Selma Ježková (opera)

Selma Ježková is an opera by Poul Ruders based on Lars von Trier's Dancer in the Dark about a Czech immigrant coming to America. Ruders dedicated the role to Ylva Kihlberg, who sang in the premiere. The opera ran for 9 performances at the Copenhagen Opera House from 5 to 27 September 2010. It played at NorrlandsOperan in Sweden and the Lincoln Center Festival in the United States in 2011. It opened the 2015 Munich Opera Festival.