(Photos: Jill Steinberg) Paola Prestini (composer, librettist and orchestrator), Magos Herrera (composer, librettist and Sor Juana), and Louisa Proske (director) transformed the Met Cloisters for their world premiere processional opera, “Primero Sueño,” for a sold out audience on January 26th, 2025. OperaWire’s initial introduction to a collaboration piece by Prestini and Herrera, “Con Alma,” made this premiere feel extra exciting {…}
Last summer, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and VisionIntoArt announced that they would produce Paola Prestini and Magos Herrera’s “Primero Sueño” in 2025. The work is now set for its world premiere showcases this January. The adaptation of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz’ iconic poem of the same name will open on Jan. 23-26, 2025 at The Met Cloisters. {…}
The Metropolitan Museum of Art and VisionIntoArt have announced that they will produce Paola Prestini and Magos Herrera’s “Primero Sueño” in 2025. The work is an adaptation of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz’ iconic poem of the same name. “Primero Sueño” was first published in 1692 and “tracks Sor Juana’s mind as it aggregates knowledge, following the soul as {…}