Event info

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