''Det guddomelige Tivoli'' (The Divine Circus) is a 1982 opera by

Per Nørgård Per Nørgård (; 13 July 1932 – 28 May 2025) was a Danish composer and music theorist. Though his style varied considerably throughout his career, his music often included repeatedly evolving melodies, in the vein of Jean Sibelius, and a per ...

.Berit I. Brown Nordic Experiences: Exploration of Scandinavian Cultures 1997 – Page 20 "Det guddomelige Tivoli served as a springboard into an unexpected proliferation of concertos, all commissioned works." The opera portrays the schizophrenic Swiss artist

Adolf Wölfli Adolf Wölfli (February 29, 1864 – November 6, 1930) was a Swiss visual artist who was one of the first artists to be associated with the Art Brut or outsider art label. Early life Wölfli was born near Bern. He was abused both physically and ...

(1864–1930) from his harsh upbringing in Switzerland to the asylum where Wölfli spent 30 years while producing his artworks. Originally composed in Danish the opera was recorded on disc for the first time in 2008 at a performance by Stadttheater Bern in German.

Recording

*''Der Göttliche Tivoli'' (sung in German) Bernd Gebhardt (bass-baritone), Fabienne Jost (soprano), Steffen Kubach (baritone), Jianeng Lu (tenor), Tadahiro Masujima (tenor), Sandra Rohrbach (mezzo-soprano), Simone Tschöke (contralto), Andrea Stadel (soprano), Daniel Szeili (tenor) & Hubert Wild (baritone) Dorian Keilhack SACD – 2 discs Dacapo

References

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