Flagstad – The Opera – Birgitte Christensen

Music by Ketil Bjørnstad, Libretto by Einar Björge: Did he call? · Are you in pain? · Some more letters · But you are so young · Now I will give you the injection · Flagstad, all that is gone · Henry!, Henry! · Und die Seel unbewacht ·more… Else? · Bellini-fragment · You know music is a language · When she got married, Else · Bring me a glass of water, will you? · Did he call, did Bernhard call? · How do we know what fate has kept in store for us? · Before the curtain fell · The war. Felt like it would never end · He was the kindest man there is · They kept us separated · You know, they didn't let me sing in Norway

Birgitte Christensen · Eldrid Gorset and Bernt Ola Volungholen Music by Ketil Bjørnstad · Libretto by Einar Björge · Orchestration / arrangement Stefan Ibsen Zlatanos · Live recording from dress rehearsal, The Norwegian Opera , November 5th, 2020.

Finally, an opera about the world-famous soprano, Kirsten Flagstad. In this opera, we meet Kirsten Flagstad at the hospital in the last hours of her life. Here she looks back on her life, her triumphs, and her most painful defeats. A young nurse becomes a confidential conversation partner and friend. Now she can speak freely.