PROTOTYPE – PROTOTYPE – OPERA l THEATRE l NOW is an annual festival of visionary opera-theatre and music-theatre works by pioneering contemporary artists from New York City and around the world.

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IN OUR DAUGHTER'S EYES

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TRADE/MARY MOTORHEAD

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MƆɹNIŊ [morning/mourning]

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MARCHITA

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the all sing "here lies joy"

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note to a friend

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PROTOTYPE: Opera | Theatre | Now 2023

The New York Times

Prototype, an Essential New York Opera Festival, Turns 10

“The niche that Prototype occupies on the New York performing arts calendar … has become increasingly essential”

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Contributions support PROTOTYPE: Opera | Theatre | Now, the annual festival of visionary opera-theatre and music-theatre works by pioneering artists from New York City and around the world, co-produced by Beth Morrison Projects and HERE.

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PROTOTYPE is a "highly influential bastion of experimental opera" – The New Yorker

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PROTOTYPE is a co-production of Beth Morrison Projects and HERE, two leaders in the creation and presentation of contemporary, multi-disciplinary opera-theatre and music-theatre work.