"I mean this: Pro-rated, considering that this 17-year-old [composer/writer] had spent comparatively few days on this planet, Prom was the best musical I'd ever read."
—Peter Filichia's Diary, Theatermania.com
She built him up. Will she take him down?
The Master Builder
a new opera | music and libretto by Derrick Wang
based on the play by Henrik Ibsen
THE STORY
What would you sacrifice to reach the top? What more to stay there?
The luck will turn. I know it—I feel the day approaching.
The younger generation will come knocking at my door—
Then there’s [the] end of Halvard Solness.—Henrik Ibsen, The Master Builder (play), Act I
Years ago, a mysterious chain of coincidences transformed an unknown apprentice into the superstar architect known as Halvard Solness.
Now, as he maintains his empire by selling the dream of home ownership, he finds himself suddenly threatened on all sides —
by the men he employs and oppresses,
by the family he destroyed,
and by the seductive young woman he thought he left behind.
SPECIFICATIONS
Duration: ca. 90 min.
Orchestra: chamber ensemble
Cast: 4 men, 3 women
- Halvard Solness, the Master Builder
- Aline Solness, his wife
- Kaia Fosli, his secretary
- Ragnar Brovik, his first assistant, and Kaia’s fiancé
- Knut Brovik, his second assistant, and Ragnar’s father
- Dr. Herdal, his physician
- Hilda Wangel, a visitor
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