
Royce Vavrek
@rvavrek
Opera librettist “who has shaken up the timid, backward-looking business of American opera.” (or so says Alex Ross) #breakingthewaves #angelsbone #jfkopera
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http://roycevavrek.com 09-02-2009 23:18:30
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Cincinnati Opera and CCM to Workshop LINCOLN IN THE BARDO, a New Opera by Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek, through Opera Fusion: New Works Partnership behindthecurtaincincy.com/2023/10/20/cin… @cincinnatiopera CCM @ Univ of Cinti



Next Thursday Oper Wuppertal will give the Dutch premiere of Du Yun || 杜韻 || 杜韵 and librettist Royce Vavrek's compelling opera 'Angel's Bone' for one performance only at Muziekgebouw muziekgebouw.nl/en/agenda/1292…

If you could not attend Mermaid in the Jar (libretto by Royce Vavrek) locally, a free stream will be available here 11/30-12/1. Heartfelt thanks once more to everyone at Mannes Opera who made this production possible. youtube.com/watch?v=qvn3Hr…

Thank you Andrew Norman for supporting Luna Composition Lab! All donations to our year-end campaign will help unlock a $10,000 match put forward by parents of our alumni. Make a tax-deductible donation today at lunacompositionlab.org and support the next generation of composers!


Need some new holiday music to add to your playlist? 🎄🎶 Subscribe to Apple Music Classical today and find two holiday operas from HGO – Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s It's a Wonderful Life, and Ricky Ian Gordon and Royce Vavrek’s The House Without a Christmas Tree!



Alberta-born, Brooklyn-based Royce Vavrek often laces contemporary issues throughout his wide oeuvre | The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-a…

Toi Toi Toi to cast & crew of Missy Mazzoli & Royce Vavrek’s extraordinary opera #breakingthewaves, directed by tom morris receiving its US premiere Detroit Opera - Detroit Opera House this week; being involved in this production and it’s ongoing life has been an absolute highlight of the past few years


Ce soir à 21h sur MEZZO LIVE ! shorturl.at/22uFI Karlsson : Melancholia à l'Opéra Royal de Suède - Kungliga Operan Mise en scène Sláva Daubnerová - Lauren Snouffer, Rihab Chaieb, Anne Sofie von Otter, Jens Herrmann, Ola Eliasson, Johan Edholm, Mikael Stenbaek

So, how *should* we support our creators? To find out, read my Classical Music article on operatic innovation. classical-music.uk/opinion/articl… Thanks to Royce Vavrek Errollyn Wallen Joby Talbot for speaking with me for this piece!

Tomorrow through Sunday: Opera Philadelphia premieres THE LISTENERS, with a libretto by Cycle 16's Royce Vavrek. operaphila.org/whats-on/in-th…

