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  1. Breaking the Waves is an opera in three acts by Missy Mazzoli with a libretto by Royce Vavrek. It is based on the 1996 film of the same name by Danish auteur Lars von Trier. [1] The opera was first performed on September 22, 2016, by Opera Philadelphia.

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  3. Apr 14, 2024 · Opera Philadelphia: Breaking the Waves by Missy Mazzoli. Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek’s heart-wrenching opera tells the story of a woman – isolated, trapped in an extreme environment, with no way out – defending her marriage and defying her community of faith.

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  4. Mar 18, 2020 · operaphila.org - BREAKING THE WAVES by composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek. Based on the 1996 Academy Award-nominated film by Lars von Trier. Co-commissioned by Beth...

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  5. Breaking The Waves is a 1996 psychological romantic [7] melodrama [8] film directed and co-written by Lars von Trier and starring Emily Watson in her feature film acting debut, and with Stellan Skarsgård, a frequent collaborator with von Trier.

  6. Apr 3, 2024 · “Breaking the Waves” will be performed Saturday and April 12 and 14 at the Detroit Opera House. The work by composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek premiered in 2016 at Opera...

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  7. This World Premiere chamber opera by composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek is based on the 1996 Academy Award-nominated film by Lars von Trier. Set in the Scottish Highlands in the early 1970s, Breaking the Waves tells the story of Bess McNeill, a religious young woman with a deep love for her husband Jan, a handsome oil rig worker.

  8. Sep 22, 2016 · Breaking the Waves is a three-act opera by composer Missy Mazzoli (1980), commissioned by Opera Philadelphia, where the work receives its world premiere on 22 September 2016, co-commissioned with the Beth Morrison Projects. The libretto by Royce Vavrek is inspired by the 1996 film of the same name by Danish director Lars von Trier.

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