Don Felipe’s Bride

Orig. Don Felipes brur

Written and Directed by Terje J Tveit

Music by Ensemble Bagall

Producer Elin Rusti

Produced by Larvik Barokk and Ensemble Bagall

Co-produced by Ibsen Stage Company

Produced with the generous support of

• – Arts Council Norway
• – Vestfold County Municipality
• – Borough of Larvik
• – Vestfoldmuséene

Herregården i Larvik

Larvik, Norway

17 October 2024

Cast

In 1952, the stone coffin of Kristina Håkonsdatter is opened inside the church of the monastery in Covarrubias in present-day Spain. Who was she really – the beautiful Kristina, who dies abruptly at the age of 28?

Text and evocative medieval music and song as well as a historical tapas based on Trond Aarstad's culinary research sets the scene for a dramatic monologue. It relates the story of Kristina's adventurous journey from Norway to Spain, where she finally marries King Alfonso X's brother, Felipe of Castille, in 1258.