Medea/Lysistrata

Featuring

Tuva Semmingsen
Henrik Vagn Christensen
Peter Laugesen
Esbjerg Ensemble
Steingrimur Rohloff

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Performer Biography

The Esbjerg Ensemble, featured on this recording, was founded in 1967 as Denmark's first professional chamber ensemble.

Performer Biography

Tuva Semmingsen, the mezzo-soprano on this album, is also known for her contribution to Lars von Trier's film Antichrist, where she sings Handel's famous aria 'Lascia ch'io pianga'.

Composition History

The opening piece, 'Quel prix de mon amour', is a re-composition by Steingrímur Rohloff of an aria from Marc-Antoine Charpentier's 1693 opera Médée, based on the Medea myth.

Composer Biography

Steingrímur Rohloff, born in Reykjavík to Icelandic and German parents, has lived in Denmark since 2003.

Performer Biography

Henrik Vagn Christensen, the conductor, is considered the leading Danish ballet conductor of his generation and has been associated with the Royal Danish Theatre and New York City Ballet.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Composer Steingrímur Rohloff believes in writing his own harmonies based on characteristics, expression, and implication, seeing much room for experimentation.

Performer Biography

Mezzo-soprano Tuva Semmingsen, a versatile Norwegian performer, made her debut in 1999 at the Royal Danish Opera as Cherubino in Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro.