Lili Elbe (opera)

Lili Elbe
Opera by Tobias Picker
Lili Elbe by Gerda Wegener
LibrettistAryeh Lev Stollman
LanguageEnglish
Based onMan into Woman: An Authentic Record of a Change of Sex by Lili Elbe
Premiere
October 23, 2023 (2023-10-23)
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 her 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.

Roles

Roles, premiere cast
Role Premier cast, 2023
Conductor: Modestas Pitrėnas [de; lt]
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

Development

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]

References

  1. ^ "Lili Elbe: Oper von Tobias Picker und Aryeh Lev Stollman". tobiaspicker.com. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Lili Elbe: Oper von Tobias Picker und Aryeh Lev Stollman". konzertundtheater.ch. 10 July 2023.
  3. ^ Charles Shafaieh. "Living Authentically". Opera News. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  4. ^ Hall, George. "Lucia Lucas: The BBC Music Magazine Interview". BBC Music Magazine. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  5. ^ Worthen, Meredith (n.d.). "Lili Elbe – Painter". Biography.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  6. ^ Elbe, Lili (2020). Caughie, Pamela; Meyer, Sabine (eds.). Man Into Woman: A Comparative Scholarly Edition. Bloomsbury. Introduction. ISBN 978-1-350-02149-5.
  7. ^ Shapiro, Ari. "'They Know That I'm The Real Deal': Transgender Baritone Makes Opera History". NPR. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  8. ^ "The Sound of Identity | Film Threat". 20 August 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Q & A: Director James Kicklighter on His Film "The Sound of Identity"". Opera Wire. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  10. ^ MarBelle (7 September 2020). "How James Kicklighter Captured TransOpera Singer Lucia Lucas' Historic Tuls Performance in The Sound of Identity". Directors Notes. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  11. ^ "The Sound of Identity, a Film Review". TransGenderPartners.com. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  12. ^ "The Sound of Identity Begins Indie Festival Journey". The Independent Critic. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Seems More About Arts Production Than Gender Identity – Just As It Should Be". Butts in the Seats. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.