First performance of children’s opera “Candycantata” at Destination Möckelsnäs 12th of April 2024.
The Candy cantata is a wonderful story about a completely ordinary family that tries to celebrate their daughter’s birthday as well as possible while the everyday chores need to be put together. To live a sustainable life in a time that moves at an ever faster pace. Relationships, consumption and living life here and now are highlighted in this nice little tour show that will touch both children and adults.
Voice of the oppressed! Uppsala vocal ensemble premieres Christofer Elgh’s “Marriage question” (Be a white man’s slave) in Helga Trefaldighet church Saturday 23/3 at 4 pm also music by Smyth, Jennefelt and others.
Two days of inspiring workshops and seminars in music drama were delivered by experienced composer Christofer Elgh. We were guided through his music, and followed the narrative of the operas and his artistic decisions in the working processes.
Short Stories IV
Ada
Kungliga Operan 2023
Photo: Sören Vilks/Kungligs Operan
Anneli Jupiter as Ada Lovelace, Kristina Hansson Unander as Annabella Byron, Håkan Ekenäs as Lord Byron and The Royal Swedish Opera Chorus as the humanity of all time.
“It is a dream game-like fantasy that revolves around how Ada’s (Anneli Jupiter) creative impulses are torn between reason and emotion. They are represented by her parents, the poet Lord Byron (Håkan Ekenäs) and the mathematician Lady Byron (Kristina Hansson Unander) – here depicted as two ghostly bust figures in white marble. There are chromatic textures in the music that run like soft wave movements through the orchestra – first piano and strings with small splashes of woodwind, which then swells out a full orchestral storm that manages to both sound modern and capture a gothic atmosphere” Loretto Villalobos, SvD
“Musically the most intricate is Christofer Elgh’s Ada, here there is a chromatic line in Ada (Anneli Jupiter) that is skilfully varied in her fight against her father Lord Byron, while the voices are woven together without losing their identities” Claes Wahlin, Aftonbladet
Erik Sandberg (French horn) and Mats Lindblad(Guitar) performs A Distant request at OpenDays Festival the 2nd of September at 20.00 For more information and tickets
A celebration of the art of improvisation through music, poetry, voice, performance and dance. A group of seven artists meeting on stage, sharing moments and unfolding stories together.
Anton Kosiei – music – percussion/electronics Christofer Elgh – music – guitar Dominic Williams – poetry Louise Halvardsson – poetry/performance Netanel Seri – voice/performance Viktoriia Khoroshylova – dance Stina Nilsson – dance
Anneli Jupiter as Ada Lovelace, Kristina Hansson Unander as Annabella Byron, Håkan Ekenäs as Lord Byron and The Royal Swedish Opera Chorus as the humanity of all time
Photo: Sören Vilks/Kungligs Operan
“It is a dream game-like fantasy that revolves around how Ada’s (Anneli Jupiter) creative impulses are torn between reason and emotion. They are represented by her parents, the poet Lord Byron (Håkan Ekenäs) and the mathematician Lady Byron (Kristina Hansson Unander) – here depicted as two ghostly bust figures in white marble. There are chromatic textures in the music that run like soft wave movements through the orchestra – first piano and strings with small splashes of woodwind, which then swells out a full orchestral storm that manages to both sound modern and capture a gothic atmosphere” Loretto Villalobos, SvD
“Musically the most intricate is Christofer Elgh’s Ada, here there is a chromatic line in Ada (Anneli Jupiter) that is skilfully varied in her fight against her father Lord Byron, while the voices are woven together without losing their identities” Claes Wahlin, Aftonbladet
Music Christofer Elgh Libretto Sigrid Herrault Directed by Ola Eliasson Dramaturgy Katarina Aronsson
