Royce Vavrek
@rvavrek
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Opera librettist “who has shaken up the timid, backward-looking business of American opera.” (or so says Alex Ross) #breakingthewaves #angelsbone #jfkopera
New York City
Joined February 2009
How far will you go for love? 🌊 Toi Toi Toi to the incredible cast of Breaking the Waves ahead a fantastic Houston premiere. This thought-provoking opera challenges the lengths one will go for love & faith.✨Don’t miss this experience, with 5 chances to see it, through May 4!
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Calling all film buffs! 🎬📽️🍿 Get ready for our spring production of Mazzoli & Vavrek’s Breaking the Waves with a Lars von Trier double-feature weekend at River Oaks Theatre and MFAH! 🌎 MELANCHOLIA | https://t.co/QLjfc3oZVh 🌊 BREAKING THE WAVES | https://t.co/5RWYhlvrB2
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Tomorrow through Sunday: @OperaPhila premieres THE LISTENERS, with a libretto by Cycle 16's @rvavrek.
operaphila.org
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...
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So, how *should* we support our creators? To find out, read my @ClassicalMusic_ article on operatic innovation. https://t.co/JgsoKr8PDj Thanks to @rvavrek @ErrollynWallen @JobyTalbot for speaking with me for this piece!
classical-music.uk
With funding for new work an ever-shrinking resource, conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya tailors her approach to the budget available and – along with her peers - makes the case for experimentation in opera
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Ce soir à 21h sur MEZZO LIVE ! https://t.co/3ozFvCmuSq Karlsson : Melancholia à l'Opéra Royal de Suède - @KungligaOperan Mise en scène Sláva Daubnerová - Lauren Snouffer, Rihab Chaieb, Anne Sofie von Otter, Jens Herrmann, Ola Eliasson, Johan Edholm, Mikael Stenbaek
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Alberta-born, Brooklyn-based Royce Vavrek often laces contemporary issues throughout his wide oeuvre | @globeandmail
theglobeandmail.com
Ahead of the Toronto debut of Angel’s Bone, The Globe and Mail speaks with the Alberta-born librettist about bringing newcomers to opera, and where opera and social issues meet
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Now available for pre-order @ Amazon #fsgbooks, #stephensondheim, #jonimitchell, #TonyKushner, #adamguettel, #lauranyro, #opera, #lynnnottage, #roycevavrek, #michaelkorie, #metopera, #nycopera
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Toi Toi Toi to cast & crew of @missymazzoli & @rvavrek’s extraordinary opera #breakingthewaves, directed by @tommozzer receiving its US premiere @DetOperaHouse this week; being involved in this production and it’s ongoing life has been an absolute highlight of the past few years
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Emily Watson wins best supporting performance in Berlin for 'Small Things Like These' https://t.co/FUlNKvNFDa
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Need some new holiday music to add to your playlist? 🎄🎶 Subscribe to @AppleClassical today and find two holiday operas from HGO – Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s It's a Wonderful Life, and Ricky Ian Gordon and Royce Vavrek’s The House Without a Christmas Tree!
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Thank you Andrew Norman for supporting @lunacomplab! All donations to our year-end campaign will help unlock a $10,000 match put forward by parents of our alumni. Make a tax-deductible donation today at https://t.co/eJZsO0qtGm and support the next generation of composers!
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If you could not attend Mermaid in the Jar (libretto by @rvavrek) locally, a free stream will be available here 11/30-12/1. Heartfelt thanks once more to everyone at Mannes Opera who made this production possible.
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Cincinnati Opera and the University of Cincinnati-Conservatory of Music announced the next workshop in their joint program, Opera Fusion: New Works. The workshop features the new opera 'Lincoln in the Bardo' by Missy Mazzoli and libretto by Royce Vavrek. https://t.co/Ug27eRF08H
broadwayworld.com
Cincinnati Opera and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) have announced the next workshop in their groundbreaking joint program, Opera Fusion: New Works.
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Next Thursday @operwuppertal will give the Dutch premiere of @duYun and librettist @rvavrek's compelling opera 'Angel's Bone' for one performance only at @muziekgebouw
https://t.co/MD5J3kwE4L
muziekgebouw.nl
Uniek en eenmalig in Nederland te zien: opera van Du Yun over mensenhandelDu Yun
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Cincinnati Opera and CCM to Workshop LINCOLN IN THE BARDO, a New Opera by Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek, through Opera Fusion: New Works Partnership https://t.co/En8Tss0308
@cincinnatiopera @UC_CCM
behindthecurtaincincy.com
Based on George Saunders’s award-winning novel, the work has been commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera and is a co-production of the Metropolitan Opera and Los Angeles Opera The Opera Fusion: New…
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In the world premiere of Melancholia tonight, Anne Sofie von Otter creates the role of Gaby in Mikael Karsson’s Lars Von Trier-inspired opera, conducted by Andrea Molino at the Royal Swedish Opera. More info: https://t.co/kvam19ojuV
#premiere #HPVoice #RoyalSwedishOpera #opera
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Depression collides with doomsday when Lars von Trier's blockbuster "Melancholia" becomes a newly written opera this fall.
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Kungliga Operan: World premiere of Melancholia, a groundbreaking opera experience on the road to a comforting doom
via.tt.se
Based on Lars von Trier's blockbuster film, created by composer Mikael Karlsson and librettist Royce Vavrek. With great international voices in the lead roles, a complex and innovative soundscape is...
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Was gisteren bij Angel’s Bone in de opera van Wuppertal. Waar Jorinde Keesmaat furore aan het maken is. Gigantisch en lang applaus.
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Hope to see some of you at @banffcentre for a workshop presentation of my opera ADORATION with @rvavrek 🎉
SATURDAY, July 15 @ 730 PM MDT: Join us for a workshop musical presentation of the new opera Adoration featuring the participants of the Opera in the 21st Century program. #BanffOpera TICKETS $15 👉 https://t.co/fALWkkHxcl
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