Lili Elbe (opera)

Lili Elbe is an opera in two acts composed by Tobias Picker, with a libretto by Aryeh Lev Stollman, starring Lucia Lucas as Lili Elbe.^[1][2][3][4] Based on the life of Lili Elbe and her book Man into Woman: An Authentic Record of a Change of Sex,^[5][6] the opera premiered on 22 October 2023,^[2] and received "Best World Premiere" in the 2023 Oper! Awards.

Lili Elbe
Opera by Tobias Picker
Lili Elbe by Gerda Wegener
Librettist	Aryeh Lev Stollman
Language	English
Based on	Man into Woman: An Authentic Record of a Change of Sex by Lili Elbe
Premiere	October 23, 2023 (2023-10-23) Theater St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland

Roles

Roles, premiere cast

Role	Premier cast, 2023 Conductor: Modestas Pitrėnas [de; lt]
Lili Elbe	Lucia Lucas
Gerda Wegener	Sylvia D'Eramo
Anna Larsen Bjørner, Mother Wegener, Young Woman	Mack Wolz
Hélène Allatini	Jennifer Panara
Claude Lejeune	Brian Michael Moore
Danish Countess, Dagmar, Matron	Théo Imart
Marius Wegener	Sam Taskinen
Christian X, Art Critic, Major Fernando Porta	Kristján Jóhannesson
Eric Allatini	David Maze
Professor Warnekros	Msimelelo Mbali

Development

Tobias Picker met Lucia Lucas when he cast her in the title role of Don Giovanni, making her the first transgender opera singer to have a leading role on the American stage.^{[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][excessive citations]}