{"id":1019,"date":"2016-01-26T00:34:45","date_gmt":"2016-01-25T23:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karin-rehnqvist.se\/eng\/?p=1019"},"modified":"2026-06-18T10:07:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T09:07:34","slug":"opera-music-theatre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karin-rehnqvist.se\/eng\/opera-music-theatre\/","title":{"rendered":"Opera & Music theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE WAY TO ARAREKO, (F\u00e4rden till Arareko), children\u2019s opera (2025)
\nLibretto: Mercedes G\u00f3mez, story, Lisbeth Hagerman, dramatizing.
\nFor 3 singers and 4 musicians: sopr, mezzo, tenor, flute, clarinet\/bass clar., viola, harp.
\n35 min.
\nOriginally language Swedish. The libretto is short and can be translated.
\nCommissioned by Musik i Syd.
\nGehrmans
\nAll about The Way to Arareko (F\u00e4rden till Arareko)<\/a>
\nRecording is available on digital platforms.<\/p>\n

BLOODHOOF (Blodhov)
\nMonodrama for mezzo-soprano and eight instruments.
\nWinner of the 2019 J\u00e4rn\u00e5ker Prize.
\nMusic by Karin Rehnqvist.
\nText by Ger\u2202ur Kr\u0131stn\u00fd.
\nTranslation by John Swedenmark.
\nComposed for Lena Willemark and Ensemble Recherche.
\nAwarded with the J\u00e4rn\u00e5kersprize 2019.
\nGehrmans (see www.gerhmans.se for full score)
\nListen\/view<\/a>  |  Listen\/view (full, <\/a>sw subtext)<\/a> |  Score sample<\/a>  |  Programme note<\/a><\/p>\n

DRIFTED (Strandad) \u2013 opera in two acts (2007\u20132015)
\nLibretto by Kerstin Perski.
\nFor 6 singers, choir, orchestra.
\nPremi\u00e8re at The Royal Opera House, Stockholm, 19 November 2022.
\nAct 1: 55 min. Act 2: 40 min.
\nCommissioned by the Royal Opera Stockholm with support from Helge Ax:son Johnsons Stiftelse.
\nThe story (resume) and orchestration<\/a> \u203a
\nAll about the opera Drifted (Strandad) \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

S\u00d6TSKOLAN (Beauty School) (1999)
\nAn opera thriller for children from age 10.
\n2 sop., 1 mezzo., 1 bar., fl., cl., trb., harp., vln., vla., vlc. 60′.
\nText: Kerstin Klein-Perski. Scene 1-3 are available in English, translated by Linda Schenck.
\nCommissioned by Rikskonserter\/Concerts Sweden.
\nGehrmans
\nListen<\/a> |  Programme note<\/a><\/p>\n

DIE SCH\u00d6NHEITSFALLE
\nGerman version of S\u00f6tskolan (Beauty School), translated by Gisela Gronemeyer.
\nProgramme note in German<\/a><\/p>\n

TO THE ANGEL WITH THE FIERY HANDS \u2013 concert (Till \u00c4ngeln med de brinnande h\u00e4nderna) (1990-2005)
\nStaged concert for women’s choir, soprano and four instruments (fl, ob, 2 vc). 60′ Contains: In the clear morning light’s sheen of your eyes, The Raven himself is hoarse, The Inchworm, Nothing, Dark falls across the country, A Triumph to Exist and more.
\nSingable texts in Swedish and English.
\nFunded by the Swedish Arts Grants Committee.
\nGehrmans
\nListen<\/a> |  Programme note<\/a><\/p>\n

PASSIONSSPEL \u2013 SOM FYRA SPORTER (A Passion Play \u2013 as four sports) (1999)
\nRadiophonic piece for 7 singers, choir, perc., string orch. and computer. 37′.
\nText: Staffan Olzon
\nSvensk Musik<\/a>
\nProgramme note<\/a><\/p>\n

HETLUFT (1992)
\nmulti media with sculptures by Lenny Clarh\u00e4ll.
\nContains Puks\u00e5nger \u2013 lockrop, Str\u00f6mmar, D\u00e5dra and Andrum<\/p>\n

\u201dTHE WITCHES\u201d in Macbeth (1992)
\nfor 3 actresses and percussion.
\nComp.<\/p>\n

GNISTOR (Sparks) (1991)
\nfor women’s choir, brass sextet, percussion.
\nComp.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

THE WAY TO ARAREKO, (F\u00e4rden till Arareko), children\u2019s opera (2025) Libretto: Mercedes G\u00f3mez, story, Lisbeth Hagerman, dramatizing. 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