Grammy-nominated composer, Missy Mazzoli, was recently deemed “one of the more consistently inventive, surprising composers now working in New York” (The New York Times). Her music has been performed all over the world. Royce Vavrek is a Canada-born, Brooklyn-based librettist and lyricist, hailed as “an exemplary creator of operatic prose” (The New York Times). 

They join Hawkwood's CEO, Alicia Carey, in conversation to discuss their creative journeys and about their recent residency at Hawkwood, working on their sixth opera together, in collaboration with theatre director, Tom Morris.

https://www.hawkwoodcollege.co.uk/
https://missymazzoli.com/
http://www.roycevavrek.com/