The Listeners

People around the world hear an unrelenting, low-pitched and unexplainable sound. This new opera, inspired by an actual phenomenon, is a thriller about social rejection, the abuse of power and echo chambers.

World Premiere

Composed by Missy Mazzoli with libretto by Royce Vavrek, based on an original story by Jordan Tannahill

Directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz
Set: Adam Rigg; Costumes: Kaye Voyce; Lights: Yi Zhao; Choreography: Raja Feather Kelly

Performed at the Den Norske Opera, the Norwegian National Opera in Oslo

Photos by Yi Zhao