Sunday October 29th at 15:15
The Telephone - opera for influencers by Gian Carlo Menotti will be performed at the Reykjavík Opera Days in a new translation by Bragi Valdimar Skúlason. The performance will take place in Norðurljós, Harpa, on the 29th of October at 15:15.
The cast are Hallveig Rúnarsdóttir soprano as Lucy and Áslákur Ingvarsson baritone as Ben, director is Pálína Jónsdóttir and conductor Steinar Logi Helgason will conduct the Óperudagar orchestra.
The opera The Telephone - or L´amour a trois was written in 1952 and tells of the trouble Ben gets in while trying to propose to his girlfriend Lucy, since she is completely occupied by her phone. This funny interaction is just as relevant, if not more in our current social media climate. Therefore the libretto has been translated and localized to the modern day, where Lucy is now an influencer. The performance takes around 25 minutes.
Participants
Hallveig Rúnarsdóttir, soprano
Áslákur Ingvarsson, baritone
Steinar Logi Helgason, conductor
Pálína Jónsdóttir, director
Friðþjófur Þorsteinsson, producer and designer
Rannveig Marta Sarc, violin
Gunnhildur Daðadóttir, violin
Bryndís Pálsdóttir, violin
Guðbjörg Hlín Guðmundsdóttir, violin
Anna Elísabet Sigurðardóttir, viola
Guðný Jónasdóttir, cello
Xun Yang, double bass
Hrönn Þráinsdóttir, piano
Björg Brjánsdóttir, flute
Julia Hantschel, oboe
Kristín Þóra Pétursdóttir, clarinet
Britta Cortabarria, bassoon
Asbjørn Bruun, french horn
Eiríkur Örn Pálsson, trumpet
Soraya Nayyar, percussion