Company to present critically acclaimed contemporary opera in five mainstage performances WHAT: On April 19, 2025, Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will open Breaking the Waves, the award-winning 2016 opera by composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek, based on the art film by Lars von Trier. A co-production of HGO, Opera Ventures, Scottish Opera, Théâtre National de l’Opéra Comique, and Adelaide Festival, this presentation of Breaking the Waves represents its anticipated regional premiere. The opera will transport audiences to 1970s Scotland, where […]
