Opera MA students present their final projects

Three students from the Master’s programme Opera vocal performance present their final projects in the form of personal and scenic performances.

Through music, performance and artistic research, they explore questions of identity, gender, power and the interpretation of opera characters – from trouser roles and feminist perspectives to Wagner’s divine figures.

A warm welcome to a multifaceted evening where the classical opera repertoire meets new perspectives and individual expression!

"In a masculine guise" by Saga Fribyter

Gender and gender roles are explored through character development centred on the individual in some of opera’s beloved breeches role.

How do you use your body to become someone completely different?

Where is the line between prejudice and constructive character development?

With several well-known arias from the breeches role repertoire, you are invited to join an exploration focusing specifically on gender, power and doing justice to the character.

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"Role development from a Feminist Perspective – Susanna’s influence towards Ilia" by Giovanna Alves dos Santos

Welcome to Giovanna’s master concert, where she performs excerpts from Mozart’s opera Idomeneo, portraying Ilia. In this project, she explores how Ilia can be reimagined with greater agency by drawing inspiration from other operatic characters, particularly Susanna from Le Nozze di Figaro.

This performance investigates how characters from different operas can influence one another, opening new interpretative possibilities

By approaching Ilia through a feminist lens, the project seeks to provide female roles with greater psychological depth, stronger inner motivation, and increased dramaturgical relevance.

”Wonderful Wagner Women - how to interpret a god on stage” by Sally Sallingboe Jørgensen

Follow Sally to the gates of Valhalla, as she will try to answer the question: how to interpret a God onstage? - exploring the roles of Siegliende, Brünhilde and Fricka from Richard Wagner’s ‘’Die Walküre’’.

Behold how Sally tries to navigate three different godly figures in rapid succession, as she tries to distinguish their characters.

What does Sally need to succeed in her quest? Will? Voice? Big muscles? Or is it simply to find her courage and confidence in her journey onward?

Join her on her flight to Valhalla and discover for yourself.
The gates are open.