Dance my Doll (Dansa min Docka)
Opera meets Psychiatry: seminar at Jonsereds Herrgård 16/11
Finally: www.dmd.nu
April 2013: I took place on stage with my co-writer Pernilla Holmgren-Larsson and mezzosoprano Monica Danielson in a quite different context: the Swedish Exhibition Centre (Svenska Mässan) in Gothenburg. Pernilla and I wrote a libretto to the opera ”Dance my Doll” some years ago. Just to get started, we presented some themes and some music in an unusual surrounding. Since the subject of the opera has to do with anorexia nervosa, Swedish psychiatry, disability among humans to really meet….and other modern ”western civilisation” phenomenas, we find it natural to […]
Criança
Her Majesty Queen Silvia spent her childhood partly in Brazil. In December 2013 she turned 70. I composed Criança (10 min) for choir a cappella, with lyrics in Brazilian Portuguese as a gift to her. On commission from The Royal Musical Academy. Many thanks to Anna de Geer and Gabrielle Iselius, who put me in contact with Childhood Brazil, from whom I got the authentic quotes for the lyrics. Gustaf Sjökvists chamber choir performed the piece on Silvia´s birthday – totally unexpected, one of the solo parts happened to be sung by me! – in The Drottningholm Castle Chapel. The choir […]
Try-out for opera goers (Prova-på för operasugna)
My latest opera premiered! A 37 min piece for 4 sopranos, string quartet and piano. Text by singer Anette Stridh and myself. The subject contains artistic jealousy, quasi-politcal behaviours, true grief, cooperation difficulties, hidden power structures…
In short: Life itself
Thank you for a successful premiere February 5th – all talanted students at ”Artisten” – the Academy of music and drama in Gothenburg- who made the piece come to life. Conductor: Finn Rosengren, director: Mattias Ermedahl, both from The Gothenburg Opera. Now we have some plans for either this or next summer, to performe it with ”The three Coloraturas” (Anette Stridh, Angela Wannbäck, Ulrika […]
