Abrahamsen: The Snow Queen (2022)
1h 56m
Running Time
January 14, 2022Release Date
Abrahamsen: The Snow Queen (2022)
1h 56m
Running Time
January 14, 2022Release Date

Plot.
The Snow Queen is Hans Abrahamsen's first opera, composed to a self-penned libretto, based on Hans Christian Andersen's eponymous fairy tale. Following an in-depth study of the topic of snow and a life-long obsession with Andersen's fairy tales, Abrahamsen composed the opera between 2014 and 2018. Hans Abrahamsen's music, with it's smooth transitions and subtly modified repeats, lends the lyrics both depth and lightness. He is keen to point out the range of avenues for interpretation available. " It's possible to read the fairy tale in a variety of ways. It contains many mysteries which are open to numerous interpretations." Accompanying Barbara Hannigan is a top-class ensemble of singers, including Peter Rose, Katarinya Dalayman and Rachael Wilson. Cornelius Meister is the musical director, currently general music director at the Staatsoper Stuttgart.
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Cast & Crew.

Barbara Hannigan
Gerda

Rachael Wilson
Kay

Katarina Dalayman
Grandmother / Old Lady / Finn Woman

Peter Rose
Snow Queen / Reindeer / Clock

Caroline Wettergreen
Princess

Dean Power
Prince

Kevin Conners
Forest Crow

Owen Willetts
Castle Crow

Cornelius Meister
Conductor

Hans Abrahamsen
Sound

Andreas Kriegenburg
Stage Director

Bayerische Staatsorchester
Sound

Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper
Sound
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Details.
This Movie Is About.
opera
drama