Breaking the Waves

Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek transform Lars von Trier's film into a psychologically intense contemporary opera about faith, devotion and coercion. After an accident leaves her husband Jan paralysed, the deeply religious Bess is drawn into increasingly dangerous acts that she believes may save him. Tinuke Craig directs ENO's new production, with Lauren Snouffer as Bess and Joana Carneiro conducting.