Elfrida Andrée sheds feminine light on fierce Viking in Fritjof Saga. That a woman composed an opera was sensational enough in a genre traditionally dominated by men, but that she also questioned celebrated ‘masculine’ values such as physical strength, courage and belligerence was unforgivable.

https://theaderks.wordpress.com/2026/01/25/elfrida-andree-sheds-feminine-light-on-fierce-viking-in-fritjof-saga/ #MissyMazzoli, #LouiseBertin, #ElfridaAndrée, #SelmaLagerlöf, #FritjofSaga, #AaltoTheater

Anna Clyne: ‘I have never been afraid of a good melody’ https://theaderks.wordpress.com/2025/11/28/anna-clyne-i-have-never-been-afraid-of-a-good-melody/ #AnnaClyne, #ArvoPärt, #BaltimoreSymphonyOrchestra, #BangOnACan, #JuliaWolfe, #MarinAlsop, #MarinaAdamina, #SteveReich

Violinist Anna Urpina: ‘Baroque women composers are still underrepresented’ https://theaderks.wordpress.com/2025/12/29/violinist-anna-urpina-baroque-women-composers-are-still-underrepresented/ ##MeToo, #AnnaUrpina, #FrancescaCaccini, #JacquetDeLaGuerre, #MaddalenaCasulana, #ZulemaDeLaCruz

Lucia Lucas gives her voice to forgotten women https://theaderks.wordpress.com/2023/12/21/lucia-lucas-gives-her-voice-to-forgotten-women/ #CarolAnnDuffy, #JorindeKeesmaat, #LuciaLucas, #RagazzeQuartet, #TheWorldsWife, #TomGreen

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