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OPERA NOW is a six-part documentary series hosted by Vasco Mendonça, a composer with a passion for contemporary opera who is committed to introducing the general public to this unique world. In each episode, he presents a landmark work of the 21st century through interviews with composers, directors, and singers...

Before becoming a hit animated film (both the Disney version and Lev Atamanov’s 1957 adaptation!), The Snow Queen was a fairy tale by the famous Hans Christian Andersen. In this episode, we explore its adaptation into an opera by Hans Abrahamsen, a fellow Dane of the famous storyteller, who turned it into a splendid ode to childhood and memories…

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