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Fanny and Alexander - Mikael Karlsson


  • la Monnaie - de Munt Place de la Monnaie Bruxelles, Bruxelles, 1000 Belgium (map)

Aline is the vocal coach for the 3 young soloists playing the title roles in the creation of new opera “Fanny and Alexander”.
She helped them learn their roles starting in the summer, and provides vocal training and coaching throughout the rehearsal process.

Alexander, played by Jay Weiner (age 16)
Fanny, played by Lucie Penninck (age 11) and Sarah Dewez (age 13).

Dates and tickets: https://www.lamonnaiedemunt.be/en/program/3147-fanny-and-alexander

photo: Simon Van Rompay

CAST

A grand opera in two acts
Music by Mikael Karlsson
Libretto by Royce Vavrek after the film Fanny och Alexander by Ingmar Bergman
Under license from Josef Weinberger Ltd
Orchestration: Michael P. Atkinson, Mikael Karlsson

World premiere
Commissioned by De Munt / La Monnaie
With the kind collaboration of Ingmar Bergman Jr. & Cinematograph AB

Conductor ARIANE MATIAKH
Director IVO VAN HOVE

Set & Lighting Designer JAN VERSWEYVELD
Costume Designer AN D’HUYS
Video Designer CHRISTOPHER ASH
Dramaturgy preparation PETER VAN KRAAIJ

Helena Ekdahl SUSAN BULLOCK
Oscar Ekdahl PETER TANTSITS
Emilie Ekdahl SASHA COOKE
Fanny SARAH DEWEZ*, LUCIE PENNINCK*
Alexander JAY WEINER*
Bishop Edvard Vergerus THOMAS HAMPSON
Justina ANNE SOFIE VON OTTER
Isak Jacobi LOA FALKMAN
Ismaël ARYEH NUSSBAUM COHEN
Aron ALEXANDER SPRAGUE
Carl Ekdahl JUSTIN HOPKINS
Lydia POLLY LEECH
Gustav Adolf Ekdahl GAVAN RING
Alma Ekdahl MARGAUX DE VALENSART °
Paulina MARION BAUWENS °°
Esmeralda BLANDINE COULON °

° MM Laureate
°° MM Soloist
*Member of Children's and youth choruses of La Monnaie

La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra

Production DE MUNT / LA MONNAIE

In co-production with Shelter Prod and Prospero MM Productions, with the support of Taxshelter.be and ING
With the support of the Belgian Federal Government's Tax Shelter

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