Sep 19 2022 16 mins
In a live conversation recorded during this year's Ultima Festival, Rob Young meets New York based composer Missy Mazzoli – 'Brooklyn's post-millennial Mozart' – Time Out NY) to hear about the ideas that inspired her new opera The Listeners. We also hear about her previous work with her band Victoire and her earlier acclaimed operas, with librettist Royce Vavrek and director Lileana Blaine-Cruz.
https://missymazzoli.com
Ultima Festival 15–24 September 2022: full programme at ultima.no
Presenter: Rob Young
Producer: Regine Døsen Kristoffersen @ Filt Oslo
Sound mix: Daniel Daatland
Original music: Kristine Tjøgersen