The Two Sisters | Ea Wim

A 25-minute chamber opera about ghosts, jealousy and death.

“Someone is born from the light. And others, other from the dark.”

THE TWO SISTERS

‘The Two Sisters’ is a 25-minute electro-acoustic chamber opera based on the story from the Danish folk ballad ‘The Two Sisters.’ It is written for two singers, a cellist, and a contemporary dancer.

Stylistically, this is a blend of Western art music, Nordic folk, and electronically manipulated acoustic sound — a true reflection of composer Ea Wims musical upbringing.

PLOT

When the elder sister gets engaged, the younger sister becomes consumed by jealousy and attempts to kill her. In self-defence, the elder sister kills the younger one. Guilt eats away at the elder sister, and her wedding ends up being haunted by her deceased sister, who manifests in the wedding musician’s violin.

CAST

● The younger sister, soprano Julia Bielefeld

● The older sister, Soprano, Sofia Schmidt

● The Wedding musician, Contemporary dancer, Felix Sieben

● Cellist, Anna Helander

●Composer, Ea Wim

The two sisters is being performed in collaboration with Århus Unge Tonekunstnerer in the occasion of their 60th aniversery, and with Ung Nordisk Musik in the occasion of their 80th anniversary.