LA Opera: Breaking the Waves (on-demand until 4/12/2021)
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Missy Mazzoli – Breaking the Waves
An iconic film. An unforgettable opera. Now to be streamed as a unique online experience.
Presented digitally through the LA Opera On Now initiative, this compelling adaptation of Lars Von Trierʼs 1996 cinematic masterpiece reaches audiences through an incredibly emotional filmed performance. After a near-fatal accident leaves Bessʼs new husband, Jan, paralyzed, he implores her to take lovers (quite the ask). Torn between her husbandʼs wishes and the traditional values of her small community and her church, she determinedly follows her faith to a tragic end.
Winner of the 2017 award for “Best New Opera” by the Music Critics Association of North America, groundbreaking composer Missy Mazzoli's first large-scale opera is already recognized as one of the most powerful music-theater pieces of our time.
The broadcast will become available March 19 at 11am Pacific.
If you are not a LA Opera subscriber, please sign up to get free access to watch beginning March 19 until April 12.
More info: https://www.laopera.org/performances/upcoming-digital-performances/breaking-the-waves-3/