Paola Prestini

Composer Paola Prestini has collaborated with poets, filmmakers, and scientists in large-scale multimedia works that chart her interest in extra-musical themes ranging from the cosmos to the environment. She has created, written, and produced large-scale projects such as the world's largest and first communal VR opera, “The Hubble Cantata,” and the eco-documentary currently on PBS, “The Colorado.” Her current work “Sensorium Ex” dives deeply into community impact, opera, and AI – bridging her love of collaboration with system building. Her work has been performed by the New York Philharmonic, Minnesota Opera, Los Angeles Opera, San Diego Opera, The Barbican Centre, Bellas Artes, and at the Festival Dei Due Mondi in Spoleto, Italy. She has been a resident at MASS MoCA, the Park Avenue Armory, the American Academy in Rome, and Sundance. Prestini is a co-founder of VisionIntoArt, a non-profit new music and interdisciplinary arts production company in New York City and is the co-founder/artistic director of the non-profit music organization National Sawdust.