Lili Elbe

Opera in 2 acts

based on the life story of Lili Elbe

Edition: Performance material

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Lili Elbe is an opera in two acts based on the life of Lili Elbe (1882–1931) who before transition was known as the acclaimed Danish landscape painter Einar Wegener. Lili was happily married to Gerda Wegener (1886–1940), herself an important artist considered the Danish pioneer of Art Deco and a sought-after portraitist.

As a pioneer of gender affirmation surgery, Lili endures the terrible pains and dangers of the more limited and experimental medical science of her time, ultimately dying from complications after a second surgery. During this journey both Lili and Gerda find temporary love in different quarters. Lili and Gerda, together at the end, declare their great and everlasting love for each other, which has never altered.

Orchestral Cast

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Cast

Lili Elbe (historically known as Einar Wegener, pre-transition) · baritone - Gerda Wegener · Anna Larsen Bjørner · mezzo-soprano - Eurydice / Hélène Allatini · mezzo-soprano - Claude Lejeune · tenor - Eric Allatini / Marius Wegener · baritone - Professor Warnekros / Christian X · bass - Danish Countess / Dagmar / Matron · male soprano - Gallery Gust / Major Fernando Porta - SATB choir

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Title:

Lili Elbe

Opera in 2 acts

based on the life story of Lili Elbe

Libretto by Aryeh Lev Stollman

Dramaturgy by Lucia Lucas

Language:

English

Edition:

Performance material

Level of difficulty:

intermediate

Publisher/Label:

Schott Music

Publishing year:

2023

Year of composition:

2021

World Premiere:

October 22, 2023 · St. Gallen (CH)
Theater St. Gallen
Conductor: Modestas Pitrenas · Choir director: Franz Obermair
Original staging: Krystian Lada · Costumes: Bente Rolandsdotter · Set design: Krystian Lada; Łukasz Misztal · Choreography: Frank Fannar Pedersen
(scenic)

Commissioned work :

Commissioned by Konzert und Theater St.Gallen