Three Sisters who are not Sisters
Text: Gertrud Stein
Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters is based on a text by American author and cultural figure Gertrude Stein, in which repetition, rhythm and shifting identities take centre stage. Instead of a traditional plot, the audience is invited into a soundscape where language becomes music and meaning is constantly shifting. Rorem's lyrical tone highlights Stein's linguistic playfulness and creates an intimate and humorous work about time, communication and how we perceive the world.
Jenny: Cornelia Granquist
Helen: Linnéa Hesselstrand
Ellen: Stella Chatzidaki
Samuel: Arvid Emilsson
Sylvester: Gabriel Olsson
Fables
Text: Jean de la Fontaine, översättning Marianne Moore
Fables is an opera where animals embody human characteristics and dilemmas. Here we encounter birds, insects and other animals whose actions reflect questions of power, vanity, wisdom and responsibility. Each fable is given its own musical colour in Rorem's opera, where humour and reflection are balanced with subtle irony.
- The Lion in love
- The sun and the frogs
- The Bird wounded by an arrow
- The Fox and the grapes
- The animals sick of the plague
The Lion: Keiti Strömqvist
The Bird: Ela Pikón
The Fox: Marika Larsson
The Ass: Ela Pikón
The Frog a.o.: Stella Chatzidaki
Additional animals a.o.: the ensemble
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