Karl-Heinz Stockhausen dead

Karl-Heinz Stockhausen is dead. The famous composer of serial music and twelve-tone technic has inspired many composers and popular artists. This not least with his electronic music.

Pierre Boulez and Luigi Nono are two other composers often associated with this musical movement. To some extent they are regarded as the Trinity within serial music, if I may say so.

If they are the Trinity, Olivier Messiaen, was the God (Father) and a very important source of inspiration for both Stockhausen, Boulez and Nono.







(Photo Karl-Heinz Stockhausen copied from: www.wikipedia.org)

Therapy for the Count and Countess in Figaro?

The Gothenburg Opera have started a series of presentations including some kind of therapeutic seance before the opera performances.

This time it's in connection with 'The Marriage of Figaro' ('Le Nozze di Figaro...') where the opera house also invited a psychotherapist to analyse the problems between the Count and the Countess.

Will the singers sing or act better after this? Judge for yourselves if you have the chance.

In Stockholm one also practice introductions to the opera performances but not yet with psychotherapists - thank God!

(Photo poster copied from:: www.seriesam.se)

Backa theatre

A new theatre is inaugurated in Gothenburg today.

It's the so called 'Backa theatre' and their ensemble who now can use a new building for their theatre performances.
They are celebrating this with three performances all of which are based on 'Crime and Punishment' by Fyodor Dostoyevsky with Raskolnikov in the center of course.

The three plays use the same scenography (stage design), the same costumes and partly the same actors but have different kinds of intonation and are directed to different ages.

Above: Mattias Andersson, artistic director

(Photo Backa Teater copied from: https://vartgoteborg.se/backa_teater_inviger_nya_lokaler_pa_lindholmen/)
(Picture book 'Crime and Punishment copied from: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqzTKtV0W-7yNy__v5nr6nRW8s5wn4LDrX1dJ8VfY4MQQMjOySZFIIaE0T-I20HUJZ8QoAdot8b0UCnANcVWkdvDLnyBjlTI3NNC3jRVRd4kyuS_XoyQU_c_ottYrEz2OKnm7I/s1600/1122.gif)
(Photo Mattias Andersson copied from: https://www.expressen.se/gt/backa-teater-invigs-pa-lindholmen/
Mattias Andersson konstnärlig ledare)