Ludolf Nielsen's circle expanded to include painters and poets, with the Danish poet Viggo Stuckenberg's (1863-1905) view of nature as a symbol of mood becoming a recurring theme in Nielsen's work.
Performer Biography
Pauline Kæhlet, an opera singer and coloratura soprano, trained in Denmark and abroad, including with Maestro Angelo dell'Innocenti in Rome, and specializes in Italian Bel Canto roles.
Performer Biography
Nicolai Kjølsen, a pianist and organist, graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Music in 1992 with a specialization in accompaniment and chamber music, and has been employed as a pianist at the Royal Theatre since the same year.
Historical Context
World War I deeply affected Ludolf Nielsen, causing him to stop composing entirely in its first years, feeling his worldview had collapsed.
Composer Biography
Ludolf Nielsen, a leading Danish composer in the early 1900s, started as a village fiddler before moving to Copenhagen at 19 and being admitted to the Music Conservatory on a scholarship.
Composition History
Ludolf Nielsen's opera 'Isabella' premiered in 1915 at the Royal Theatre, eight years after he began composing it, and was a success.
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