Breaking the Waves coming to West Edge Opera, Summer of 2019
West Edge Opera offers the West Coast premiere of Breaking the Waves in August 2019. See full season announcement here
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Missy’s Opera Proving Up on WQXR End of Year Top Ten List
“…Meanwhile, the New York Philharmonic and Metropolitan Opera unveiled dramatic new programming developments under their respective new music directors, Jaap Van Zweden and Yannick Nézet-Séguin. The orchestra had a bold Louis Andriessen festival, while the Met announced a full commissioning…
Missy speaks about Proving Up on Studio 360
“Karen Russell’s short story “Proving Up” is a bleak tale about one such family trying to earn their plot in post-Civil War Nebraska. And it’s now been adapted into a chilling new opera by composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce…
Missy named Mead Composer-in-Residence at the Chicago Symphony
Missy Mazzoli, whose acclaimed works, including three operas, have propelled her to the forefront of contemporary music, will be the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s next Mead Composer-in-Residence. Read the full article here
NPR premieres new music video for Vespers for Violin
Released on violinist Olivia De Prato’s new album Streya. Video created by James Darrah and Adam Larsen, starring Sam Shapiro. Watch here