This recording of The Doll behind the Curtain was made on December 14, 2020, at KFUMs Festsal, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Composition History
Amir Mahyar Tafreshipour's opera, The Doll behind the Curtain, is based on a short story of the same title by Sadeq Hedayat, Iran's first modernist writer.
Performer Biography
The Athelas Sinfonietta, a leading Danish ensemble for new music, has performed around 700 works, many of which were world premieres, since its foundation in 1990.
Performer Biography
Jonathan von Schwanenflügel, the tenor playing Mehrdad, made his debut at the Royal Danish Opera in this production, which was nominated as 'Opera Performance of the Year'.
Composer Biography
In 2005, the BBC commissioned a Harp Concerto from Amir Mahyar Tafreshipour, which was premiered and broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
Notable Performances
The opera The Doll behind the Curtain premiered at the Tête à Tête Opera Festival in London in 2015 and was performed at the Royal Danish Opera in 2020.
Composer Biography
Amir Mahyar Tafreshipour, a leading Iranian/Danish contemporary composer, completed a PhD in composition at Brunel University, London, in 2016.
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