From the Royal Swedish Opera / Kungliga Operan:
Clip from Mikael Karlsson's Melancholia – an opera based on the film by Lars von Trier.
Starring Lauren Snouffer, Rihab Chaieb, Anne Sofie von Otter, Jens Persson Hertzman, Ola Eliasson, and others. With English, German & French subtitles in YouTube player.

Mikael Karlsson "The Husband Becomes the Coward" from Melancholia

Rihab Chaieb vocal
Lauren Snouffer vocal
Royal Swedish Orchestra / Kungliga Hovkapellet
Royal Swedish Opera Chorus
Andrea Molino conductor

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Mikael Karlsson Melancholia
Opera in two acts
Libretto by Royce Vavrek (based on the film by Lars von Trier)

CAST

Lauren Snouffer Justine
Rihab Chaieb Claire
Anne Sofie von Otter Gaby
Jens Persson Hertzman Michael
Ola Eliasson John
Johan Edholm Jack
Mikael Stenbaek Tim
Nils Nygård / Anton Textorius Leo
Klas Hedlund Bean Counting Man

Royal Swedish Orchestra / Kungliga Hovkapellet
Royal Swedish Opera Chorus
Andrea Molino conductor

Composer: Mikael Karlsson
Libretto: Royce Vavrek
Orchestration: MIkael Karlsson & Michael P Atkinson
Chorusmaster: Ines Kaun
Orchestra Manager: Helle Rodrick Solberg
Choreography: Charlotta Öfverholm
Costume Design: Chrisi Karvonides
Sound Design: Avgoustos Psillas
Sound Mix for Video Version: Peter Hecker
Synthesizer Programming: Jocki Lövmark
Set Design: Boris Kudlička
Lighting Design: Tom Visser
Video Art: Bartek Macias
Dramaturgy: Katarina Aronsson
Assistant Director: Marianne Odencrants
Artistic Director: Ellen Lamm
Video Editor: Caro Keller
Director of Photography: Morgan Brown
Stage Director: Sláva Daubnerová
TV Director: Andreas Morell
Producer: Tove Asplind

Commissioned by Birgitta Svendén and the Royal Swedish Opera

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