A revue of mankind in time and space Opera in two acts by Karl-Birger Blomdahl after the epic poem Aniara by HARRY MARTINSON Aniara is the name of a spaceship of the future. On a voyage from Earth to Mars the passengers learn that the ship has gone astray, and that they must fly on without landing until they die. The technical device which guides the ship is called Mima, and it speaks in a non-human way through the insertion of pre-recorded tape music into the score. (sung in Swedish): records SWEDISH RADIO CHORUS AND SO/ STIG WESTERBERG Act 1: Scene 1: Galactic space Scene 2: Assembly room of the spaceship Aniara Scene 3: The Mima hall
3.30* Interval Reading
3.35* Act 2 Scene 1: The Mima hall Scene 2: The hall of mirrors Scene 3: The light year hall - 20th anniversary Scene 4: Galactic space