KLAUS NOMI
The HEART of an alien
»Impressive breakthrough for Richard Hamrin«
»Richard Hamrin portrays Nomi with good skill, both stage-wise and with his voice - basically a baritone - which can both rise to falsetto, play with the arias and speak convincingly to the audience«
»This poignant monologue is one long virtuoso number«
»Hamrin effortlessly switches between baritone mode and falsetto singing«
MUSIC
Klaus Nomi, Christian Hoffmann, Henry Purcell, Lou Christie/Twyla Herbert, George David Weiss/Luigi Creatore/Hugo Peretti, John Medora/David White, Camille Saint-Saëns, David Bowie, Vincenzo Bellini
NEW MUSIC
Jonas Redig
LIBRETTO
Lucas Svensson
CONDUCTOR
Eric Skarby
DIRECTOR
Sunil Munshi
SET DESIGN
Linus Fellbom, Sunil Munshi
COSTUME DESIGN
Bente Rolandsdotter
LIGHT DESIGN
Linus Fellbom
LANGUAGE
Performed in Swedish.
Running time
Approx. 1 hour 20 minutes. No interval.
The icon KLAUS NOMI opens his heart for the young audience at the Royal Swedish Opera
You hear him, you see him, you feel him. The German countertenor, synthpop artist and fashion icon Klaus Nomi was always far from average. However, this trail-blazing avant-gardist longed for companionship and love. The dying Nomi reveals his innermost feelings to
the audience in a raw, moving monologue. He speaks for every lonely artist and nonconformist.
In the musical monologue Klaus Nomi, which premiered at the Royal Swedish Opera in 2020, we get to follow Klaus during his last hours on earth. The production is an intimate portrait written by playwright Lucas Svensson and directed by Sunil Munshi. Arias written by Purcell, Saint-Saëns, and Nomi himself, among others, are performed by a string quartet, piano and synthesizers. According to Aftonbladet, «Richard Hamrin plays Nomi with great skill, both in terms of acting and by means of his voice – he is essentially a baritone – that can reach the high falsetto notes, play with the arias and communicate convincingly with the audience». SvD wrote: «Just thinking of Richard Hamrin’s exit in this performance is electrifying, it is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen … an impressive breakthrough for Richard Hamrin.»
Suitable for age 16+.
Cast
Musicians from the Royal Swedish Orchestra