Press

“Composer Missy Mazzoli is at the top of her game. Having just premiered her third opera, Proving Up, to wide acclaim, Mazzoli was recently commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera; one of two women ever commissioned by the Met in its 138-year history. She is currently composer-in-residence with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, is on the faculty of the Mannes School of Music, and is the founder of Luna Lab, a mentoring program for teenage female composers. Proving Up provided the backdrop for this conversation about belief, delusional thinking, and the haunting and uniquely appealing soundscapes Mazzoli fashions.”