Beth Morrison

LA Opera Unveils 2026/27 Season Lineup Featuring New Music Director Domingo Hindoyan
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 4, 2026

Christopher Koelsch, the Sebastian Paul and Marybelle Musco President and CEO of LA Opera, has announced details for the company's 2026/27 season, which will launch on October 17, 2026.

Review: The Gordon-Foreman WHAT TO WEAR is Totally Wonderful at Prototype in BAM's Harvey
by Richard Sasanow - Jan 18, 2026

Yoo-hoo, Metropolitan Opera. Looking for something new/old/odd/wonderful? I hope you made it to the Prototype Festival’s WHAT TO WEAR, by Michael Gordon and Richard Foreman, staged by Paul Lazar and Annie-B Parson of Big Dance Theater following the original’s aesthetic from 2006. The opera just finished up its four-performance run at the BAM Harvey in downtown Brooklyn—and it’s the definition of event programming in its most complimentary meaning.

Review: Snider’s Brilliant Score Anchors HILDEGARD at Prototype under Pulitzer’s Caring Eye
by Richard Sasanow - Jan 12, 2026

This is Beth Morrison’s first year as sole curator, producer and presenter of New York’s PROTOTYPE Festival of indie opera/music theatre. She’s also midwife for the birth of Sarah Kirkland Snider’s gorgeously composed HILDEGARD, its centerpiece, which I heard at the Gerald Lynch Theater at John Jay College on January 11. Morrison has proven herself, once again, to be true to her eponymous organization’s seeming marching orders: “I never do anything twice.”

Interview: 20 Years of Creating a ‘New Kind of Opera’ with the Prototype Festival’s Beth Morrison and BMP
by Richard Sasanow - Jan 2, 2026

Not long ago, I was sitting in a café in midtown Manhattan with Beth Morrisson, president and creative producer of Beth Morrison Projects (BMP). BMP has been pushing the boundaries of traditional opera for 20 years and is now sole curator, producer and presenter of the indie-opera/music theatre Prototype Festival, with performances through January 18 in New York City.

OPERA America Supports Artists And Companies With More Than $1,000,000 In 2025
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 22, 2025

OPERA America is recognizing the nearly 100 artists, companies, and trustees whose creative work and initiatives won grants and awards totaling more than $1,000,000 in 2025.

Sarah Kirkland Snider’s First Opera HILDEGARD Continues Rolling World Premiere At Prototype
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 17, 2025

Sarah Kirkland Snider’s first opera, HILDEGARD, continues its rolling world premiere at the PROTOTYPE Festival in New York City. The production follows earlier performances presented by Los Angeles Opera.

Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment Announces JanArtsNYC 2026
by Stephi Wild - Dec 16, 2025

The Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment has announced programming for JanArtsNYC, the annual collection of world-class public performances and innovative industry gatherings taking place throughout the month of January in NYC.

REDCAT Unveils Winter/Spring 2026 Season Of New Work Across Performance, Music, And Visual Art
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 10, 2025

REDCAT will introduce a Winter/Spring 2026 season featuring new work in dance, theatre, opera, music, and visual art. The season highlights REDCAT’s continued investment in contemporary creation and boundary-pushing artistic development.

Sarah Kirkland Snider to Release New Orchestral Album 'Forward Into Light'
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 4, 2025

Sarah Kirkland Snider’s fifth full-length LP, a new, all-orchestral album titled Forward Into Light, will be released on February 27, 2026. Listen to two new tracks here.

St. Vincent to Join WHAT TO WEAR at BAM; Full Company Set
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 20, 2025

BAM has revealed the full company for What to wear with creative direction by Paul Lazar and Annie-B Parson at the BAM Harvey Theater. St. Vincent is confirmed to join the production as a featured performer.

Robert Van Leer Steps Down as Executive Director and CEO of The Wallis
by Stephi Wild - Nov 13, 2025

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts has announced that Robert van Leer will step down as Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of The Wallis.

Opera Columbus to Present New Opera THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 10, 2025

Beth Morrison Projects’ The Old Man and the Sea will be presented at the Mershon Auditorium this fall. Learn more about the opera here and see how to purchase tickets!

Sarah Kirkland Snider’s HILDEGARD Premieres at Los Angeles Opera
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 1, 2025

Snider’s first opera, HILDEGARD, for which she also wrote the libretto, will be presented in rolling world premieres by Los Angeles Opera (November 5-9, 2025) and PROTOTYPE Festival in New York (January 9-17, 2026), with subsequent performances at the Aspen Music Festival and School (Summer 2026, details TBA).

Works & Process Brings HILDEGARD By Sarah Kirkland Snider to Guggenheim New York in the Peter B. Lewis Theater
by Stephi Wild - Aug 26, 2025

Join creative producer Beth Morrison; Christopher Koelsch, President and CEO, LA Opera; director Elkhanah Pulitzer; and composer Sarah Kirkland Snider for a discussion on the commissioning and creation of HILDEGARD.

New Music USA Selects Lisa Bielawa and Mary Kouyoumdjian for its Amplifying Voices Program
by Stephi Wild - Aug 13, 2025

New Music USA’s Amplifying Voices program has announced its next participating composers – Lisa Bielawa for the 2025-2026 season and Mary Kouyoumdjian for the 2026-2027 season.

WORKS & PROCESS Sets Fall 2025 Season Featuring World Premieres, Dance Parties, and More
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 29, 2025

Works & Process will present its Fall 2025 season across New York City with events at the Guggenheim Museum, Manhattan West, and the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

OPERA America Awards $135,000 To Support Commissions Of Women Composers At Five Opera Companies
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 1, 2025

OPERA America has revealed the five recipients of the 2025 Commissioning Grants from its Opera Grants for Women Composers program. Learn more about the program here!

ENGLISH And More Announced At Wallis Annenberg Center For The Performing Arts 2025/2026 Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 17, 2025

The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills is announcing its 2025-2026 season led by performances of the Los Angeles premiere of the Atlantic Theater Company and Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway production of English by Sanaz Toossi (April 4 - 24, 2026).

Berkeley Rep Names Sam Linden As Director Of Finance
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 8, 2025

Berkeley Repertory Theatre has appointed Sam Linden as the award-winning theatre company's Director of Finance. Learn more about Linden and about the company here!

David T. Little And Royce Vavrek's Opera DOG DAYS Recording Out Now
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 25, 2025

Composer David T. Little and Royce Vavrek's haunting post-apocalyptic tale Dog Days has been reissued by Bright Shiny Things, out now digitally and on CD.