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George Saunders's 'Lincoln in the Bardo' becomes an opera by Missy Mazzoli
Original: ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ leaps from book to stage in Mazzoli’s new opera
George Saunders's Booker Prize-winning novel 'Lincoln in the Bardo' has been adapted into a new opera by composer Missy Mazzoli, moving from page to stage. The work dramatizes the night Abraham Lincoln mourns his young son Willie in a Georgetown cemetery, told through a chorus of ghostly voices. The adaptation draws attention as a high-profile literary novel making the rare leap into opera.
Why now: The premiere of a new opera adapted from a celebrated prize-winning novel is drawing attention from readers and opera audiences alike.
George SaundersLincoln in the BardoMissy MazzoliAbraham Lincoln
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- ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ leaps from book to stage in Mazzoli’s new opera · The North State Journal
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