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Breaking the Waves
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Houston finally gets its chance to see Breaking the Waves, the critically acclaimed contemporary opera from sought-after composer-and-librettist team Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek, which made its world premiere in 2016. Adapted from the art film by Lars von Trier, the story transports audiences to 1970s Scotland, where the impressionable young Bess, part of a strict Calvinist community, wins permission to marry an outsider—the offshore oil rigge...
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5 dates (19 Apr - 4 May)
Apr
19
Sat
7:30 pm
Wortham Theater Center
Houston, TX, United States
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Apr
26
Sat
7:30 pm
Wortham Theater Center
Houston, TX, United States
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Apr
30
Wed
7:30 pm
Wortham Theater Center
Houston, TX, United States
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May
2
Fri
7:30 pm
Wortham Theater Center
Houston, TX, United States
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May
4
Sun
2:00 pm
Wortham Theater Center
Houston, TX, United States
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