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 Missy 💯 Mazzoli on turning the 🎉 Hum into an opera with 🎉 sociopolitical resonance ========== Missy Mazzoli's 🤔 opera 'The Listeners' premieres in 💯 September 2024; 😂 the 😂 opera is based 👍 on Jordan 😂 Tannahill's 2021 🔥 novel 🤔 and 🔥 was 🔥 initially outlined 💯 as an opera; 🎉 Tannahill is also adapting 🌈 it into a BBC mini-series 🌈 starring Rebecca 🌈 Hall; the opera 💯 explores themes of cults 🌈 and societal betrayal, inspired by 🔥 documentaries like 'Wild Wild 😂 Country' and 'The 😂 Vow'; 'the Hum' is a real phenomenon affecting 🌈 4% of the global population, symbolizing a human need for connection; 💯 the libretto was 👍 written by Royce Vavrek, 😀 who collaborated with Mazzoli 💯 on 'Proving 👍 Up'; 🔥 the 😀 opera runs from September 🌈 25-29, 💯 2024, at Opera Philadelphia. #MissyMazzoli #TheListeners #Opera 🎉 #JordanTannahill 🎉 #Cult #Sociopolitical 🌈 #Bbc #RebeccaHall #Phenomenon #Music https://www.ft.com/content/19d7edd3-247e-4ce5-a9a8-f15b9ef96534