‘The Galloping Cure,’ Missy Mazzoli’s opera on opioids epidemic, premieres at Edinburgh Festival
Summary
Missy Mazzoli’s opera, “The Galloping Cure,” about the opioid epidemic, premiered at the Edinburgh International Festival. The opera uses a carnival carousel as a symbol to show the harmful effects of drug addiction, telling the story through a character who hooks a town on opioids.Key Facts
- Missy Mazzoli was inspired to write the opera after losing two cousins to opioid overdoses.
- The opera opened at the Edinburgh International Festival in Scotland.
- The story features a character named Lucky Man who uses a carousel ride to get people addicted to opioids.
- As addiction grows, Lucky Man demands body parts as payment to make more carousel horses.
- The opera highlights the destructive impact of opioids on a community, ending with a scene showing wasted bodies.
- Librettist Royce Vavrek collaborated with Mazzoli; they have created several operas together.
- The opera will be performed later in Sweden and at the San Francisco Opera in 2027.
- The creative team used Franz Kafka’s story “A Country Doctor” and writer Karen Russell’s ideas to shape the opera.
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