National Sawdust: 21c Liederabend Op. World Wide (digital)

Sunday, June 27, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Online event
Living composers are paired with designers & visual artists for a multimedia, digital opera experience, in this installation of Beth Morrison & Paola Prestini’s expansive re-imagining of the traditional art song recital.

Free

Prototype Festival: Funeral Doom Spiritual

Thursday, August 19, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Online event
Gripping song cycle from countertenor/pianist M Lamar & composer/black metal musician Hunter Hunt-Hendrix that explores the tradition of African-American spirituals, mixing ideas from folk, opera, & metal.

Free

Prototype Festival: Acquanetta

Friday, September 10, 2032 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (EDT)
Online event
1-act opera from composer Michael Gordon that deconstructs the 1940s horror movie genre & explores how vision relates to identity. Virtual conversation with Gordon & Librettist Deborah Artman to follow the stream.

Free

Prototype Festival: Train With No Midnight

Wednesday, October 13, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Online event
Singer/writer Joseph Keckler & an intimate musical ensemble lead the audience through a series of vignettes, each like a stop on a late-night train, in this opera commissioned by Beth Morrison Projects.

Free

Prototype Festival: 'Cion: Requiem of Ravel’s Bolero'

Thursday, November 18, 2032 @ 3:00pm – 5:30pm (EST)
Online event
Physically charged & visually striking, this dance production from South African choreographer Gregory Vuyani Maqoma is part lament for lost life, part tribute to author author Zakes Mda & Maurice Ravel.

Free