Proving Up - an opera by Missy Mazzoli & Royce Vavrek (Trailer) - Recording out Aug. 21 on Pentatone

PROVING UP Music by Missy Mazzoli Libretto by Royce Vavrek an opera based on the short story by Karen Russell Album out August 21st, 2020 On Pentatone Available on streaming services and at This “excellent new recording reveals the lacerating power of Mazzoli’s writing... in an American frontier littered with broken promises, Mazzoli and the librettist Royce Vavrek ask us to see those who failed and were forgotten.“ - The New Yorker Miles Zegner - Michael Slattery Mr. Johannes “Pa” Zegner - John Moore Mrs. Johannes “Ma” Zegner - Talise Trevigne Taller Zegner Daughter - Abigail Nims Littler Zegner Daughter - Cree Carrico The Sodbuster - Andrew Harris International Contemporary Ensemble Conducted by Christopher Rountree Flute & Piccolo - Isabel Lepanto Gleicher Clarinet & Bass Clarinet - Curt Miller Bassoon & Contrabassoon - Rebekah Heller Trumpet - Sam Jones French Horn - Rachel Drehmann Harp - Nuiko Wadden Piano & Harpsichord - Karl Larson Percussion - Clara Warnaar Violin I - Leah Asher Violin II - Marina Kifferstein Viola - Wendy Richman Cello - Katinka Kleijn Double Bass - Brian Ellingsen CREATIVE TEAM Director James Darrah Scenic designer Adam Rigg Costume designer Chrisi Karvonides- Dushenko Lighting designer Pablo Santiago Wig and Makeup designer Ronell Oliveri Co-commissioned by the Washington National Opera, Opera Omaha, and Miller Theatre at Columbia University and first produced at the Kennedy Center during the 2017-18 Season. The recording of Proving Up was made possible with support from Opera Omaha through a grant from the Peter Kiewit Foundation. This album was recorded at Ware House Productions, Omaha, Nebraska, and features the original cast from the Opera Omaha production in 2018. © 2018 G. Schirmer, Inc. (ASCAP) PRODUCTION TEAM Executive producer Missy Mazzoli Producer Jesse Lewis Recording engineer Shauna Barravecchio Assistant engineer Tom Ware Editing Shauna Barravecchio & Brett Leonard Mixing Jesse Lewis Mastering Kyle Pyke & Jesse Lewis Trailer Adam Larsen Publicity Calliope PR PENTATONE TEAM Vice President A&R Renaud Loranger Managing Director Simon M. Eder A&R Manager Kate Rockett Product Manager Kasper van Kooten Head of Marketing, PR & Sales Silvia Pietrosanti