Beth Morrison is an American producer of contemporary
opera
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librett ...
.
Morrison is known for her collaborations with many artists through her company Beth Morrison Projects includes composers
David T. Little
David T. Little (born October 25, 1978) is a Grammy-nominated American composer, record producer, and drummer known for his operatic, orchestral, and chamber works, most notably his operas ''JFK (opera), JFK,'' ''Soldier Songs'', and ''Dog Days ( ...
,
Missy Mazzoli,
Du Yun,
Paola Prestini
Paola Prestini (born ) is a composer of classical music. The ''New York Times'' referred to Prestini as "the enterprising composer and impresario" and a "human resources alchemist". In 2011, she was named one of the Top 100 Composers in the World ...
,
Kamala Sankaram,
Darcy James Argue
Darcy James Argue is a jazz composer and bandleader known for his work with his 18-piece ensemble, Secret Society.
Biography
Argue was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He studied at McGill University in Montreal from 1993–1998, and in 2000 ...
, and
David Lang, librettist
Royce Vavrek
Royce Vavrek is a Canadian-born Brooklyn-based librettist, playwright, dance scenarist, musical theatre writer and filmmaker known for his collaborations with composers David T. Little, Missy Mazzoli, Mikael Karlsson, Ricky Ian Gordon, Paola Prest ...
, and performers
Lauren Worsham
Lauren Tolbert Worsham (born April 4, 1982) is an American actress and singer known for her work in the opera and musical theatre. She received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her role in '' A Gentleman's Guid ...
,
Abigail Fischer,
Nathan Gunn
Nathan T. Gunn (born November 26, 1970, in South Bend, Indiana) is an American operatic baritone who performs regularly around the world. He is an alumnus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he is currently a professor of vo ...
and
Courtney Love. With Kim Whitener and Kristin Marting of
HERE Arts Center, she created
PROTOTYPE Festival
Prototype Festival is an annual, weeklong contemporary opera and musical theater festival held in New York City.
Program
Prototype Festival is an annual, weeklong festival of contemporary opera and musical theater. The festival encourages n ...
, an annual festival of premier opera-theatre and music-theatre by pioneering artists from New York City and around the world.
Select opera and music-theatre works produced by Beth Morrison
* ''Soldier Songs'' (2008,
David T. Little
David T. Little (born October 25, 1978) is a Grammy-nominated American composer, record producer, and drummer known for his operatic, orchestral, and chamber works, most notably his operas ''JFK (opera), JFK,'' ''Soldier Songs'', and ''Dog Days ( ...
, composer and librettist)
* ''
Song from the Uproar: The Lives and Deaths of Isabelle Eberhardt'' (2012,
Missy Mazzoli, composer; Mazzoli and
Royce Vavrek
Royce Vavrek is a Canadian-born Brooklyn-based librettist, playwright, dance scenarist, musical theatre writer and filmmaker known for his collaborations with composers David T. Little, Missy Mazzoli, Mikael Karlsson, Ricky Ian Gordon, Paola Prest ...
, librettists)
* ''
Dog Days
The dog days or are the hot, sultry days of summer. They were historically the period following the heliacal rising of the star system Sirius (known colloquially as the "Dog Star"), which Hellenistic astrology connected with heat, drought, sud ...
'' (2012,
David T. Little
David T. Little (born October 25, 1978) is a Grammy-nominated American composer, record producer, and drummer known for his operatic, orchestral, and chamber works, most notably his operas ''JFK (opera), JFK,'' ''Soldier Songs'', and ''Dog Days ( ...
, composer;
Royce Vavrek
Royce Vavrek is a Canadian-born Brooklyn-based librettist, playwright, dance scenarist, musical theatre writer and filmmaker known for his collaborations with composers David T. Little, Missy Mazzoli, Mikael Karlsson, Ricky Ian Gordon, Paola Prest ...
, librettist)
* ''Thumbprint'' (2014,
Kamala Sankaram, composer; Susan Yankowitz, librettist)
* ''
The Source'' (2014,
Ted Hearne
Ted Hearne (born 1982) is an American composer, singer and conductor. He currently lives in Los Angeles, CA.
Biography
Ted Hearne was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, where he was a member of the Chicago Children's Choir and graduate of W ...
, composer; Mark Doten, librettist)
* ''Kansas City Choir Boy'' (2015, Todd Almond, composer and librettist)
* ''Anatomy Theater'' (2016,
David Lang composer; Lang and Mark Dion, librettists)
* ''
Angel's Bone
''Angel's Bone'' is an opera by composer Du Yun and librettist Royce Vavrek in one act that follows the plight of two angels discovered on earth who are forced into spiritual and sexual slavery at the hands of a financially troubled couple. The wor ...
'' (2016,
Du Yun, composer;
Royce Vavrek
Royce Vavrek is a Canadian-born Brooklyn-based librettist, playwright, dance scenarist, musical theatre writer and filmmaker known for his collaborations with composers David T. Little, Missy Mazzoli, Mikael Karlsson, Ricky Ian Gordon, Paola Prest ...
, librettist)
* ''Aging Magician'' (2016,
Paola Prestini
Paola Prestini (born ) is a composer of classical music. The ''New York Times'' referred to Prestini as "the enterprising composer and impresario" and a "human resources alchemist". In 2011, she was named one of the Top 100 Composers in the World ...
composer, co-created by Prestini,
Rinde Eckert and
Julian Crouch
Julian may refer to:
People
* Julian (emperor) (331–363), Roman emperor from 361 to 363
* Julian (Rome), referring to the Roman gens Julia, with imperial dynasty offshoots
* Saint Julian (disambiguation), several Christian saints
* Julian (give ...
)
* ''
Breaking the Waves
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'' (2016,
Missy Mazzoli, composer;
Royce Vavrek
Royce Vavrek is a Canadian-born Brooklyn-based librettist, playwright, dance scenarist, musical theatre writer and filmmaker known for his collaborations with composers David T. Little, Missy Mazzoli, Mikael Karlsson, Ricky Ian Gordon, Paola Prest ...
, librettist)
*
''p r i s m'' (2019,
Ellen Reid
Ellen Lorraine Reid (born 14 July 1966) is a Canadian musician. She provides backing vocals, piano, keyboards and accordion for the Canadian rock band Crash Test Dummies.
Early life and education
Reid was born and grew up in Selkirk, Manito ...
, composer; Roxie Perkins, librettist)
Concert works
* ''21c Liederabend'' (2009, 2011, 2013, 2016)
** ''A Few Stops on the N Train'' (2011,
Du Yun, composer and lyricist)
** ''Albert, Bound or Unbound'' (2013, Marie Incontrera, composer;
Royce Vavrek
Royce Vavrek is a Canadian-born Brooklyn-based librettist, playwright, dance scenarist, musical theatre writer and filmmaker known for his collaborations with composers David T. Little, Missy Mazzoli, Mikael Karlsson, Ricky Ian Gordon, Paola Prest ...
, librettist)
* ''Brooklyn Village'' (2012)
** ''Home'' (2012) (Sarah Kirkland Snider, composer; Nathaniel Bellows, lyricist)
** ''Canvas'' (2012) (Matthew Mehlan, composer; Royce Vavrek, lyricist)
** ''Am I Born'' (2012) (David T. Little, composer; Royce Vavrek, librettist)
* ''The Hubble Cantata'' (2016,
Paola Prestini
Paola Prestini (born ) is a composer of classical music. The ''New York Times'' referred to Prestini as "the enterprising composer and impresario" and a "human resources alchemist". In 2011, she was named one of the Top 100 Composers in the World ...
, composer;
Royce Vavrek
Royce Vavrek is a Canadian-born Brooklyn-based librettist, playwright, dance scenarist, musical theatre writer and filmmaker known for his collaborations with composers David T. Little, Missy Mazzoli, Mikael Karlsson, Ricky Ian Gordon, Paola Prest ...
, librettist)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morrison, Beth
Living people
Opera managers
American theatre managers and producers
Women theatre managers and producers
Year of birth missing (living people)