OPERA. NOW: Episode 5

The Snow Queen — Hans Abrahamsen and Hans Christian Andersen

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Cast

Vasco Mendonça  — Presenter

Hans Abrahamsen  — Composer

Barbara Hannigan  — Soprano

Program notes

OPERA. NOW is a six-part documentary series presented by Vasco Mendonça, a contemporary composer looking to share his passion for opera with the world. Throughout each episode, discover iconic 21st-century operas through interviews with composers, stage directors, and singers.

Before becoming a successful animated film (Disney's Frozen and Lev Atamanov's 1957 film of the original name), The Snow Queen was one of Hans Christian Andersen's well-known fairytales. This fifth episode of OPERA. NOW focuses on its opera adaptation by Danish composer Hans Abrahamsen, who turned the tale into a splendid poem about memories and childhood...

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