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

Herregården i Larvik

Larvik, Norway

17 October 2024

Cast

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Hedda Emilie ØstremKristina / Kristina's shadow
Mari AskvikKristina / Kristina's shadow, Mezzosoprano
Thomas BoysenEnsemble Bagall, lute
Gunnar HaugeEnsemble Bagall, cello
Laima OlssonEnsemble Bagall, violin
Håkon SkybergEnsemble Bagall, percussion
Trond Aarstad Jr.Mediaeval haute cuisine

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.

Hedda Emilie Østrem

© Image courtesy of Rebecca Sjølie

Don Felipe's Bride

Hedda Emilie Østrem

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