Past Events

'Primero Sueño' travels to CDMX, where it will be presented within the Chamber of Deputies in Mexico City, the important government locus that ensures the proper development of the debates, discussions, and votes of the Plenary, and guarantees that the provisions of the Constitution and the law prevail in legislative work.

'Primero Sueño' will be expanded into a new large-scale, immersive processional performance. Thousands of audience members will parade alongside the opera's cast, joined by local community choirs, creating a collective meditation that will resonate throughout the city's streets and squares. The procession will culminate in the Zócalo and the Atrium of the Cathedral of Puebla, where the Bishop of Puebla had prohibited Sor Juana from continuing her creative life as a writer, arguing that women should prioritize obedience and avoid intellectual vanity.

The world premiere screening of the documentary made around Prestini's 'Con Alma' will take place at the Mexico Now Festival in New York, venue to be confirmed. The film is a musical and cinematic ode that charts isolation to liberation. Magos Herrera and Paola Prestini, together with some of the most outstanding musicians in the international contemporary scene, create an iconic album during the most devastating pandemic of our time; aiming to leave a blueprint of their experience and reaching out to collectively heal through the power of music

Based on the Novel by Ernest Hemingway, Produced by Beth Morrison Projects in a Columbus partnership between the Wexner Center for the Arts, and Opera Columbus we proudly present The Old Man and the Sea at Mershon Auditorium on October 10 and 12, 2025.

Paola Prestini's 'Houses of Zodiac' will close out Death of Classical's Angel’s Share 2025 season. The work is being transformed into an immersive site-specific experience featuring Jeffrey Zeigler, Georgina Pazcoguin, Dai Matsuoka, and Maria Popova.

Paola Prestini will be the 2025 Composer in Residence at the Virtuoso & Belcanto Festival. Other special guests at the festival include Alfred Brendel, Bruno Giuranna, Federico Maria Sardelli, Jeffrey Zeigler, and Paul Ji.

Port(al) is a musical and civic exploration of the world through the lens of port cities – where human life and the oceans that connect and sustain us meet.

Sensorium Ex is an ambitious new opera by acclaimed composer Paola Prestini, co-directed by Jerron Herman and Jay Scheib, that synthesizes artificial intelligence, disability, and the arts in a groundbreaking and innovative artistic work.

Port(al) is a musical and civic exploration of the world through the lens of port cities – where human life and the oceans that connect and sustain us meet.

Paola Prestini's 'Spell' will be performed by members of the San Francisco Symphony in a Soundbox Series concert, curated by Andy Akiho. The series brings extraordinary, multisensory experiences to the underground club atmosphere of the SoundBox space.

Prestini is a featured speaker at On Air Fest, where she will be discussing her creative mission.

Paola Prestini will be speaking in a panel discussion Magos Herreras, Ronda Kasl, Georgina Dopico, and Eugenio Refini about the creative journey of Primero Sueño as part of the Viva Voce series.

Paola Pretini in conversation with Maria Popova, lensed through the music manuscripts of Clara Schumann and others. New York-based composer-keyboardist Forrest Eimold will play selections of work discussed in the conversation.

Paola Prestini will be presented a Visionary Award during the Composers Now festival opening event at National Sawdust.

January 2025, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and VisionIntoArt will co-present the world premiere of Primero Sueño, a site-specific processional opera taking place at The Met Cloisters as part of the MetLiveArts performance season, exploring the life of proto-feminist Mexican nun Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz.

A conversation with Maria Popova and composer Paola Prestini, lensed through the music manuscripts of Clara Schumann and Fanny Mendelssohn.

On October 31, November 1, 2 and 3, 2024, the season will launch with Paola Prestini and Royce Vavrek's "Silent Light" in Kilbourn Hall, sung in English with supertitles.

Paola's newest operatic work "Silent Light" receives its world premiere at National Sawdust, as part of the venue's 10th anniversary season.

The world premiere of "Mother Moon Songs," including music by Karol Szymanowski and Johannes Brahms. Featuring Soyeon Kate Lee on the piano.

The live album release performance of Paola Prestini's new album - Ancient City.