Organization

Conductor

Patrik Ringborg

Stage director

Staffan Valdemar Holm

Set designer

Bente Lykke Møller

Costume designer

Singer

Soprano

Elin Rombo

Sister Angelica

Mezzo-soprano

Elisabeth Jansson

The Abbess

Contralto

Anna Larsson

The Princess

Mathilda Bryngelsson

Sister Zelatrice

Emma Lyrén Fernandez

The Mistress of the novices

Kine Sandtrø

Sister Genovieffa

Malin Liljefors-Parkler

Sister Osmina

Sara Madeleine Swietlicki

Sister Dolcina

Danka Milacic

The nursing sister

Ella Morin

Second alms sister

Anna-Kajsa Holmberg

First alms sister

Elisabeth L Freiding

First novice

Laine Quist

First lay sister

Marie Degener Troelsen

Second lay sister

Lighting designer

Torben Lendorph

Iris

Siri

Mamman

Anton Ljungqvist

Fadern

Katarina Lundborg

A EARTH SAIL

Staffan Lindberg

A SOLDIER

Ola Heinpalu

AN ARMY COMMISSIONER

DRESSER

Naja Monrad Hansen

A REVOLUTIONARY

Chorus master

Elena Mitrevska

Elinor Fryklund

Malmö Opera

Others

Malmö Opera Choir

Orchestra

Malmö Operaorkester

Malmö Operas barnkör

Italian

Swedish

Systrarna

Malmo

Sweden

Systrarna: Suor Angelica Puccini (+1 More)

Public

På Andra Sidan Havet

English

Approved

SYSTRARNA: Suor Angelica Puccini (+1 More)

www.malmoopera.se/systrarnaTrailer av Revolving Stage Media

Under the common name Systerna we present an evening with two operas directed by Staffan Valdemar Holm and scenography by Bente Lykke Møller. Two poetic and strong stories about people who are severely affected by life's circumstances: Puccini's Suor Angelica and Catharina Backman's newly written On the Other Side of the Sea, based on Birgitta Trotzig's short story.
"A Meeting between Beauty and Darkness"

Sofia Nyblom, DN

DIRECTING, SET DESIGN & LIGHTING
Staffan Valdemar Holm and Bente Lykke Møller are responsible for directing and scenography. With their sparse and honest expression, they have made a number of acclaimed and acclaimed productions, including at the Royal Dramatic Theatre and the Royal Swedish Opera, and with us most recently Aida and La Gioconda. As so many times before, these collaborate with the prominent lighting designer Torben Lendorph.
Giacomo Puccini's Suor Angelica is a touching, beautiful opera that deals with loss, loss and forgiveness. It is one of the few operas with only female roles. The opera takes place in a monastery in Siena in the 17th century, where the noble Angelica is locked up after giving birth to an extramarital child
The work was composed in 1917 and when it was finished, Puccini had it played in a monastery where his sister Iginia was a nun. Both the music and the plot made a deep impression on the nuns, which Puccini saw as confirmation that he had succeeded in creating the right monastic atmosphere. The opera premiered at the Metropolitan in New York in 1918.
On the other side of the sea is a brand new opera with music by Catharina Backman and libretto by Maria Sundqvist. The story is based on a short story by Birgitta Trotzig and it is the first time ever that Trotzig is dramatized.

The Scanian writer Birgitta Trotzig, who sat on chair number 6 of the Swedish Academy from 1993 until her death in 2011, wrote in poetic and intense language. Her storytelling reconnects with genres such as legends, biblical stories and hymns. So too on the other side of the sea, which is a cruel fairy tale with elements of reality. But who was she?

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