Selma_Ježková_(opera)

<i>Selma Ježková</i> (opera)

Selma Ježková (opera)

Opera by Poul Ruders

Selma Ježková is an opera by Poul Ruders based on Lars von Trier's Dancer in the Dark about a Czech immigrant coming to America. Ruders dedicated the role to Ylva Kihlberg, who sang in the premiere.[1]

Recording

  • Selma Ježková (sung in English) Ylva Kihlberg (Selma), Palle Knudsen (Bill), Hanne Fischer (Kathy), Guido Paevatalu (Norman/Guard 2), Gert Henning-Jensen (District Attorney/Guard 1) & Carl Philip Levin (Gene) The Royal Danish Opera & The Royal Danish Orchestra, Michael Schønwandt DVD

References

  1. [1]
    "A von Trier Tragedy, Recast as Opera (Published 2011)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2023-07-22.
Stub icon

This article about an English language opera is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Selma_Ježková_(opera), and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.