''Siddhartha'' is an opera-ballet by

Per Nørgård Per Nørgård (; 13 July 1932 – 28 May 2025) was a Danish composer and music theorist. Though his style varied considerably throughout his career, his music often included repeatedly evolving melodies, in the vein of Jean Sibelius, and a per ...

to a libretto by Ole Sarvig. Written 1974–79 it was premiered at the Royal Opera in Stockholm in 1983. Audio – Page 75 The fact is that I've never found Norgard's music less than striking, and this opera-ballet (to a text by poet Ole Sarvig) recounts the rite of passage that ... a prince into the Buddha-to-be—as does Hermann Hesse's novella Siddhartha (which I found uncommonly moving when I read it long ago).

Recording

*Edith Guillaume, Stig Fogh Andersen, Tina Kiberg, Aage Haugland, Erik Harbo, Kim Janken, Poul Elming, Christian Christiansen, Minna Nyhus, Birgitte Frieboe, Anne Frellesvig, Gert Mortensen, DR KoncertKoret, DR SymfoniOrkestret,

Jan Latham-Koenig Jan Betrand Latham-Koenig, (born December 1953) is a British conductor and sex offender. He conducted all of the BBC ensembles, the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He was appointed an OBE for services to Rus ...

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References

{{Per Nørgård Operas 1983 operas Operas by Per Nørgård Danish-language operas