
An Operatic Vision Lost in Translation
Bent Sørensen’s new operatic collaboration with Jon Fosse falls short of what it might have been.
Bent Sørensen’s new operatic collaboration with Jon Fosse falls short of what it might have been.
At the Copenhagen Museum, the city’s forgotten soundscapes are brought to life – from street cries and gongs to nervous night sirens – in an exhibition that lets the echoes of the past resonate in present-day ears.
På Københavns Museum vækkes byens glemte lydbilleder til live – fra gadeskrål og gongonger til nervøse nattesirener – i en udstilling, der får fortidens klang til at tone i nutidens ører.
»A poetic and precise sonic laboratory, where music emerges in hesitation and grows like a living creature.«
»Et poetisk og præcist lydlaboratorium, hvor musikken opstår i tøven og vokser frem som et levende væsen.«
In Reykjavík, snow falls sideways, and sorrowful reindeer sing. Dark Music Days unfolds the winter darkness in experimental tones where silence and noise meet – and even a harp made of yarn tells stories.