Lili Elbe (2023)

Drama
Music

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.

Cast

Lili Elbe
Gerda Wegener
Dagmar's Daughter
Dagmar's Son
Anna Larsen Bjørner/Mother Wegener/Young Woman
Hélène Allatini
Danish Countess/Dagmar/Matron
Marius Wegener
Christian X/Art Critic/Major Fernando Porta
Eric Allatini
Professor Warnekros

Crew

Dramaturgy
Cinematography
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Set Designer