# Royce Vavrek
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royce vavrek is a Canadian-born Brooklyn-based librettist, playwright, dance scenarist, musical theatre writer and filmmaker known for his collaborations with composers David T. Little, Missy Mazzoli, Ricky Ian Gordon and Du Yun, soprano Lauren Worsham, producers Beth Morrison and Lawrence Edelson, and conductors Steven Osgood, Julian Wachner and Alan Pierson.
He has been called "the indie Hofmannsthal," a "Metastasio of the downtown opera scene," "an exemplary creator of operatic prose," and "one of the most celebrated and sought after librettists in the world."His opera Angel's Bone with composer Du Yun was awarded the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Music.
== Life and work ==
Born in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada, Vavrek studied piano and musical composition in high school and also sang in a chorus, but was even more drawn to writing for theatre, writing some 17 plays at that time, and filmmaking.
Royce Vavrek - Inspiring Stage and Film Through Libretti & Lyrics
Inspired podcasts on the road continues! The immensely talented and innovative librettist and lyricist Royce Vavrek joins us to share his journey. Royce is a Canada-born, Brooklyn-based librettist and lyricist who has been called “the indie Hofmannsthal” (The New Yorker) a “Metastasio of the downto…
A hypnotic hum: Missy Mazzoli on 'The Listeners'
In a live conversation recorded during this year's Ultima Festival, Rob Young meets New York based composer Missy Mazzoli – 'Brooklyn's post-millennial Mozart' – Time Out NY) to hear about the ideas that inspired her new opera The Listeners. We also hear about her previous work with her band Victoi…
2.1 - Rachel J. Peters
Composer/librettist Rachel J. Peters (she/her, b. 1977) writes all manner of works for the stage. Her operas include Lesson Plan (On Site Opera), Companionship (Virginia Arts Festival, Fort Worth Opera), Rootabaga Country (Sarasota Opera), Sketchbook for Ollie (Lyric Opera of Kansas City);The Wild …
WCPT 820 Interview: Royce Vavrek, librettist of "The Listeners"
Scott and Ellen are joined by Royce Vavrek, librettist of "The Listeners," on stage at the Lyric Opera of Chicago March 30-April 11.
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Episode 3 - Du Yun
In this episode of Emerging Voices, Dr Felicity Wilcox interviews composer, multi-instrumentalist, performance artist, activist, and curator Du Yun. This interview was recorded in July 2023 at the Darmstadt Summer Course. https://channelduyun.com Du Yun, born and raised in Shanghai, China, and cur…
Vocal Dimensions with Marc Bolin • LA Phil 2024/25
Scholar Marc Bolin discusses Vocal Dimensions with Kate Soper, Chaya Czernowin & Royce Vavrek.
This talk was given at a performance of Vocal Dimensions at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
Kate SOPER Only the Words Themselves Mean What They Say
Nico MUHLY New-Made Tongue
JÓHANNSSON Odi…
Ultima podkast
The Listeners er en del av Ultima Samtidsmusikkfestival. Rob Young har her møtt komponist Missy Mazzoli, librettist Royce Vavrek og regissør Lileana Blain-Cruz.
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Royce Vavrek — The Language of Opera
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In this episode, Lizzie Bowman is joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning librettist Royce Vavrek (Angel’s Bone with composer Du Yun, Adoration with composer Mary Kouyoumdjian, Lincoln in the Bardo with composer Missy Mazzoli) who grew up on a farm in Alberta, Canada, and is exploding in …
Missy Mazzoli and The Galloping Cure
Recorded on site during rehearsals for Edinburgh International Festival's The Galloping Cure, Jamie MacDougall takes listeners behind the scenes of The Galloping Cure. In this episode, acclaimed composer Missy Mazzoli discusses the creative development of a new opera, reflecting on what first drew …
Composer Missy Mazzoli
In October 2026, Mazzoli’s opera, Lincoln in the Bardo, with libretto by Royce Vavrek, will be premiered at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. She tells Wein that the novel by George Saunders “felt like a weighty work that was about America at a very divided moment.” The characters of the story ar…
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