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Paola Prestini, co-composer, co-creator and co-librettist of Primero Sueño, shares some insights about Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz and the opera, which was premiered and recorded in January 2025.

For your GRAMMY® consideration: Primero Sueño in Best Contemporary Classical Composition and Best Engineered Album, Classical

This opera was commissioned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Department of Live Arts (MetLiveArts) and VisionIntoArt (VIA). Album recording was possible thanks to the support of NYFA / NYC Women’s fund 2025. Recorded at Power Station, NYC on January 2025.

Libretto and composition by Paola Prestini and Magos Herrera
Co-created by Paola Prestini, Magos Herrera and Louisa Proske
Produced and Orchestrated by Paola Prestini
Alejandro Venguer, Recording Engineer
Oscar Zambrano, Mastering Engineer
Magos Herrera, Sor Juana
Sjaella, Sisters
Viola Blache, soprano
Franziska Eberhardt, soprano
Marie Fenske, soprano
Marie Charlotte Seidel, mezzo-soprano
Felicitas Erben, alto
Helene Erben, alto
Luca Tarantino, theorbo and Spanish guitar
Celso Duarte, harps, charango, and hand percussion
David Herrera, sculpture and mask designer
Andrea Lauer, costume, props, and wearable technology designer
Jiyoun Chang, lighting designer
Christian Frederickson, sound designer
Jorge Cousineau, projection designer

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