The Yellow Wallpaper // one-act chamber opera

Lotte and John spend their summer in a colonial mansion in hopes of overcoming Lotte's "fancies" following the birth of their first child. John, Lotte's husband and doctor imposes the infamous 'resting cure' upon his wife, as her fascination for the wallpaper in her room develops.

'The Yellow Wallpaper' is a chamber opera co-created by composer Ana Maria Oancea (RO/NO) and librettist Stephan Teuwissen (CH) inspired by Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s short story titled 'The Yellow Wallpaper', which elegantly tackles the difficult subject of postpartum depression and late-nineteenth century mental healthcare practices, all in the shape of a diary. Read Gilman's text here: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/theliteratureofprescription/exhibitionAssets/digitalDocs/The-Yellow-Wall-Paper.pdf

Composer: Ana Maria Oancea
Libretto: Stephan Teuwissen
Conducting: Torbjørn Heide Arnesen
Direction: Cristina Cotescu
Scenography: Yasemin Orhan

Assistent conductor: Isak Hård

Light design: Ruben Olsen Lærk
Sound: Eirik Kvalbein

Lotte/The Wall: Ingrid Reinan, Helen Tyssekvam, Maria Haukenes Malmedal, Una Kristin Kristjansdottir.
John: Torbjørn Heide Arnesen

The ensemble:
Daniel Henry Øvrebø (flute)
Johannes Byrkjeland (bassoon)
Kishanth Halvorsen (percussion)
Sergio Llorente (violin)
Johanna Saaek (cello)
Didrik Berg (double bass)

Photo: Oskar Leirvåg

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