Gilgamesh (Nørgård opera) explained

Gilgamesh is a 1972 opera by Per Nørgård. First performed in Århus on 4 May 1973, the opera received the Nordic Council Music Prize in 1974.^[1]

Recording

• Gilgamesh Swedish Radio Choir, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Tamas Veto, Oliver Knussen with Voyage into the Golden Screen. Dacapo DCCD 9001.

Notes and References

1. Hannu Annala, Heiki Matlik - Handbook of Guitar and Lute Composers 2010 - Page 111 1609743539 " In the 1950s Norgard, as a composer, searched for a “Nordic sound” ... Gilgamesh, which received the Music Award of the Nordic council in 1974."