Anders Nilsson (composer)
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Anders Nilsson, born July 6, 1954, in Stockholm
, Sweden
, is a Swedish
composer. He made his début as composer with the first part of the trilogy Trois Pièces pour grand orchestre in Copenhagen
(1981). He has composed orchestral music, including two symphonies, several concertos, and chamber music as well as two operas: the first opera Klassresan to his own libretto received its première in 2003 and the second, Zarah (about Zarah Leander
's time in Hitler Germany, with a libretto by Claes Fellbom
), was premièred in 2007 at the Folkoperan
in Stockholm
. Zarah was performed 52 times and was seen by more than 25,000 people (82% sold tickets in average).
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, is a Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
composer. He made his début as composer with the first part of the trilogy Trois Pièces pour grand orchestre in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
(1981). He has composed orchestral music, including two symphonies, several concertos, and chamber music as well as two operas: the first opera Klassresan to his own libretto received its première in 2003 and the second, Zarah (about Zarah Leander
Zarah Leander
Zarah Leander was a Swedish actress and singer.Leander began her career in the late 1920s, and by the mid 1930s her success in Europe, particularly in Germany and the Scandinavian countries, led to invitations to work in the United States...
's time in Hitler Germany, with a libretto by Claes Fellbom
Claes Fellbom
Claes Fellbom is a Swedish film director, screenwriter, and composer, and a librettist and opera stage director. He is the founder and managing director of Folkoperan....
), was premièred in 2007 at the Folkoperan
Folkoperan
Folkoperan is an opera house in Stockholm, Sweden, founded by Claes Fellbom in 1976. It is located in Stockholm at Hornsgatan 72 in a popular southern district of Stockholm called Södermalm....
in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
. Zarah was performed 52 times and was seen by more than 25,000 people (82% sold tickets in average).