Lili Elbe

Plot Summary

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 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