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Debut: Elena Medina - Alter Ego

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Thu, 02 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm

Odeon, Odeons Kvarter 1, 5000 Odense, Denmark

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Thu, 02 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm (CEST)

Odeon, Odeons Kvarter 1, 5000 Odense

Odeons Kvarter 1, 5000 Odense C, Danmark, Odense, Denmark

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Debut: Elena Medina - Alter Ego

Elena Medina is presenting her debut concert from her soloist studies: ALTER EGO, a performance that brings together early music instruments and ancient poetry. Alter ego literally means “another self.” In this concert, she seeks to give voice to the many facets that live within her: a passion for early music, the Spanish repertoire, traditional music, the drive to explore and experiment, and an interest in collaborating with other art forms.

MUSIC AND POETRY
Alter ego is inspired by the Greek poet Sappho (Lesbos, 7th century BC) who, in her poems, explores love and sexuality in all their forms. The program is built around two baroque plucked string instruments: baroque guitar and theorbo, and the repertoire focuses on music of the 17th century. It includes music written for different constellations - from solo and ensembles to a choir accompanied by historical percussion.

SAPPHO OF MYTILENE
Surprisingly, very little is known about Sappho of Mytilene, considered the greatest female poet of ancient Greece. We know that she was trained in both literature and music. In her works, Sappho portrays love stories from an unconventional perspective for her time, as she expresses affection toward women. Sappho was punished for her ideas on love and sexuality, and her work was persecuted and even burned. The poetry that has reached us is fragmented, filled with enigmas and beauty. In fact, it is because of her that we use the word "lesbian," which originally meant "someone from Lesbos." Sappho's legacy endures through the fragments of her poetry that have survived, and she remains an iconic figure in both literature and the history of women's rights.

MUSIC BY
G. Kapsberger, G. Frescobaldi, Giorgos Kalogirou, G. Caccini, F. Guerau, José Marín, Stine Benjaminsen, and traditional sephardic.

Astrid Rehfeld Kofod: actress

Johanne Baadsgaard: Vocal soloist and percussion
Beatriz Gijón: Vocals and percussion
Sanni Bleser: Vocals and percussion
Cintia Gómez: Vocals and percussion

Sandra Lind Þorsteinsdóttir: soprano
Kathrine Brandt: soprano, viola da gamba
Lars Hedelius-Strikkertsen: baroque guitar, oud, colascione
Nikolaj Rosvig: percussion
Joaquin Durán: saxophone
Queralt Adam: cello

Elena Medina: baroque guitar, theorbo


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Debut: Elena Medina - Alter Ego, 2 October | Event in Odense | AllEvents
Debut: Elena Medina - Alter Ego
Thu, 02 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm