Ekkert er sorglegra en manneskjan
Premiered in Tjarnarbíó, september 2020
Happiness, and humanity’s endless pursuit of it, is the subject matter of this new post-dramatic opera by composer Friðrik Margrétar- Guðmundsson, written and directed by Adolf Smári Unnarsson.
Four figures roam the stage, searching for meaning and contemplating what brings them joy. But the answers are nowhere to be found, because nothing is more tragic than the human being. The figures try every trick in the book, without the desired results. But they’re only human, and again, nothing is more tragic than the human being. Life: An agonisingly funny tragedy, a constant disappointment.
Composer: Friðrik Margrétar-Guðmundsson
Text and direction: Adolf Smári Unnarsson
Stage and costume design: Bryndís Ósk. Þ. Ingvarsdóttir
Dramaturgy: Matthías Tryggvi Haraldsson
Light designer: Hafliði Emil Barðason
Video designer: Elmar Þórarinsson
Conductor: Pétur Björnsson
Assistant director: Magnús Thorlacius
Graphic design: Gréta Þorkelsdóttir
Photography: Gunnlöð Jóna Rúnarsdóttir
Performers: Dagur Þorgrímsson, Heiðdís Hanna Sigurðardóttir,
María Sól Ingólfsdóttir, Ólafur Freyr Birkisson
Chamber orchestra:
Baldvin Ingvar Tryggvason
Björg Brjánsdóttir
Friðrik Margrétar-Guðmundsson
Flemming Viðar Valmundsson
Pétur Björnsson
Unnur Jónsdóttir
“A magnificent journey in flat summer shoes through the tears of existence.”
