Swedish Performing Arts for an International Audie
nce 2016 1
OPERABYRÅN Operabyrån creates performing art that
mixes baroque music with contemporary issues and feminism in a unique way. The musicians and singers all play a role in the drama, and what distinguishes the productions is strong stage presence and soulful music-making by some of the up-and-coming young talents of the Swedish operatic scene. INGJUTET I MITT HJÄRTA (“Cast in My Heart”) focuses on Antonia Bembo (1640–1720), one of the most fascinating composers in musical history, and now forgotten. She left a violent, cheating husband for a life as a composer in France at the court of Louis XIV, the Sun King. But what did she sacrifice to get there? What won’t we do for our greatest love? Bembo’s arias and the music of Jacquet de la Guerre are tied together with newly composed electronic music by Mattias Petersson and a new libretto by Emma Broström. Directed by Helena Röhr. Catalina Langborn | info@operabyran.se | www.operabyran.se Photo: Getty Images.