“Breaking the Waves” by Missy Mazzoli at The Guggenheim

Composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek’s chamber opera Breaking the Waves, based on Lars von Trier’s 1996 Academy Award–nominated film of the same name, tells the story of a couple’s sacrificial love. Prior to the world premiere, cast members perform excerpts, and Mazzoli and Vavrek discuss their creative process.