{"id":2590,"date":"2022-11-23T15:55:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T14:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karin-rehnqvist.se\/eng\/?p=2590"},"modified":"2022-11-23T19:44:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T18:44:41","slug":"the-new-opera-drifted-this-is-what-it-is-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karin-rehnqvist.se\/eng\/the-new-opera-drifted-this-is-what-it-is-about\/","title":{"rendered":"The new opera Drifted \u2013 this is what it is about"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Drifted<\/strong><br>Music: <strong>Karin Rehnqvist<\/strong><br>Libretto:<strong> Kerstin Perski<\/strong><br>World premiere at the <strong>Royal Swedish Opera<\/strong>, Stockholm, on November 19, 2022.<br><em>Drifted<\/em>&nbsp;was commissioned by the Royal Swedish Opera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-medium-font-size\" style=\"grid-template-columns:23% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"400\" width=\"400\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karin-rehnqvist.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/STRANDAD_20221108_SV1661_del_2-284x300.jpg?fit=400%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3076 size-medium\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">About Drifted<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/karin-rehnqvist.se\/eng\/the-new-opera-drifted-this-is-what-it-is-about\/#Maria_has_survived_something_overwhelming_But_she_doesnt_remember_what_Is_she_a_refugee_without_papers_Did_she_commit_some_horrible_crime\" >Maria has survived something overwhelming. But she doesn\u2019t remember what. Is she a refugee without papers? Did she commit some horrible crime?&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/karin-rehnqvist.se\/eng\/the-new-opera-drifted-this-is-what-it-is-about\/#Drifted_is_a_ritual_opera_about_travelling_through_grief_back_to_life_when_all_that_gave_life_meaning_is_gone\" >Drifted&nbsp;is a ritual opera about travelling through grief back to life when all that gave life meaning is gone.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/karin-rehnqvist.se\/eng\/the-new-opera-drifted-this-is-what-it-is-about\/#ACT_I\" >ACT I<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/karin-rehnqvist.se\/eng\/the-new-opera-drifted-this-is-what-it-is-about\/#ACT_II\" >ACT II<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Maria_has_survived_something_overwhelming_But_she_doesnt_remember_what_Is_she_a_refugee_without_papers_Did_she_commit_some_horrible_crime\"><\/span>Maria has survived something overwhelming. But she doesn\u2019t remember what. Is she a refugee without papers? Did she commit some horrible crime?&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Drifted_is_a_ritual_opera_about_travelling_through_grief_back_to_life_when_all_that_gave_life_meaning_is_gone\"><\/span><em>Drifted<\/em>&nbsp;is a ritual opera about travelling through grief back to life when all that gave life meaning is gone.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ACT_I\"><\/span><strong>ACT I<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Somewhere in the world, Maria is playing with her daughter Sara when everything goes dark and Sara disappears. In the next moment, Maria\u2019s shadow self, \u201cthe Other,\u201d sets events in motion. Maria finds herself on a beach filled with bathers on holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An insurance salesman named Peter P. realizes that Maria is&nbsp;a survivor of the great disaster&nbsp;on the other side of the ocean. Maria has no memory of the event. Peter P. tries to fend off the gawking holidaymakers, and the kindly Mrs Lind takes Maria home to rest. But once she arrives, Maria realizes that Mrs Lind wants Maria to fill the empty space left behind by Mrs Lind\u2019s own missing daughter. Maria flees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Other\u201d urges Maria to remember those whom she has failed. Instead, Maria searches out Peter P. so that he can help her look for Sara.&nbsp;Pressed&nbsp;by \u201cthe Other,\u201d suddenly Maria remembers the truth: Sara disappeared when the volcano erupted after Maria let go of her hand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignright has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"429\" data-attachment-id=\"2606\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/karin-rehnqvist.se\/eng\/the-new-opera-drifted-this-is-what-it-is-about\/strandad_20221108_sv1738_press_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karin-rehnqvist.se\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/STRANDAD_20221108_SV1738_press_2.jpg?fit=1701%2C1141&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1701,1141\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"STRANDAD_20221108_SV1738_press_2\" data-image-description=\"\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karin-rehnqvist.se\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/STRANDAD_20221108_SV2480_press_2_del.jpg?w=987&amp;ssl=1 987w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peter P. tries to comfort Maria, but \u201cthe Other\u201d confronts her with the memory of her dead husband. Maria, overwhelmed by the great love she has lost, finds herself driven onward and outward into solitude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ACT_II\"><\/span><strong>ACT II<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maria tries to persuade herself that her husband and daughter are still alive, but \u201cthe Other\u201d and her retinue drive Maria forward into the heart of her grief. The memory of the erupting volcano replays before her eyes, and she relived the moment when she sent her husband to find Sara instead of going to search for Sara herself. Peter P., Mrs Lind, and a Choir of the Dead join \u201cthe Other\u201d to stage a trial in which they unanimously find Maria guilty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overwhelmed by guilt, Maria prepares to take her own life but pulls back at the memory of her child, her husband, and their unconditional love. Filled with new courage, Maria bids a final farewell to her family. Furious that Maria is becoming reconciled to her loss, \u201cthe Other\u201d tries to destroy Maria\u2019s will to live. 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