Gilgamesh is a 1972 opera by Per Nørgård. First performed in Århus on 4 May 1973, the opera received the Nordic Council Music Prize in 1974.[1]
Recording
[edit]- Gilgamesh Swedish Radio Choir, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Tamas Veto, Oliver Knussen with Voyage into the Golden Screen. Dacapo DCCD 9001.
References
[edit]- ^ Hannu Annala, Heiki Matlik - Handbook of Guitar and Lute Composers 2010 - Page 111 1609743539 " In the 1950s Norgard, as a composer, searched for a “Nordic sound” ... Gilgamesh, which received the Music Award of the Nordic council in 1974."