Lili Elbe | |
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Opera by Tobias Picker | |
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Librettist | Aryeh Lev Stollman |
Language | English |
Based on | Man into Woman: An Authentic Record of a Change of Sex |
Premiere | October 23, 2023
Theater St. Gallen,
St. Gallen, Switzerland |
Lili Elbe is an opera in two acts composed by Tobias Picker, with a libretto by Aryeh Lev Stollman, starring Lucia Lucas as Lili Elbe. [1] [2] [3] [4] Based on the life of Lili Elbe and the book Man into Woman: An Authentic Record of a Change of Sex, [5] [6] the opera premiered on 22 October 2023, [2] and received "Best World Premiere" in the 2023 Oper! Awards.
Role | Premier cast, 2023 Conductor: Modestas Pitrėnas |
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Lili Elbe | Lucia Lucas |
Gerda Wegener | Sylvia D'Eramo |
Anna Larsen Bjørner, Mother Wegener, Young Woman | Mack Wolz |
Hélène Allatini | Jennifer Panara |
Claude Lejeune | Brian Michael Moore |
Danish Countess, Dagmar, Matron | Théo Imart |
Marius Wegener | Sam Taskinen |
Christian X, Art Critic, Major Fernando Porta | Kristján Jóhannesson |
Eric Allatini | David Maze |
Professor Warnekros | Msimelelo Mbali |
Tobias Picker met Lucia Lucas when he cast her in the title role of Don Giovanni, making her the first transgender opera singer to have a leading role on the American stage. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13][ excessive citations]
Lili Elbe | |
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Opera by Tobias Picker | |
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Librettist | Aryeh Lev Stollman |
Language | English |
Based on | Man into Woman: An Authentic Record of a Change of Sex |
Premiere | October 23, 2023
Theater St. Gallen,
St. Gallen, Switzerland |
Lili Elbe is an opera in two acts composed by Tobias Picker, with a libretto by Aryeh Lev Stollman, starring Lucia Lucas as Lili Elbe. [1] [2] [3] [4] Based on the life of Lili Elbe and the book Man into Woman: An Authentic Record of a Change of Sex, [5] [6] the opera premiered on 22 October 2023, [2] and received "Best World Premiere" in the 2023 Oper! Awards.
Role | Premier cast, 2023 Conductor: Modestas Pitrėnas |
---|---|
Lili Elbe | Lucia Lucas |
Gerda Wegener | Sylvia D'Eramo |
Anna Larsen Bjørner, Mother Wegener, Young Woman | Mack Wolz |
Hélène Allatini | Jennifer Panara |
Claude Lejeune | Brian Michael Moore |
Danish Countess, Dagmar, Matron | Théo Imart |
Marius Wegener | Sam Taskinen |
Christian X, Art Critic, Major Fernando Porta | Kristján Jóhannesson |
Eric Allatini | David Maze |
Professor Warnekros | Msimelelo Mbali |
Tobias Picker met Lucia Lucas when he cast her in the title role of Don Giovanni, making her the first transgender opera singer to have a leading role on the American stage. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13][ excessive citations]