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Steven Osgood
Steven Osgood is an American classical music conductor. He is known for his commitment to new operatic works, having conducted many world premieres including Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek's ''Breaking the Waves'', David T. Little and Royce Vavrek's ''JFK'' and Laura Kaminsky, Mark Campbell and Kimberly Reed's ''As One''. He is the General and Artistic Director of the Chautauqua Opera Company, and the Artistic Director of American Opera Projects' Composers and the Voice program. Notable World Premieres *2016 ''Breaking the Waves'' (Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek) *2016 ''JFK'' (David T. Little and Royce Vavrek) *2015 ''The Scarlet Ibis'' (Stefan Weisman and David Cote) *2014 ''As One'' (Laura Kaminsky, Mark Campbell and Kimberly Reed) *2014 ''Thumbprint'' (Kamala Sankaram and Susan Yankowitz) *2012 ''Song from the Uproar'' (Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek) *2012 ''Patience and Sarah ''Patience and Sarah'' is a 1969 historical fiction novel with strong lesbian themes by Alm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missy Mazzoli
Missy Mazzoli (born October 27, 1980) is an American composer and pianist who is a member of the composition faculty at the Mannes College of Music. She has received critical acclaim for her chamber, orchestral and operatic work. In 2018 she became one of the first two women to receive a commission from the Metropolitan Opera House. She is the founder and keyboardist for Victoire, an electro-acoustic band dedicated to performing her music. From 2012-2015 she was composer-in-residence at Opera Philadelphia, in collaboration with Gotham Chamber Opera and Music-Theater Group. Her music is published by G. Schirmer. Mazzoli received a 2015 Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award, a Fulbright Grant to the Netherlands, and in 2018 was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Classical Composition. In 2018, Mazzoli was named for a two-season term as the Mead Composer-in-Residence with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Mazzoli was named the Bragg Artist-in-Residen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royce Vavrek
Royce Vavrek is a Canadian-born Brooklyn-based librettist, playwright, dance scenarist, musical theatre writer and filmmaker known for his collaborations with composers David T. Little, Missy Mazzoli, Mikael Karlsson, Ricky Ian Gordon, Paola Prestini and Du Yun, soprano Lauren Worsham, producers Beth Morrison and Lawrence Edelson, and conductors Steven Osgood, Julian Wachner and Alan Pierson. He has been called "the indie Hofmannsthal," a "Metastasio of the downtown opera scene," "an exemplary creator of operatic prose," and "one of the most celebrated and sought after librettists in the world." His opera '' Angel's Bone'' with composer Du Yun was awarded the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Music. Life and work Born in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada, Vavrek studied piano and musical composition in high school and also sang in a chorus, but was even more drawn to writing for theatre, writing some 17 plays at that time, and filmmaking. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breaking The Waves (opera)
''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. Commissioning and performances The opera was commissioned and premiered by Opera Philadelphia. The work was co-commissioned by Beth Morrison Projects. The New York City Prototype Festival showed this production in three performances in January 2017 at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. The opera received its European premiere on 21 August 2019 as part of the Edinburgh International Festival in a new co-production between Opera Ventures, Scottish Opera and Houston Grand Opera, in association with Bristol Old Vic. The production ran for three performances and was directed by Tom Morris, Sydney Mancasola sang Bess, Wallis Giunta sang Dodo, Susan Bullock sang Bess's Mother. Roles Synopsis Set in the Scottish Highland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
