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Mazzoli's “Galloping Cure” Debuts at Edinburgh, Tackles Opioid Crisis

8/11/2026

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Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek premiered “The Galloping Cure” at the Edinburgh Festival in August 2026.
Tom Morris directed the opera, which follows charlatan Lucky Mack (Justin Austin) selling a deadly carousel cure.
Mazzoli’s score blends electronic dance beats, club percussion and orchestra, and the work allegorizes the U.S. opioid crisis.
After Edinburgh, the production will be staged in San Francisco, Toronto, Sweden (Sept. 12-23) and return to San Francisco in fall 2027.

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Story summary

Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek premiered “The Galloping Cure” at the Edinburgh Festival in August 2026.
Tom Morris directed the opera, which follows charlatan Lucky Mack (Justin Austin) selling a deadly carousel cure.
Mazzoli’s score blends electronic dance beats, club percussion and orchestra, and the work allegorizes the U.S. opioid crisis.
After Edinburgh, the production will be staged in San Francisco, Toronto, Sweden (Sept. 12-23) and return to San Francisco in fall 2027.