Past Projects

screen (mad scenes)

“So one must saY, congratulations.
Copenhagen has gained a new avant-garde ensemble that is making waves.”

“OperaHole’s musicians were magnificent interpreters of Peter Maxwell Davies’ avant-garde sounds, just behind a blazing Daniel Rosenberg, who as the mad king sang every ounce of safety out of the audience’s heads.”

Casper Koeller, Sceneblog

“OperaHole looks like a strong contender to carry on our tradition of playful underground opera.”

Sune Anderberg, Seismograf

Recursion
A New Play by Daniel Rosenberg

8 Songs for a Mad King
by Peter Maxwell Davies

Lucia’s Mad Scene
from Lucia di Lammermoor
by Gaetano Donizetti

Performed at The Lab CPH
on October 24th and 25th 2025

About

Have you ever considered if you're addicted to your phone? When bedrotting becomes your only m.o., or crossing the street almost ends in a trip to the hospital? screen (mad scenes) explores the impact of presence through a ritual digital purge perfect for Halloween.

We start with a service industry reality check—the mind-numbing, repetitive hell that's all too easy to escape through your screen. recursion traps a barista in purgatorial customer service, surrounded by entitled patrons who can't believe you’re out of buns.

Then comes a new staging of Peter Maxwell Davies' 8 Songs for a Mad King—but forget theater etiquette. We want you glued to your screen, commenting/liking/disliking the madness unfolding before you. Watch as your digital engagement torments the very performer you're consuming.

Finally, total digital rejection: Lucia's Mad Scene from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor. No screens, no distractions, no lights—just a woman's elaborate destructive coloratura up close and personal.

The whole thing makes you question technology, performance, and what it means to actually be present.

Join us. Your screen time report will thank you.

Cast

Daniel Rosenberg, Vocalist
Litha Ashforth, Vocalist
Njord Fossnes, Viola/Violin
Hedda Aadland, Cello
Kristopher Nash, Clarinet

Otilia Zielke Johannsen, Flute
Louise Schrøder, Piano
Tomáš Bazo, Percussion
Jens Rønscholdt, Meme-Maker

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