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'The Galloping Cure,' Missy Mazzoli's opera on opioids epidemic, premieres at Edinburgh Festival

'The Galloping Cure,' Missy Mazzoli's opera on opioids epidemic, premieres at Edinburgh Festival
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Missy Mazzoli's desire to compose an opera about the opioids epidemic was sparked by the deaths of two cousins. “One was in 2002 and the other passed away in 2009 and they were both 25,” she said. “One overdosed on OxyContin and the other one overdosed heroin after becoming addicted to heroin via...

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