Opera Ventures/Scottish Opera
Composed by Missy Mazzoli
Libretto by Royce Vavrek
Conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Directed by Tom Morris
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
The Chorus of Scottish Opera
BAM DEBUT
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Design by Soutra Gilmour
Lighting design by Richard Howell
Projection design by Will Duke
Sound design by Jon Nicholls
The production is a co-production of Opera Ventures, Scottish Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Adelaide Festival and Théâtre national de l’Opéra Comique
Leadership support for Breaking the Waves provided by Robert L. Turner
Leadership support for programming in the Howard Gilman Opera House provided by:
Leadership support for opera at BAM provided by Aashish & Dinyar Devitre
Major support for Breaking the Waves provided by Arthur F. & Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation; The Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts; and Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation
Major support for Scandinavian programs at BAM provided by the Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation
Major support for opera at BAM provided by Sarah Billinghurst & Howard Solomon
Major support for opera at BAM provided by Sarah Billinghurst & Howard Solomon
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