"Lincoln in the Bardo" composer Missy Mazzoli
Summary
Composer Missy Mazzoli discusses her opera “Lincoln in the Bardo” in an interview with CBS News correspondent Faith Salie. The work depicts Abraham Lincoln mourning his son Willie, who occupies a threshold between life and death.Key Facts
- Missy Mazzoli composed “Lincoln in the Bardo.”
- The opera is based on George Saunders’s award-winning novel.
- Royce Vavrek wrote the libretto, or the text set to music.
- The story centers on Abraham Lincoln mourning his 11-year-old son, Willie.
- The opera depicts Willie in a place between the living and the dead.
- Mazzoli is the first woman to have an opera premiered by the Metropolitan Opera.
- Mazzoli discusses how punk rock and music videos influenced her work.
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