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August 01, 2016

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The West Coast premiere of TRADE/MARY MOTORHEAD ma

The West Coast premiere of TRADE/MARY MOTORHEAD marked another successful addition to the rich legacy of collaborative efforts between Beth Morrison Projects and LA Opera (@laopera)! We're looking back at some of our favorite productions over the years to celebrate!

DOG DAYS - DOG DAYS marked the first production of the whirlwind partnership in 2015. Hailed by the New York Times as a riveting, soon-to-be “groundbreaking American classic,” the post-apocalyptic tragedy made waves at its LAO presentation and put BMP on the West Coast map.

P R I S M - P R I S M marked another milestone in our joint history. Not only did Ellen Reid’s (@ellenreidmusic) debut opera make its world premiere with LA Opera at REDCAT (@calartsredcat), but this collaborative project would go on to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2019. It was a major development for BMP, LAO, and, of course, Ellen Reid, who “[took] her place among the host of promising young American opera composers” (The Financial Times).

ANGEL'S BONE - Another Pulitzer Prize-winning BMP production, ANGEL'S BONE, was planned as part of the 2020 season. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the presentation pivoted, becoming the first in our history to be presented digitally. The show was streamed by 20,000 people, demonstrating the strength and resilience of our bond with LAO.

TRADE/MARY MOTORHEAD - Finally, Emma O’Halloran’s (@emmamohalloran) TRADE/Mary Motorhead made its West Coast premiere last month at REDCAT. We're thrilled to celebrate another year of BMP and LAO sharing boundary-pushing, cutting-edge opera with this incredible production starring Naomi Louisa O’Connell (@naomi_louisa_oconnell), Marc Kudisch (@marckudisch), and Kyle Bielfield (@bielfield)!

We're excited to introduce another new member of t

We're excited to introduce another new member of the #BMP team, Betsy Podsiadlo!

Betsy is the 2023 Mellon Producing Fellow joining the BMP team after finishing her Master’s in Voice at The New School this May. In addition to her work as a producer, Betsy is an active composer, performer, songwriter, and educator with specializations in new opera, choral music, and traditional Appalachian styles. She hopes to use her training from the BMP Producer Academy and the Mellon fellowship to create performances by and for rural Appalachian artists.

Learn more about the BMP team at bethmorrisonprojects.org/who-we-are/

Happy Opening Night! We're concluding our tour beh

Happy Opening Night! We're concluding our tour behind the work of TRADE/MARY MOTORHEAD with co-stars of TRADE, Marc Kudisch (@marckudisch) and Kyle Bylefield (@bielfield).

A veteran of Broadway stages and an opera house favorite, three-time Tony Award nominee Marc Kudisch co-stars in TRADE as a closeted family-man seeking connection with a hired escort.

International recording artist Kyle Bielfield also co-stars in TRADE as an impoverished hustler reckoning with his-and his newborn daughter's-daunting future.

See the pair's acclaimed performances TONIGHT at REDCAT (@calartsredcat), presented with LA Opera (@laopera)!

Meet Naomi Louisa O'Connell (@naomi_louisa_oconnel

Meet Naomi Louisa O'Connell (@naomi_louisa_oconnell), the star of MARY MOTORHEAD! This weekend, she’ll be reprising the role this weekend for the West Coast premiere of TRADE/MARY MOTORHEAD, a collaborative presentation with LA Opera (@laopera) at REDCAT (@calartsredcat) Apr. 27-30!

Swipe through to learn more about Naomi and her relationship to the show!

Next up on our tour behind the work of TRADE/MARY

Next up on our tour behind the work of TRADE/MARY MOTORHEAD are Barry & Nancy Sanders, the commissioners of TRADE.

As audience members of BMP: Next Gen, the Sanders’ saw Emma O’Halloran’s winning production of MARY MOTORHEAD and were so moved that they decided to commission her first full-length opera, TRADE.

The double bill now tours around the country, including this month in Los Angeles at REDCAT as a collaborative presentation with LA Opera (@laopera ), Apr. 27-30!

Ticket link to this West Coast premiere in bio!

Our second addition of the month to the #BMP team

Our second addition of the month to the #BMP team is our new Senior Associate Producer, Julia Mendes!

Julia Mendes first worked with Beth Morrison Projects as the Associate Producer for the 2023 PROTOTYPE Festival (@prototypefest) and is excited to join the organization full-time as Senior Associate Producer. She has worked as a producer and administrator for a range of other organizations in the fields of music, theater, and film, including Mabou Mines, Sundance Institute, Second Stage Theater, and NJPAC, and is a proud graduate of Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts. She is thrilled to be part of the BMP team, helping bring innovative new music into the world.

Learn more about the BMP team at bethmorrisonprojects.org/who-we-are/

We’re getting excited for the West Coast premier

We’re getting excited for the West Coast premiere of TRADE/Mary Motorhead, a collaborative presentation with LA Opera (@laopera) at REDCAT, Apr. 27-30! Throughout the month, we’ll be highlighting several key figures who make the show happen, starting with its composer, Emma O’Halloran (@emmamohalloran)!

The winner of our competition for early-career composers, BMP: Next Gen, O’Halloran has immediately proven to be a powerful new voice. Amanda Cook of I Care If You Listen described her work as “some of the most unencumbered, authentic, and joyful music that I have heard in recent years.”

Watch the video on the last slide to learn more about her journey to TRADE/Mary Motorhead!

We have FOUR additions to the #BMP team this month

We have FOUR additions to the #BMP team this month! 😱 We are spotlighting one new hire each week, starting with our new Communications and Marketing Coordinator!

Patty TBD is beyond excited to join the BMP team! Fresh off the heels of their undergraduate education at UNC-Chapel Hill, Patty comes to BMP from the Chelsea Theater (@chelseatheaternc) in North Carolina, where they worked as Website & Digital Media Coordinator. With an extensive personal & professional history in music, theatre, design, and film, they are excited to maintain and further BMP’s cutting-edge vision for the future of opera and vocal theatre.

BMP is busy this weekend! Tonight at 8pm, compos

BMP is busy this weekend!

Tonight at 8pm, composer and National Sawdust co-founder, Paola Prestini (@paolaprestini ), returns to MASS MoCA (@massmoca ) with a work-in-progress preview of her new opera THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA, created with Royce Vavrek (@roycevavrekcoterie ) and Karmina Šilec (@karminasilec ), that interweaves Hemingway’s classic fable with original portraits of quotidian life to create a look at aging, legacy, and our relationship to oceans.

The evening will include an excerpt of the new work, followed by a conversation on stage with the principal creative team.

We are beyond excited for tonight’s production o

We are beyond excited for tonight’s production of BOOK OF MOUNTAINS AND SEAS at Virginia Tech’s Moss Arts Center (@artscenteratvt)!

Inspired by the ancient Chinese compilation of early myths of the same title, this immersive work of vocal-theatre and puppetry stops in Blacksburg, VA tonight. Composed and written by @huang.ruo, directed by @basiltwist3, and featuring @arsnovacopenhagen, it’s not one to be missed!

We're on the road 🚗 Swipe to see what's coming

We're on the road 🚗 Swipe to see what's coming up this spring at BMP!

#theatre #liveperformance #opera #singing #dance #meetopera

We are so excited to share that BLACK LODGE will p

We are so excited to share that BLACK LODGE will premiere on the West Coast at the MAKE BELIEVE SEATTLE Film Festival! ✨🎥 Catch us at the new and imagination-focused genre festival @makebelieveseattle

#BLACKLODGE #WestCoast #film #music #theatre #operanow

@theoperaoftimur @davidtlittle @quilken @annewaldman

Congratulations to Emma O'Halloran for being MUSIC

Congratulations to Emma O'Halloran for being MUSICAL AMERICA'S artist of the month! ✨ Swipe to read more!

@emmaohalloran @musicalamerica

Emma O'Halloran is an emerging Irish composer with

Emma O'Halloran is an emerging Irish composer with an "important new voice" (Musical America). TRADE/MARY MOTORHEAD was a hit at PROTOTYPE this year! Next stop: LA! ✨

@emmamohalloran @ohalloranm @tomcreed1980 @elainekelly_conductor @naomi_louisa_oconnell @marckudisch @bielfield

#offbroadway #offoffbroadway #theatre #liveperformance #opera #singing #dance #meetopera

BLACK LODGE premieres this Saturday, January 21 at

BLACK LODGE premieres this Saturday, January 21 at 1:00pm- Don't miss the "Complex, layered, thought-provoking, and over the top" (Broad Street Review) film showing ONE DAY ONLY!

Drawing on the disturbing and complicated mythologies of the surrealist writer William S. Burroughs (Naked Lunch), Black Lodge uses dance, industrial rock, classical string quartet, and opera to take viewers through a Lynchian psychological escape room.

Link in bio!

Last chance to see the "intriguingly varied and ec

Last chance to see the "intriguingly varied and eccentric" IN OUR DAUGHTER'S EYES! Book your tix in the link in bio!🖤

@duyun @quilken @kamnesiac @nathangunn1

#newyorkcity #nyc #offbroadway #offoffbroadway #theatre #liveperformance #opera #singing #dance #meetopera

Only a couple more chances to see the powerful dou

Only a couple more chances to see the powerful double bill by @emmamohalloran TRADE/MARY MOTORHEAD. Book your tix today! Link in bio 🖤

#newyorkcity #nyc #offbroadway #offoffbroadway #theatre #liveperformance #opera #singing #dance #meetopera

@emmamohalloran @ohalloranm @tomcreed1980 @elainekelly_conductor @naomi_louisa_oconnell @marckudisch @bielfield @abronsartscenter @prototypefest

Reviews are in! And they love Emma O'Halloran's "l

Reviews are in! And they love Emma O'Halloran's "lucid, communicative vocal lines" (The New York Times). Book your tix today to see TRADE/MARY MOTORHEAD January 10-11, 13-14 at Playhouse Theater at Abrons Arts Center!

#newyorkcity #nyc #opera #singing #dance #meetopera

@emmamohalloran @ohalloranm @tomcreed1980 @elainekelly_conductor @naomi_louisa_oconnell @marckudisch @bielfield @abronsartscenter

Opening night was a success 💫 Don't miss @duyun

Opening night was a success 💫 Don't miss @duyun 's "rich and cool, blaring and startling" music and @nathangunn1 's "quintessential" performance (Broadway World) and book your tickets to see IN OUR DAUGHTER'S EYES January 5-7, 10*-11 & 13-15 at @baruchpac.

Swipe to read the interview with @nytimes of Beth

Swipe to read the interview with @nytimes of Beth Morrison, Kim Whitener, Kristin Marting, and Jecca Barry: the leading women behind the PROTOTYPE festival✨

#newyorkcity #nyc #offbroadway #offoffbroadway #theatre #liveperformance #opera #singing #dance #meetopera

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