Behind the Scenes, Interviews
Q & A: Royce Vavrek on Premiering ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ at the Met & His Work with Missy Mazzoli
https://operawire.com/q-a-royce-vavrek-on-premiering-lincoln-in-the-bardo-at-the-met-his-work-with-missy-mazzoli/
(Credit: Ricardo Beas) When composer Missy Mazzoli went into a meeting with Metropolitan Opera General Manager Peter Gelb, she hoped for a commission and had one idea to offer: a huge graveyard full of ghosts, built around Abraham Lincoln’s grief. That idea became “Lincoln in the Bardo,” adapted from George Saunders’ novel, with a libretto by Royce Vavrek, with whom {…}
