On 4th November, Danish rock group Efterklang will be releasing their contemporary opera Leaves – The Colour of Falling via Tambourhinoceros. The original opera featured some of the biggest names in Denmark’s operatic scene and the new release is set to feature numerous songs and pieces of music from the production. Award-winning composer Karsten Fundal also worked on the project, and some of the lyrics were written by Danish poet Ursula Andkjaer Olsen. They’ve now shared a new track from the project, called ‘Stillborn.’
Soprano Katinka Fogh Vindelev, who holds the lead vocals on the track, talked about working on ‘Stillborn’: “I sang ‘Stillborn’ in the highest of platform heels while being 5-month pregnant with a 20 meter-long veil of shrinkwrap flapping behind me. It was in all ways a macabre moment and also my absolute highlight in the opera. My otherwise pretty restrained character wedged herself slowly through an audience captured in a narrow corridor bathed in cold blue lighting.”
She also talked about working with Efterklang and Karsten Fundal in the past: “I’ve been lucky to have worked closely with both Efterklang and Fundal before ‘Leaves’. I toured the world with Efterklang from 2012-13 and sang the solo part of Karsten Fundal’s audio visual piece ‘Liquid Rooms’ with the Odense Symphony. So when we all joined forces in the nuclear basement last summer it almost felt like a family reunion. I admire their tireless energy and courage. When collaborating I feel they manage to push each other in such nice and respectful ways. They’re well suited for each other.” Listen below.
Efterklang are performing at London’s Barbican on 9th March 2017.
Image Credit: Tine Reingaard
