Ultima Context: The Listeners

The Listeners – premiered at Ultima – is an opera about our desperate desire to belong to a community, and the dangerous power of charismatic leaders.

Den Norske Opera & Ballett hos the premiere of this new work by Brooklyn based, Grammy-nominated US composer Missy Mazzoli. Hedda Høgåsen-Hallesby, Dramaturge at DNOB, leads a discussion with the composer, the librettist, the director, and the author behind the story right before the world premiere of The Listeners.

Missy Mazzoli 
Royce Vavrek 
Lileana Blain-Cruz
Jordan Tannahill
Randi Stene
Hedda Høgåsen-Hallesby