Missy Mazzoli’s ‘The Listeners’ portraying life in a cult gets U.S ...
WEB4 days ago · “And just the idea of turning an opera chorus into a cult seemed really juicy.” Mazzoli and Vavrek created “The Listeners,” a two-hour expose of psychological manipulation given its U.S. premiere on Wednesday night at the Academy of Music, two years after its first performances at the Norwegian National Opera.
Missy Mazzoli's 'The Listeners' opera makes its U.S. premiere : NPR
WEB3 days ago · In The Listeners, a seductive cult leader and an unexplainable noise divides an innocent community and warps reality. Mazzoli's opera receives its U.S. premiere in Philadelphia.
Opera Is Still Obsessed With the Suffering of Women
WEB1 day ago · By Zachary Woolfe. Our classical music critic attended “The Listeners” in Philadelphia and “Grounded” in New York. Sept. 29, 2024, 5:02 a.m. ET. Opera’s job is to show us what’s bigger ...
Missy Mazzoli's 'The Listeners' Portraying Life in a Cult Gets U.S ...
WEB4 days ago · Sept. 26, 2024, at 2:07 p.m. Missy Mazzoli's 'The Listeners' Portraying Life in a Cult Gets U.S. Premiere at Opera Philadelphia. More. Steven Pisano. This image released by Opera Philadelphia ...
Opera Philly premieres ‘The Listeners’ - WHYY
WEB5 days ago · Many are vulgar, just like in real life. “The Listeners” is not afraid to be crass to get a laugh. “The Listeners” will have three performances in Philadelphia: Sept. 25, 27 and 29 at the Academy of Music. It is the first production under Opera Philadelphia’s new ticketing model, in which every seat is $11 or as much as the patron wishes.
'The Listeners' by Opera Philadelphia is bleak but intriguing
WEB4 days ago · The Listeners, the bleak but intriguing two-act opera given its U.S. debut by Opera Philadelphia Wednesday night at the Academy of Music, is ostensibly about a mysterious atmospheric hum that appears in a suburban town.But at its heart, the opera is about a cult and the pain and void that makes people susceptible to its leader, and if that isn’t relatable enough for today’s audiences, the ...
Missy Mazzoli's 'The Listeners' portraying life in a cult gets U
WEBThis image released by Opera Philadelphia shows Joseph Lim, from left, Diane Newman and John Moore, during a performance of "The Listeners." (Steven Pisano/Opera Philadelphia via AP)
Press Release - Opera Philadelphia
WEBAug 8, 2024 · Opera Philadelphia's 2024-2025 Season begins with the highly anticipated American Premiere of The Listeners, the newest opera from the Philadelphia-born, Grammy-nominated composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek.
Gramophone: The US premiere of Missy Mazzoli’s opera The Listeners ...
WEBJul 11, 2024 · It forms the starting point for Missy Mazzoli’s thriller of an opera, The Listeners, with a libretto by Royce Vavrek, which premiered in Oslo in 2022, staged by Lileana Blain-Cruz. It receives its US debut in September, opening …
The Listeners - Opera Philadelphia
WEB1 day ago · Composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek follow up on their acclaimed 2016 world premiere Breaking the Waves with a thriller about the seductive power of cults and charismatic leaders in a divided nation.
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