Lyric Opera 2024-2025 Issue 8 - The Listeners

The Listeners The Listeners promises to be one of the most significant operatic events of the 2024/25 Season. Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek, the renowned composer/librettist team, tell the story of Claire, who is driven nearly mad by an unending, low- frequency hum that she hears. In desperation, she joins a community organization, “The Listeners,” formed to discover the origin of the noise and destroy it. The group becomes frighteningly cult-like, ultimately leading to catastrophic consequences. Lyric’s vocally and dramatically brilliant cast is conducted by Music Director Enrique Mazzola. Erik Berg/Norwegian National Opera & Ballet