Thommessen, Olav Anton - Hermaphrodite (The) - Eggen, Christian
Leveranstid: Skickas vanligtvis inom 2-5 dagar
Eir Inderhaug, recitation, soprano
Isa Katharina Gericke, soprano
Anna Elisabeth Einarsson, mezzo-soprano
Nils Harald Sødal, recitation, tenor
Espen Fegran, baritone
Ketil Hugaas, bass
Oslo Sinfonietta / Christian Eggen
An allegory on the awakening sexuality in man.
The chamber opera The Hermaphrodite was composed between 1970-1980. The chamber opera consists of seven independent chamber works which, when performed in succession, comprise a scenic whole. In a sense the opera is an allegory on the awakening sexuality in man and the meeting between its masculine and feminine aspects. Now, 40 years after its premiere in 1976, the opera is finally released on CD!
As a central figure in Norwegian musical life, Olav Anton Thommessen has throughout his career made an impressive contribution to the acknowledgment of newer forms of music, either through his occasional radical musical language, his capabilities to discover new views on the musical process through his tuition, or as a debater on the position of music and art in society as a whole.