De tre medvirkende bak Penelope Sleeps har i lang tid hatt ønske om å lage opera som skaper en åpning mot det mystiske ved ta vekk det tradisjonelle fortellergrepet. Her er ingen store gester og stor patos, det er nedstrippet og lavmælt.

Teksten er skrevet på prosa som et essay. Det franske ordet essayer betyr å forsøke, mens det italienske ordet opera betyr arbeid eller verk. I dette forsøket på et verk, åpner rommet seg og fører kunstnerne inn i ukjente landskap.

Språk: Engelsk

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Penelope sleeps is an opera in essay form by Mette Edvardsen and Matteo Fargion. In Penelope sleeps the experimental approach and work with the format of the medium is still in question. The relation between voice and music, space and scale are important, but perhaps rather than alluding to operatic images we think of drawing lines to trace a horizon. Opera as a starting point, a long hidden and shared secret desire to tackle this medium, although perhaps motivated slightly differently for each of them. The text is written in prose form, like an essay. Essay, from the French essayer means to try, to attempt. Opera in Italian means to work, to labour. In this attempt to work a space opens up, bringing the artists into unknown landscapes while at the same time allowing them to pursue their own artistic paths.