Press Features

November 29, 2025

Magos Herrera: “Sor Juana es una mente universal y atemporal”

We premiered the opera in such an intimate setting at The Cloisters of the Metropolitan Opera, and now it’s reaching a wider audience with these larger processions, plus it’s free. That’s very special to me. Bringing the opera to Mexico is a dream come true.

November 22, 2025

Primero sueño explora temas sobre el poder del mundo natural, misticismo y feminismo

Following its success last January in New York... [Primero Sueño] arrives in Mexico...giving Sor Juana's words an operatic voice through a procession that traces the ascent of the soul and knowledge, illuminating the story and its connection to the poem.

November 21, 2025

Estrenan ópera dedicada a Sor Juana en Puebla

The purpose is to be able to present this processional opera to the public, outdoors, democratize it.

November 19, 2025

Resuena la voz de Sor Juana

Magos Herrera and Paola Prestini present Primero Sueño in Mexico, an opera based on the poem by the Tenth Muse that transforms its literary richness into a contemporary musical language.

El Heraldo de México

November 16, 2025

Magos Herrera trae a México la ópera “Primero Sueño” de Sor Juana tras su estreno en Nueva York

Singer-songwriter and producer Magos Herrera will present "Primero Sueño" in Puebla and Mexico City. With an international cast and innovative stage design, the work seeks to reclaim the voice of the Mexican poet in the face of contemporary violence and injustice.

Da Jung a Ferrante traduco i libri in musica

Paola's 'Red Book' for string quartet will receive its European premiere in Lucca on July 30.

The music of Paola Prestini featured on WNYC's New Sounds

The episode included selections from Paola's 'Ancient City' with duo Nelson Patton.

WNYC's New Sounds

Paola Prestini's 'Sensorium Ex' featured on PBS NewsHour

Who has a voice and who gets to be heard? Senior Arts Correspondent Jeffrey Brown reports on this undertaking.

Sensorium Ex Open-Source AI in Forbes

"The standard, template and process for other productions and opera theatres to follow has been set. By making all of our technology open-source, it can create the perfect environment for all-inclusive art performances globally."

Sensorium Ex on NPR's Weekend Edition

An opera cast someone who can't speak – AI gave him a voice

Sensorium Ex Featured in Classical Singer

"As the opera continues its journey toward the stage, it’s clear that it will serve as a model for future productions, challenging the status quo and paving the way for a more inclusive and equitable artistic landscape."

Classical Singer Magazine

Opera Magazine Profiles Paola Prestini

Everyone Has A Voice: Paola Prestini talks to Rebecca Paller about her new opera

January 23, 2025

Primero Sueño featured in El Diario

La compositora y activista italoamericana Paola Prestini y la cantante y compositora mexicana Magos Herrera crearon esta obra que rinde homenaje a Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, la icónica escritora mexicana del siglo XVII quien es considerada la primera feminista de América.

January 22, 2025

Primero Sueño featured on NY1

More than three centuries after it was first published, "Primero Sueño," a masterpiece of the Hispanic Baroque, has found a home in Upper Manhattan.

Spectrum News NY1

January 22, 2025

Primero Sueño featured in The New York Times

At the Cloisters, Sor Juana’s Words Ring Out in Song: The opera “Primero Sueño” translates Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz’s poem about the soul’s journey into a musical promenade around the Cloisters.

The New York Times

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