BMP: PRODUCER ACADEMY
Redefining American Opera
RedefiningAmericanOpera
BethMorrisonProjects
Following its landmark 20th anniversary season, Beth Morrison Projects (BMP) remains a leading creator and producer of new opera and music-theatre, driven by a fierce commitment to telling the stories of our time, cultivating the next generation of artists, and shaping a more inclusive, innovative, and relevant future for the field. Founded in 2006 by “contemporary opera mastermind” (LA Times) Beth Morrison—named one of Musical America’s Artists of the Year/Agents of Change—BMP has become “a driving force behind America’s thriving opera scene” (Financial Times).
With offices in Brooklyn and Los Angeles, BMP operates nationally and internationally, having commissioned, developed, produced, and toured more than 65 works in 19 countries. Its productions include the Pulitzer Prize–winning operas Angel’s Bone (Du Yun/Royce Vavrek) and p ri s m (Ellen Reid/Roxie Perkins), as well as three GRAMMY™-nominated operas for Best Opera Recording:Black Lodge (David T. Little/Anne Waldman, 2024); Adoration (Mary Kouyoumdjian/Royce Vavrek, 2026); and TRADE/Mary Motorhead (Emma O’Halloran/Mark O’Halloran, 2026). BMP’s productions have been presented at leading venues and festivals worldwide.
In June 2026, HILDEGARD, composed by Sarah Kirkland Snider, received the Music Critics Association of North America’s 2026 Award for Best New Opera—another milestone in BMP’s ongoing commitment to ambitious and groundbreaking new work.
Marking two decades of artistic achievement, BMP released the double album BMP: SONGBOOK through Bright Shiny Things in January 2026. Available on CD, vinyl, and digital platforms, the album brings together selections from across BMP’s catalogue of more than 65 commissioned and produced opera and music-theatre works. In addition to the CD, BMP published a companion anthology of sheet music and a commemorative 20th Anniversary volume that provides a visual history of BMP’s creative output through the decades.
Central to BMP’s mission is artist development through programs such as BMP: Producer Academy and BMP: NEXTGEN, which support emerging producers, composers, singers, and artists through mentorship, training, commissioning, and professional-development opportunities. BMP is also the driving force behind the annual PROTOTYPE Festival, widely recognized as one of the world’s leading festivals of contemporary opera and theatre. Co-founded in 2013 by BMP and HERE Arts Center, PROTOTYPE is, as of 2026, solely curated and produced by BMP.
Over much of the 21st century, Beth Morrison has helped redefine American opera.
More than any other figure in the opera industry,
beth morrison has helped. propel the art form into the twenty-first century.
(BMP) changed the face of opera in America by supporting, curating and producing...
a whole new generation of composers, librettists, and creators.
…arguably the fiercest advocate of new opera works for the past two decades...
