The good, the loud and the weird in avant-garde opera.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
The new year is here, and January means it's time for the PROTOTYPE Festival. Now in its seventh year, this is the annual celebration of cutting edge opera and experimental theater pieces, centered around the the TriBeCa performance space HERE. The Festival opens on Jan. 5 and runs to Jan. 13 this year, offering eleven new works in venues on both sides of the East River. There's also a Festival Soirée. This year it's Jan. 9 at 6:30pm at City Winery.
Here's the slate:
by Paul J. Pelkonen
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| Cellist and singer Leah Coloff stars in Thistree at this year's PROTOTYPE Festival. Photo © 2019 HERE. |
Here's the slate:
