Selma Ježková is an opera by Poul Ruders based on Lars von Trier's Dancer in the Dark about a Czech immigrant coming to America. Ruders dedicated the role to Ylva Kihlberg, who sang in the premiere. The opera ran for 9 performances at the Copenhagen Opera House from 5 to 27 September 2010. It played at NorrlandsOperan in Sweden and the Lincoln Center Festival in the United States in 2011. It opened the 2015 Munich Opera Festival.
Recording Selma Ježková (sung in English) Ylva Kihlberg (Selma), Palle Knudsen (Bill), Hanne Fischer (Kathy), Guido Paevatalu (Norman/Guard 2), Gert Henning-Jensen (District Attorney/Guard 1) & Carl Philip Levin (Gene) The Royal Danish Opera & The Royal Danish Orchestra, Michael Schønwandt DVD
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