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
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REVIEWS ARE IN FOR MISSY’S 3rd OPERA, PROVING UP:
“Harrowing…powerful…a true opera of our time.” – Anne Midgette, Washington Post “The music of Missy Mazzoli is a treat in and of itself and that is especially the case in collaboration with Royce Vavrek. It’s a rarity to see a…
Missy receives a “Distinguished Alumni Award” from Boston University’s College of Fine Arts
The College of Fine Arts at Boston University is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2017 Distinguished Alumni Awards, the most prestigious awards conferred by the College. The 2017 award recipients will be honored for their outstanding achievements in…
Breaking the Waves receives BEST OPERA OF 2016 award from the Music Critic’s Association of North America
Read the full article here
Opera Philadelphia Launches Free Breaking the Waves Audio Stream
Opera Philadelphia announces it will stream Missy Mazzoli’s opera Breaking the Waves in its entirety on March 29th at 1pm. Slipped Disc calls it “the opera of the century”. Read the full article here
Breaking the Waves Shortlisted for International Opera Award
Chamber opera by composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek nominated for Best World Premiere. Read full article here
Missy Mazzoli’s opera Breaking the Waves part of the Guggenheim Museum’s fall season
New projects from Pharrell Williams, Missy Mazzoli and Kate Weare will be presented in the Guggenheim Museum’s “Works & Process” series this fall. Read the full article here
Opera Philadelphia announces Missy’s new opera commission Breaking the Waves
Read all about it HERE and check out a preview video and an interview with Missy, librettist Royce Vavrek, and director James Darrah below.
Missy Mazzoli and violinist Olivia De Prato perform a sold out show at the RC4 Festival, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, January 2016
Here are some great photos from their show at the RC4 Festival: