Two new works, “The Listeners” and “Grounded,” echo the age-old spectacle of female disintegration and show the tension of ...

Boosted by an $11 ticket offer, a large and largely young audience turned out for the opening of Mazzoli’s latest work.

The Listeners,” a two-hour expose of cults and psychological manipulation, has been given its U.S. premiere on at ...

Vavrek and Mazzoli began to conceive “The Listeners” in 2016, when Donald Trump began his term in the White House. Although ...

In The Listeners, a seductive cult leader and an unexplainable noise divides an innocent community and warps reality.

Written by Grammy-nominated composer Missy Mazzoli, Opera Philadelphia presents the piece Sept. 25-29 at the Academy of Music ...

“And just the idea of turning an opera chorus into a cult seemed really juicy.” Mazzoli and Vavrek created “The Listeners,” a two-hour expose of psychological manipulation given its U.S ...

“The Listeners,” a two-hour expose of cults and psychological manipulation, has been given its U.S. premiere on at Philadelphia's Academy of Music PHILADELPHIA -- Missy Mazzoli received an ...

Missy Mazzoli's 'The Listeners' Portraying Life in a Cult Gets U.S. Premiere at Opera Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Missy Mazzoli received an Opera Philadelphia composing commission around ...