In a live conversation recorded during Ultima Festival in September 2022, Rob Young meets New York based composer Missy Mazzoli – 'Brooklyn's post-millennial Mozart' – Time Out NY) to hear about the ideas that inspired her new opera The Listeners. We also hear about her previous work with her band Victoire and her earlier acclaimed operas, with librettist Royce Vavrek and director Lileana Blaine-Cruz.
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Presenter: Rob Young
Producer: Regine Døsen Kristoffersen @ Filt Oslo
Sound mix: Daniel Daatland
Original music: Kristine Tjøgersen