Ástin ein taugahrúga, enginn dans við Ufsaklett
Love - The Opera
Ástin ein taugahrúga, enginn dans við Ufsaklett
Is a chambre opera for a mezzo soprano and a cellist composed by Anna Halldórsdóttir to the poetry of Elísabet Jökulsdóttir from the book with the same name.
What will a woman do to belong? To fit in, to feel accepted?
The story follows the inner journey of a woman and the battle of the dream and the reality. This battle is mirrored in a violent relationship from beginning to end and we wonder: What makes a “real woman” - and where is the key to everything?
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Hvað gerir man ekki til þess að tilheyra? Fá að vera með?
Verkið er þroskasaga konu og barátta draumsins við raunveruleikann. Þessi barátta er spegluð í ofbeldisfullu ástarsambandi frá upphafi til enda og við veltum fyrir okkur: hvað er það sem gerir man að “alvöru konu” - Og hvar leynist hinn raunverulegi lykill að öllu saman?
It all started when Tinna went to a poet’s house for tea
One day Tinna decided to buy a book of poetry as a birthday present for her friend and she thought, why not have it signed? So she contacted the poet, Elísabet Jökulsdóttir, who invited her in for tea. They started chatting and when the poet learned that Tinna was a singer she got her to improvise a melody to one of the poems and there they found out that actually this book of poetry was indeed libretto to an opera. The only thing missing was the music but with composer Anna Halldórsdóttir on board that was not a problem.
Then director Bergdís Júlía Jóhannsdóttir joined and the cellist Júlía Mogensen along with Arna Kristín Sigfúsdóttir producer and Juliette Louste Lighting designer and technician - as well as photographer Sóley Þorvaldsdóttir and designer Louis Crevier who created the outstanding poster to the performance
The Team
ARTISTS
Voice: Tinna Þorvalds Önnudóttir
Cellist: Júlía Mogensen
Composer: Anna Halldórsdóttir
Text: Elísabet Jökulsdóttir
Director: Bergdís Júlía Jóhannsdóttir
Producer: Arna Kristín Sigfúsdóttir
Tech and light design: Juliette Louste
PERFORMANCES
Mengi, Reykjavík. January 29th (as part of Dark Music Days) and February 10th and 17th 2023
SPONSORS
Tónskáldasjóður RÚV og STEF
Tónskáldasjóður Bylgjan and Stöð 2
Menningarsjóður FÍH Félag íslenskra hljómlistarmanna
Samfélagssjóður Landsbankinn
Launasjóður tónlistarflytjenda at RANNÍS
SPECIAL THANKS
Anna Atladóttir
Anna Kristmundsdóttir
Anton Helgi Jónsson
Ari Hróðmarsson
Arnar Hauksson
Arndis Inga Magnusdottir
Ágústa Skúladóttir
Árni Pétur Reynisson
Ása Helga Ragnarsdóttir
Ásta Ragnheiður Júlíusdóttir
Baldvin Einarsson
Barnaby Walters
Bergljót Arnalds
Birna Pétursdóttir
Bjork Nielsdottir
Björg Ólínudóttir
Björn Thorarensen
Daníel B. Björgvinsson
Dóra Wild
Einar Örn
Elfur Sunna Baldursdóttir
Elín Gunnlaugsdóttir
Elka Halldórsdóttir
Erla Vogler
Eva Bjarnadóttir
Eva H. Önnudóttir
Eva Ingvadottir
Fanney Einarsdóttir
Fríða Bonnie Andersen
Gísli Þór Sigurþórsson
Guðbjörg Árnadóttir
Guðrún Álfheiður Thorarensen
Guðrún Björk Jónsdóttir
Guðrún Jóhanna Ólafsdóttir
Gunna Lára Pálmadóttir
Gunnlaugur Bjarnason
Halldóra Þöll Þorsteins
Hallveig Rúnarsdóttir
Heiða Árnadóttir
Helga Óskarsdóttir
Helga Pálína Brynjólfsdóttir
Helgi Þór Jónsson
Hlín Leifsdóttir
Hólmfríður Jónsdóttir
Hólmfríður María Bjarnardóttir
Hrafnhildur Theodórsdóttir
Hróðmar I. Sigurbjörnsson
Hrönn Þráinsdóttir
Hugrún Margrét
Hædý Björnsdóttir
Ingi Rafn Sigurðsson
Ingunn Ósk Árnadóttir
Íris Ellenberger
Jóhann Sigurður Þorsteinsson
Jóhanna Jónasdóttir
Jón Páll Helgason
Jóna Guðrún Jónsdóttir
Jónas Sen
Jósa Goodlife
Kristin Osk Ingvarsdottir
Kristín Bjarnadóttir
Kristín Edda Gylfadóttir
Kristín Sveinsdóttir
Kristín Valsdóttir
Lilja Björk Kristinsdóttir
Margrét Arnardóttir
Margrét Blöndal
Margrét Hrafnsdóttir
María Guðmundsdóttir
María Jónsdóttir
María Konráðsdóttir
María Pálsdóttir
Nanna Gunnars
Nýi Tónlistarskólinn
Oliver Kentish
Pétur Magnússon
Pétur Oddbergur Heimisson
Rán Tryggvadóttir
Rebekka Magnúsdóttir
Sigríður Ása Júlíusdóttir
Sigrún Ólafsdóttir
Sigrún Steinsdóttir
Sigurbjörg Magnúsdóttir
Sigurlína Pech
Silja Aðalsteinsdóttir
Sirrý Sif Sigurlaugardóttir
Soffia Audur Birigsdóttir
Soffía Thorarensen
Sólrún Freyja Sen
Sólveig Eva Magnúsdóttir
Steve Kipling
Teja Goli
Tomas Ponzi
Unnur Elísabet Gunnarsdóttir
Urður Norðdahl
Valdís Arnardóttir
Þorvaldur Þorvaldsson
Þóranna Dögg Björnsdóttir
Þórey Sigþórsdóttir
Þórhallur Jónssoni
Þórunn Björnsdóttir
Þórunn Guðmundsdóttir