Breaking the Waves 2019 | Trailer

The European premiere of Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek's BREAKING THE WAVES.
Based on Lars von Trier’s award-winning film, Breaking the Waves tells the story of a young woman living in the Scottish Highlands in the 1970s. Caught in a torrent of contradictions about how to behave, she struggles to appease. Then, following a tragic accident, she finds herself in an impossible situation, and has no choice but to carve out her own path…
Part of Edinburgh International Festival, 21-24 Aug 2019.
Book tickets at www.scottishopera.org.uk/breaking
Music copyright Opera Philadelphia 2016