Matador (Danish musical)
Matador is a 2007 Danish musical based on the 1978-82 television series of the same name. It was first performed on 10 June 2007 at the Copenhagen Opera House. The production was created by Peter Langdale (producer), Bent Fabricius-Bjerre (composer) with lyrics by Clemens Telling. The story is based on Lise Nørgaard's popular TV series first broadcast in 1978.[1] The production was closely associated with the Danish National Chamber Orchestra.
Fabricius-Bjerre had 30 years earlier written the catchy theme tune for the TV series.
The musical tells the story of a number of families in a small town in Zealand before and during the Second World War and the German occupation of Denmark.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Musicalen Matador from ruo.dk. Archived 2008-04-24 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 23 December 2008.
- ^ Matador – En dansk musical uden tårer (in Danish) from Avisen.dk. Retrieved 23 December 2008.