In his 1849 essay “The Artwork of the Future,” Richard Wagner prophesied and promoted a new ideal for opera, where music, drama, dance, visuals, technology, and philosophy were synthesised by the master “artist of the future”: he/him. Today, women artists are redefining the “what, where, and why” of opera. Join 2019 Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Ellen Reid; noted author, playwright/director and poet IONE; International Contemporary Ensemble Artistic Director Ross Karre; and composer and NewMusicBox co-editor Frank J. Oteri, as they confront, affirm, and expand Wagner’s “The Artwork of the Future.” Enjoy video excerpts of Reid’s Prism and Playground, along with the path breaking IONE/Pauline Oliveros creation The Nubian Word for Flowers; A Phantom Opera, plus rarely seen footage from the 1991 premiere of Meredith Monk’s Atlas.
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