Orpheus’ Comfort – opera for babies

Babyopera gives children a taste of the strong emotions adults experience through the medium of opera.

For Ultima, Babyopera will develop two baroque-flavoured performances, adapted by composers Maja S.K. Ratkje and Eivind Buene, and featuring sopranos Silje Aker Johnsen and Elisabeth Holmertz. 

These two new works for very young children (0-3) are presented as performances with a total duration of 30 minutes and are designed to put the children in touch with emotions of loss, grief, pain, comfort, courage and hope.

Christina Lindgren – libretto

Music and lyrics – Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje (aria from Orphée et Euridice by Christoph Willibald Gluck/ Ranieri de´ Calzabigi/ Pierre-Louis Moline)

With Elisabeth Holmertz, Silje Aker Johnsen, Marie Delna

Christina Lindgren – director
Tormod Lindgren – scenography
Christina Lindgren – costume 
Elizabeth Svarstad – choreography 
Svante Aulis Löwenborg – dramaturgy 
Camilla Svingen / Syv Mil – producer Babyopera
Karstein Solli – consultant