Missy Mazzoli

Missy Mazzoli after the premiere of her opera Proving Up at the Kennedy Center, 2018

Missy Mazzoli (born October 27, 1980) is an American composer and pianist who is a member of the composition faculty at the Mannes College of Music.[1] In 2018, she became one of the first two women to receive a commission from the Metropolitan Opera House.[2] She is the founder and keyboardist for Victoire, an electro-acoustic band. From 2012-2015 she was composer-in-residence at Opera Philadelphia, in collaboration with Gotham Chamber Opera and Music-Theater Group.[3] Her music is published by G. Schirmer.[4] Mazzoli received a 2015 Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award, a Fulbright Grant to the Netherlands, and in 2018 was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Classical Composition.[5] In 2018, Mazzoli was named for a two-season term as the Mead Composer-in-Residence with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.[6] Mazzoli was named the Bragg Artist-in-Residence at Mount Allison University in Canada beginning in 2022.[7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Yale Students & Alumni 2013 Sep 27 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cooper, Michael (2018-09-23). "The Met Is Creating New Operas (Including Its First by Women)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  3. ^ "Opera Company of Philadelphia, in Collaboration with Gotham Chamber Opera and Music-Theatre Group, Appoints Missy Mazzoli as Composer in Residence". Prweb.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2015. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  4. ^ "Missy Mazzoli". Schirmer.com. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  5. ^ Rulfs, Sarah (January 5, 2015). "Grants to Artists press release, 2015" (PDF). Foundation for Contemporary Arts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-18.
  6. ^ "Composers: Missy Mazzoli". cso.org. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Mount Allison welcomes Missy Mazzoli as fourth annual Bragg Artist-in-Residence | Mount Allison". mta.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-05.