning MCANA Award For Best New Opera

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It was announced on Wednesday that Roxie Perkins and Ellen Reid’s “p r i s m” had won the Music Critics Association of North America third Annual Award for Best New Opera, following in the footsteps of such works as “Breaking the Waves” and “The Wake World.” The opera, which premiered on November 29, 2018, as part of Los Angeles Opera’s {…}

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Ellen Reid & Roxie Perkins’ ‘Prism’ Wins Pulitzer Prize For Music

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“Prism” has been awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Music. The opera, by composer Ellen Reid and librettist Roxie Perkins, was presented by LA Opera Off Grand and Beth Morrison Projects this past season after premiering at the REDCAT. “Few things are more gratifying than supporting the emergence of an exciting, exceptional and bold voice in the operatic scene,” said Christopher {…}

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Theater Freiburg Announces 2026-27 Season

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Theater Freiburg has announced its 2026-27 season. Premieres Artem Lonhinov conducts the production by Monika Gintersdorfer of “Amusez-vous: Jacques Offenbach.” Premiere Date: Oct. 4, 2026 Sebastian Krauß conducts “Grammar of Dreams” with music by Saariaho. Premiere Date: Nov. 25, 2026 Victoria Stevens’ production of Verdi’s “La Traviata” will be conducted by Artem Lonhinov. Premiere Date: Nov. 28, 2026 André de Ridder {…}

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Wuppertal Opera Announces the 2026-27 Season

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Wuppertal Opera’s 2026-27 season is announced. Premieres Yorgos Ziavras directs Verdi’s “Otello” directed by Katharina Kastening. Charne Rochford, Zurab Nakeuri, Milan de Korte , Zicong Han, Sergio Augusto, Oliver Weidinger, David Jerusalem Schnitzler, Andreas Heichlinger, Francesca Chiejina, Edith Grossman, and Rosamond Thomas make up the cast. Set design is by Matthias Kronfuss, with costumes by Devi Saha. Performance Dates: Oct. {…}

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Voices of Ascension to Launch Choral Visionaries Initiative this May

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Voices of Ascension will close its season on May 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Church of the Ascension in New York City with the launch of a new Choral Visionaries Initiative. The inaugural edition features Beth Willer, founder and director of Boston’s Lorelei Ensemble, leading a program built entirely around premieres. The evening includes the New York City premiere {…}

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Environmental Operas Reshaping Our Ideas Of The World

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Photo Credit: Valeriya Landar/Opera aperta The themes of environmentalism, conservation of natural resources, sustainability, and ecological welfare abound in contemporary discourse due to the increasingly unstable nature of Earth’s condition and humanity’s persistent inability to regulate the actions of the apathetic. Composers of every age, capacity, and style have come forward to voice their views on the matter. From the {…}

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Composer Ellen Reid Signs With Wise Music Group

LA Opera to Stream Short Opera Films by Missy Mazzoli & Ellen Reid

Ellen Reid and David Angus to Discuss Ravel’s ‘Daphnis et Chloe’ on BLO’s Latest ‘At Its (s)Core’ Episode

Q & A: Roxie Perkins & Ellen Reid On Creating ‘p r i s m’ & Winning MCANA Award For Best New Opera

Ellen Reid & Roxie Perkins’ ‘Prism’ Wins Pulitzer Prize For Music

Theater Freiburg Announces 2026-27 Season

Wuppertal Opera Announces the 2026-27 Season

Voices of Ascension to Launch Choral Visionaries Initiative this May

Environmental Operas Reshaping Our Ideas Of The World