NYT
With ‘The Galloping Cure’ in Edinburgh, Missy Mazzoli Tackles the Opioid Crisis
Monday, August 10, 2026
Composer Missy Mazzoli created "The Galloping Cure," a work performed in Edinburgh that addresses the opioid crisis through musical allegory. Mazzoli has stated the work was motivated by personal experience with overdose-related loss. The piece uses fantastical narrative elements to explore the overdose epidemic in the United States.
