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Missy composes score for Chaotic Body 2, in collaboration with choreographer Alexander Whitley
Chaotic Body 2: Liminal Phase is a motion-capture based digital dance film for screen and augmented reality, taking inspiration from chaos theory, the dynamic processes it describes and the associated geometric patterns found in nature. A short work for two…
“Missy Mazzoli wrote the book on quiet reinvention… when Mazzoli’s residency with the Chicago Symphony formally concludes this month, her legacy will speak for itself.”
Missy’s arrangement of O fronds virga, by Hildegard von Bingen, on mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo’s upcoming Deutsche Grammophone debut, available now:
An interview with Missy Mazzoli: Changing Music in a Changing Homeland
Missy joins the Bergen Music Festival about her view on the current state of America, the Luna Composition Lab, and other topics.
Watch now: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra violist performs Tooth and Nail
BSO musicians feature as soloists in works from Mazzoli to Vivaldi in this special free-to-watch showcase of the incredible skill and talent within the orchestra.
Watch now: Civic Orchestra of Chicago Performs Still Life with Avalanche
Members of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago present a program of contemporary works that invite reflection on emotions and experiences of the global pandemic, including Mazzoli’s Still Life with Avalanche.
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
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…