When friends Paola Prestini and Magos Herrera came together to create the album “Con Alma,” the two composers closed the geographical gap between them by drawing on their 15-year-long friendship. Billed as an “operatic tableau on isolation,” the resulting endeavor muses on communion, stories inspired by women (Rachel Carson is on the list, as is Mary Magdalene), nature and spirituality — among other themes — and was recorded remotely with over 30 musicians across three continents.
