Authors: 265
Books: 3,034
Poems & Short Stories: 3,123
Forum Members: 68,569
Forum Posts: 995,314
Teacher Accounts with student management and more.
Elvis Costello writes opera about Hans Christian Andersen
From: AP Worldstream
Date: 20050120
Author:JAN M. OLSEN, Associated Press Writer
JAN M. OLSEN, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
01-20-2005
Dateline: COPENHAGEN, Denmark
Elvis Costello, Britain's musical chameleon, is creating an opera based on Danish fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen's impossible romance with a Swedish woman, a spokesman for Copenhagen's new opera house said Thursday.
"The Secret Arias" is based on songs written by Andersen for Jenny Lind, a soprano dubbed the "Swedish Nightingale," whom the Dane pined for, despite her never returning his affections, said Henrik Engelbrecht, head of dramaturgy at the Royal Theater.
"Elvis immediately loved the ...
Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.
Other Articles on Hans Christian Andersen
About Our Articles: We've partnered with Highbeam Research to provide these article excerpts for your research needs. However, due to copyright laws, we cannot publish the whole article. To view these articles in full length you'll need to use the link above to access the free trial at Highbeam.
- 1P1-104544235
| Art of Worldly Wisdom Daily In the 1600s, Balthasar Gracian, a jesuit priest wrote 300 aphorisms on living life called "The Art of Worldly Wisdom." Join our newsletter below and read them all, one at a time. |
Sonnet-a-Day Newsletter Shakespeare wrote over 150 sonnets! Join our Sonnet-A-Day Newsletter and read them all, one at a time. |
