Posted On: October 19th 2026, 04:40 pm
Diving into the Sensorium Ex opera and album with composer Paola Prestini. Premiered in May 2025 in Omaha, Nebraska at the Common Senses Festival, Sensorium Ex brings music, voice, disability, performance, and technology into a single operatic experience. The project centers the human voice while exploring how new systems can amplify expression and create new possibilities for performers.
For your GRAMMY® consideration: Sensorium Ex in Best Opera Recording.
Listen to the full album at the link in bio!
Music by Paola Prestini
Libretto by Brenda Shaughnessy
Conductor Elizabeth Askren
Principal Performers:
Kitsune, Jakob Jordan
Kitsune, Kader Zioueche
Mem, Hailey McAvoy
Mycelia, Gerlinde Sämann
SOPHIA, Ju Hyeon Han
CORP, Lucia Lucas
Niles, Joshua Jeremiah
National Sawdust Music Ensemble led by Jeffrey Zeigler
Recording & Mixing Engineer and Sound Designer Garth MacAleavey
Mastered by Charles Mueller at Oktaven
Commissioned by VisionIntoArt in association with Beth Morrison Projects and Common Senses Festival. Developed and Produced by VisionIntoArt and Beth Morrison Projects.