Lili Elbe (2023)

12/08/2023 (CH) • 2h 14m

Drama, Music

Overview

The painter Lili Elbe was the first person to have gender confirmation surgery in the 1930s. The homonymous opera is a glimpse into the life of Lili Elbe and her wife Gerda Wegener (also a famous painter) through Lili's transition at a time when such surgery was still completely uncharted territory.

Top Billed Cast

Lucia Lucas

Lili Elbe

Sylvia D'Eramo

Gerda Wegener

Mack Wolz

Anna Larsen Bjørner/Mother Wegener/Young Woman

Jennifer Panara

Hélène Allatini

Brian Michael Moore

Claude Lejeune

Théo Imart

Danish Countess/Dagmar/Matron

Sam Taskinen

Marius Wegener

Kristján Jóhannesson

Christian X/Art Critic/Major Fernando Porta

David Maze

Eric Allatini


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

opera

biography

historical

lgbt

1930s

gender affirmation surgery

music

theatre

trans women

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