Name: Breaking the Waves
Start: 2024-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Detroit Opera House

Organization

Adelaide Festival

Conductor

Stephanie Childress

Singer

Soprano

Sharleen Joynt

Bess McNeill

Baritone

Benjamin Taylor

Jan Nyman

Elizabeth van Os

Bess's Mother

Mezzo-soprano

Gabrielle Barkidjija

Dodo McNeill

Tenor

David Portillo

Dr Richardson

Nathan Stark

Councilman

Bass

Robert Mellon

Terry

Scottish Opera

Houston Grand Opera

Opera Ventures

Opéra Comique

Detroit Opera

Stage director

Tom Morris

Orchestra

Detroit Opera Orchestra

Breaking the Waves

Detroit

United States

Detroit Opera House

Breaking the Waves Poster

Public

Private

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Costume designer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Set designer

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Countertenor

Bass-baritone

Contralto

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

The season also includes Missy Mazzoli’s heart-wrenching opera Breaking the Waves, inspired by the controversial Lars von Trier film, which tells the story of a woman in an extreme environment in Scotland, defying her community of faith. Stephanie Childress will make her Detroit Opera conducting debut leading the cast and Detroit Opera Orchestra in Breaking the Waves, a co-production of Opera Ventures, Scottish Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Adelaide Festival and Théâtre National de l’Opéra Comique that was first performed in 2019 at Scottish Opera, directed by Tom Morris. “This marks the first mainstage production here that features a woman as the composer, which is something I’m very excited about,” says Sharon. “It’s a work that tells the story of a woman’s agency in an impossible situation, grappling with what it means to be pious and good. It’s a powerful and searing work, and Mazzoli’s orchestration is oceanic, with soundscapes depicting a deeply human conflict, and collision in so many ways.”

English

Breaking the Waves by Mazzoli, From (2024/2024), Directed by Tom Morris,, Conductor Stephanie Childress, Detroit Opera House, Detroit, United States

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Ensemble

Co-Producer

Programme, About & Synopsis

Photos

Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

Venues