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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.
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 Morrison...
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Watch the filmed performance of Missy Mazzoli's opera based on Lars Von Trier's 1996 cinematic masterpiece. The story of Bess, a young woman who faces a tragic choice between her husband's wishes and her faith, is a powerful and daring music-theater piece.
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.
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.
Bess has fallen for Jan, a handsome foreigner and oil rig worker. Soon after their wedding, Jan survives a serious accident that sees him paralysed. Bess’s marital vows and unwavering love are put to the test when her husband asks her to sleep with other men and tell him of her sexual activities.
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Sep 22, 2016 · Breaking the Waves is a 2016 opera by Missy Mazzoli, inspired by Lars von Trier's film of the same name. It tells the story of Bess McNeill, a religious woman who sacrifices herself for her paralyzed husband Jan, in the Scottish Highlands of the 1970s.
