Aniara (opera)
| Aniara | |
|---|---|
| opera by Karl-Birger Blomdahl | |
Premiere production at the Royal Swedish Opera, May 1959. Set by Sven Erixson. | |
| Librettist | Erik Lindegren |
| Language | Swedish |
| Based on | Aniara by Harry Martinson |
| Premiere | 31 May 1959 Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm |
Aniara is an opera in two acts by Karl-Birger Blomdahl, with a libretto by Erik Lindegren based on the poem Aniara by Harry Martinson, that was premiered on 31 May 1959. The opera was described by the composer with the ambiguous phrase en revy om människan i tid och rum: "a revue about Man in Time and Space".