After the Metropolitan Opera announced the upcoming world premiere of “Lincoln in the Bardo,” a film adaptation was also announced. According to Variety, the George Saunders novel will be adapted into a film that will star Tom Hanks as the 16th U.S. President. Saunders is adapting the novel with Oscar-nominated filmmaker Duke Johnson set to direct and produce. Johnson, Paul {…}
(Photo: Missy Mazzoli is an acclaimed composer of experimental chamber operas whose oeuvre ranges from electronic avant rock to short-form chamber operas. One of the first two women to receive a commission from the Metropolitan Opera, she joined forces with her longtime collaborator, Pulitzer Prize-winning librettist Royce Vavrek, to created the highly anticipated “Lincoln in the Bardo,” premiering at the {…}
(Credit: Marylene Mey) The LA Opera has announced that it has dropped the world premiere of Missy Mazzoli’s “Lincoln in the Bardo.” The opera, which was supposed to be included in the 20-25-26 season for a February 2026 world premiere, will no longer be shown due to budget cuts. In a statement, LA Opera president Christopher Koelsch said, “With rising {…}
(Credit: Marylene Mey) Audiences will get a preview of Missy Mazzoli’s hotly anticipated “Lincoln in the Bardo” on Oct. 28, 2024. The famed composer will be on hand to present a section from her work, which is set for a Metropolitan Opera premiere in 2026, during the Marian MacDowell Arts Advocacy Award in honor of art collector and philanthropist Komal {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has confirmed two upcoming new works. In an Instagram post, the company said, “Missy Mazzoli is composing an opera based on George Saunders’s ‘Lincoln in the Bardo,’ with a libretto by Royce Vavrek, which is slated to premiere at LA Opera in early 2026 and arrives at the Met in fall 2026. Mason Bates is writing an {…}