Singing w #prototypefestival
this past Sunday in @timessquarenyc.bsky.social - a hard metal rock opera song called Whale Road
“I saw the fabric of creation begin to bend and shimmer”
A testament to our interconnectedness to wildlife and our obligation as stewards of Nature.
@jensibsen composer

Next Wave 2025 What to wear JAN 15—18, 2026 BAN

Stage for the show with assorted checkered floors and large abstract artworks

BAM and Prototype by BMP Present What to wear Direction, Libretto and Production by Richard Foreman Music by Michael Gordon Music Direction by Alan Pierson Creative Direction by Paul Lazar and Annie-B Parson Season Spunsor Bloomberg Philanthropies Leadership suguort far BAM's strategic initiatives provided by: Mellon Foundation Leadership support for BAM Access Programs provided by the Jerome L. Greene Foundation Leadership support for BAM programming provided by: HOWARD GILMAN FOUNDATION Leadership support for theater at BAM provided by The Shubert Foundation, Inc. and The SHS Foundation Leadership support for Next Wave 2025 provided by National Endowment for the Arts

Tonight is a rarity for the Prototype Festival, an "old" opera, the 20-year-old What To Wear by Michael Gordon

#music #opera #PrototypeFestival

WORLD PREMIERE PRESENTED BY LA MAMA AND PROTOTYPE PRECIPICE CREATIVE, DESIGN & PRODUCTION CONCEPT - SUSAN ZEEMAN ROGERS MUSIC - RIMA FAND LIBRETTO - KAREN FISHER MUSIC DIRECTION - MILA HENRY STAGE DIRECTION - MALLORY CATLETT SET AND OBJECT DESIGN - SUSAN ZEEMAN ROGERS COSTUME DESIGN - OLIVERA GAJIC CO-LIGHTING DESIGN - TYLER MICOLEAU CO-LIGHTING DESIGN - MIRANDA HARDY VIDEO DESIGN - YUDAM HYUNG SEOK JEON SOUND ENGINEER - JIMMY KAVETAS ASSISTANT MUSIC DIRECTOR - LANA NORRIS PRODUCTION MANAGER - HANNAH SGAMBELLONE CAST & INSTRUMENTALISTS ANA - ALICE TOLAN-MEE MOTHER, EARTH SPIRIT, CHORUS - DAISY PRESS FATHER, CHORUS - KYLE P. FORTMILLER MOTHER TREE, CHORUS - JULIUS HOLLINGSWORTH DEVELOPER'S WIFE, CHORUS - LACY ROSE DEVELOPER, FIANCÉ, CHORUS - GABRIEL HERNÁNDEZ RAVEN CHILD - SKYE ZLATKIN COVER, WOMEN'S ROLES - JUSTINE ARONSON STAGE MANAGER - ALYSSA K. HOWARD ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER 1 - ERIN GRAY ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER 2 - MIRIAM HYFLER ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - ETHAN KARAS ASSOCIATE SET DESIGN - ALAYNA KLEIN ASSOCIATE LIGHTING DESIGN - VITTORIA ORLANDO PIANO - MILA HENRY VIOLIN 1 - LEAH ASHER VIOLIN 2 - MAYA BENNARDO VIOLA - CARRIE FREY CELLO - JULIA HENDERSON UPRIGHT BASS - ELEONORE OPPENHEIM MANDOLIN - AVI FOX-ROSEN CREATIVE PRODUCER - KIM WHITENER / KIWI PRODUCTIONS PROTOTYPE La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club

The Prototype Festival continues this afternoon with Precipice

#music #opera #PrototypeFestival #LaMama

PROTOTYPE 9-11, 14 JANUARY 2026 BETH MORRISON PROJECTS

NYC PREMIERE HILDEGARD SARAH KIRKLAND SNIDER, COMPOSER AND LIBRETTIST CREATIVE & DESIGN TEAM COMPOSER & LIBRETTIST - SARAH KIRKLAND SNIDER DIRECTOR - ELKHANAH PULITZER MUSIC DIRECTOR - GABRIEL CROUCH CREATIVE PRODUCER - BETH MORRISON ARTWORK & PROJECTIONS DESIGNER - DEBORAH JOHNSON SCENIC DESIGNER - MARSHA GINSBERG COSTUME DESIGNER - MOLLY IRELAN LIGHTING DESIGNER - PABLO SANTIAGO SOUND DESIGNER - DREW SENSUE- WEINSTEIN DRAMATURG - ANNIE JIN WANG MOVEMENT - LAUREL JENKINS DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION - RODERICK MURRAY ASSOCIATE PRODUCER - CORI MATOS AGUILERA CAST & NOVUS ENSEMBLE HILDEGARD VON BINGEN - NOLA RICHARDSON RICHARDIS VON STADE - MIKAELA BENNETT ABBOT CUNO - DAVID ADAM MOORE VOLMAR - ROY HAGE CLEMENTIA / MARGRAVINE VON STADE / ANGEL 2 - BLYTHE GAISSERT GERTA / ANGEL 1 - RAHA MIRZADEGAN MECHTILD - PATRICK BESSENBACHER OTTO - PAUL CHWE MINCHULAN FACELESS WOMAN - CHLOË ENGEL SUPERNUMERARIES - SAM KANN, MAIA SAUER HARP - TOMINA PARVANOVA LYDEN BASSOON - SHELLEY MONROE CLARINET - EILEEN MACK FLUTE - MELISSA BAKER VIOLIN 1 - KATIE HYUN VIOLIN 2 - MIHO SAEGUSA VIOLA - HANNAH BURNETT CELLO - TITILAYO AYAGANDE BASS - WEN YANG

Tonight is my first show of this year's Prototype Festival, Sarah Kirkland Snider's Hildegard

#music #opera #PrototypeFestival #GeraldLynchTheater

🥂 Another weekly news digest is here for your reading pleasure! Read more on the Prototype Festival, Rachel Franklin, the Zia Singers winter concert, and more here:
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#composer #femalecomposers #prototypefestival #rachelfranklin #ziasingers

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Roller skating+Gnawa music is definitely my new favorite thing. And Live from the Bardo: recurring nightmares and more.... #PrototypeFestival

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oops two 3/'s! Back at hotel working on jet lag before #PrototypeFestival Eat the Document.
Read the novel on the plane, GRIPPING, can't wait to see how it comes out as an opera.

(Interesting sidebar: none of #OperaAmerica Prototypefestival.org or here.org have made the move to Bluesky.)
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