| Edinburgh International Festival - Breaking the Waves Reviews | 20 April 2024 |
Sydney Mancasola (Bess)
Wallis Giunta (Dodo), Sydney Mancasola (Bess)
Sydney Mancasola (Bess), Duncan Rock (Jan), Ensemble
Sydney Mancasola (Bess), Duncan Rock (Jan)
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Breaking the WavesEdinburgh International FestivalNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Missy Mazzoli’s opera based on Lars von Trier’s film triumphs in its European premiere |
 25 Aug 19 / The Observer |
Von Trier's bleak drama feels lost in translation |
| 23 Aug 19 / The Guardian |
Troubling opera based on Lars von Trier’s film |
| 23 Aug 19 / The Stage |
Mazzoli’s luminous Breaking the Waves receives European premiere in Edinburgh |
| 23 Aug 19 / Bachtrack |
A ponderous new opera from Missy Mazzoli |
| 23 Aug 19 / The Opera Critic |
In Edinburgh Breaking the Waves restores faith in opera as an art form |
| 22 Aug 19 / Seen and Heard |
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Missy Mazzoli: 'Breaking the Waves' deals with big ideas
Adapting Lars von Trier’s provocative 1996 film about faith and loyalty in an insular Scottish community was the first challenge. Bringing it to Scotland is the next.
Adapting Lars von Trier’s provocative 1996 film about faith and loyalty in an insular Scottish community was the first challenge. Bringing it to Scotland is the next.
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Cast
Mancasola, Rock, Giunta, Thomas, Bullock, Jackson
(c) Stratford (d) Morris
Performance dates
21, 23, 24 July 2019
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