FULL Music and the Brain (Ingvarsson) Trollhättan 2022 Gunnar Guðbjörnsson, Þórgunnur Anna Örnólfsdóttir
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Music and the Brain
- Composer: Ingvarsson Helgi Rafn
- Libretto: Rebecca Hurst Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: Trollhättan, Sweden, Nordic Song Festival
- Recorded: August 7, 2022
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers: Gunnar Guðbjörnsson, Þórgunnur Anna Örnólfsdóttir
- Conductor: Helgi R. Ingvarsson
- Orchestra: Instrumental Ensemble
- Stage Director:
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: Nordic Song Festival
- Date Published: 2022
- Format: DVD
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs, gensubs
- Video Recording from: YouTube FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
The opera “Music and the Brain” addresses the neurological and emotional effects that music can have on us. Inspired by the writings of neurologist Oliver Sacks, it tells the story of the singer, whose successful career was cut short by an accident. The resulting brain damage has caused her to lose the ability to understand music and perform. She is then treated by the doctor, who, in addition to being a fan of the singer, hopes that his research into this rare and interesting case will redeem him in the eyes of the academic world. As they both struggle to understand the singer’s condition, questions arise about the nature of music. What is music? Is it neurological? Or emotionally? What happens in the musical brain when things fall apart? But the doctor’s time is running out as his big presentation of the work is coming up and he must now present his discoveries no matter what