Beth Morrison Projects has announced the finalists of its “BMP: Next Gen” competition. The winners include Elizabeth Gartman and Niloufar Nourbakhsh. Each winner will be awarded a $5,000 commission for the second round competition in which the two will present an original 30-minute composition next year. The winner will then receive a full commission for an evening-length work which will {…}
Beth Morrison Projects has announced the first-round finalists in its second three-year cycle of BMP: Next Generation initiative, which seeks to shine a light on rising composers of opera and musical theatre. The finalists are Gabriel Fynsk, Elizabeth Gartman, Eli Greenhoe, Gabrielle Herbst, Jens Ibsen, Laura Jobin-Acosta, Maya Miro Johnson, Niloufar Nourbakhsh, Timothy Peterson, and Huan Sun. These 10 were {…}
(Credit: Beth Morrison Projects) San Diego Opera is set to present “The Aging Magician,” with Beth Morrison Projects producing. The production, which will take open on March 13, 2020 at the Balboa Theatre, will feature Rinde Eckert in his company debut as Harold. Julian Crouch will direct with Dianne Berkun Meanaker conducting; both will also be making their San Diego {…}
The deeper into October that we get, the more exciting the offerings around the US and Canada. And this week, we get not two but three world premieres taking place (among others) on our list, mixed in with works by two of opera’s greatest composers (listed in alphabetical order by company). Place – Beth Morrison Projects One of the most {…}