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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. The opera was first performed on September 22, 2016, by Opera Philadelphia.
LA Opera presents the company premiere of composer Missy Mazzoli's Breaking the Waves, conducted by Grant Gershon. February 27 to March 21, 2021.
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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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.
Breaking The Waves is a 1996 psychological romantic melodrama 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.
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.
LA Opera Presents Breaking the Waves Digitally, Beginning March 12. Based on the Lars von Trier film, the harrowing opera by composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek will stream on both LA Opera On Now and the Opera Philadelphia Channel. (Los Angeles) February 23, 2021 — LA Opera will co-present an online stream of Breaking the ...
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