The Economist: Missy Mazzoli’s operas defy pigeonholing
“Ms Mazzoli’s operatic works have foregrounded women who doubt or flout social norms, and clash with communal authority.” Read full feature here
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BBC music magazine names Missy one of the best opera composers of all time
Brooklyn Youth Chorus performs “As Long As We Live,” conducted by Dianne Berkun Menaker
Kronos Quartet releases recording and score of Enthusiasm Strategies, Missy’s newest string quartet
KRONOS presents a free library of fifty contemporary works designed to guide string quartets in developing and honing the skills required for the performance of 21st-century repertoire.
LA Opera will stream Opera Philadelphia’s production of Breaking the Waves
Presented digitally through the LA Opera On Now initiative, this compelling adaptation of Lars Von Trierʼs 1996 cinematic masterpiece reaches audiences through an incredibly emotional filmed performance After a near-fatal accident leaves Bessʼs new husband, Jan, paralyzed, he implores her to take lovers…
LA Opera Screens Short Opera Film based on Missy Mazzoli’s Proving Up, Composer makes a surprise acting cameo!
Alone in the woods, a young man is pursued by a horrifying specter and by visions of his deceased sisters. A meditation on the precarious uncertainty of the American Dream and the role that uncontrollable forces play in our lives, The West…
Grand Band performs THREE FRAGILE SYSTEMS for six pianos [WORLD PREMIERE]
Watch the world premiere of THREE FRAGILE SYSTEMS for six pianos, performed by Grand Band with a new animated film by Joshua Frankel, filmed live at Peak Performances at Montclair last February. Watch here
Classical Post: Missy Mazzoli Is Shaping The Future On And Off Of The Opera Stage
PIANIST NATALIA KAZARYAN INTERVIEWS MISSY MAZZOLI TO DISCUSS PROVING UP, THE FUTURE OF OPERA, LUNA COMPOSITION LAB, UPCOMING PROJECTS AND MORE.
FOR YOUR GRAMMY® CONSIDERATION – PROVING UP
Best Opera Recording Album Best Contemporary Classical Composition Best Engineered – Classical Album Link to album
Review from San Francisco Classical Voice: “A New Recording of Proving Up Crackles With Energy”
Trailer out now for Proving Up album
Missy’s third opera, Proving Up, to be released August 21st on the prestigious Pentatone label
The debut recording of Missy Mazzoli’s acclaimed chamber opera Proving Up will be released worldwide, August 21, 2020, on the Pentatone label. The 80-minute album features the original Opera Omaha cast recording of director James Darrah’s production, as premiered in the company’s first annual…