{"id":120398,"date":"2025-12-17T15:28:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T20:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=120398"},"modified":"2025-12-18T07:00:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T12:00:01","slug":"preview-tapestry-opera-presents-lol-laughing-loud-lonely-january-16-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2025\/12\/17\/preview-tapestry-opera-presents-lol-laughing-loud-lonely-january-16-17\/","title":{"rendered":"PREVIEW | Tapestry Opera Presents LOL: Laughing Out Loud Lonely January 16 &amp; 17"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_120400\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-120400\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-120400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Copy-of-PREVIEW-2025-12-17T151525.249.jpg\" alt=\"Countertenor Morten Grove Frandsen\u00a0in LOL: Laughing Out Loud Lonely (Photo: \u00a9 Tom Ingvardsen)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Copy-of-PREVIEW-2025-12-17T151525.249.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Copy-of-PREVIEW-2025-12-17T151525.249-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Copy-of-PREVIEW-2025-12-17T151525.249-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Copy-of-PREVIEW-2025-12-17T151525.249-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-120400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Countertenor Morten Grove Frandsen\u00a0in LOL: Laughing Out Loud Lonely (Photo: \u00a9 Tom Ingvardsen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Life in the internet age is already lonely, and it\u2019s only in the faceless online environment that marginalized voices find a real home. That\u2019s the basic premise behind LOL \u2014 Laughing Out Lonely, a solo opera work that takes the stage at Tapestry Opera\u2019s Nancy &amp; Ed Jackman Performance Centre on January 16 and 17.<\/p>\n<p>The work comes to Toronto via Denmark, composed by Matilde B\u00f6cher, with sound production by Asger Kudahls, and starring countertenor Morten Grove Frandsens.<\/p>\n<p>The one person opera is produced by Danish company OPE-N, known for their innovative works, and premiered in 2023. The production toured Denmark to soldout houses, and Morten Grove Frandsen was nominated for a Reumert Award in 2024 for his solo performance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z6hIXXyEtLQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<h2>About LOL: Laughing Out Loud Lonely<\/h2>\n<p>The lyrics for LOL were created in English, drawn from social media posts by young people, and includes a range of outsider personalities like the girl with The Fucking Ugly Face, a self-harmer who cuts herself, and The Lamb, a boy who fantasizes about being slaughtered.<\/p>\n<p>The work plumbs the dark regions the internet, giving voice to the misogynists, racists, self harming people, and others who\u2019ve found a kind of community online. The audience becomes part of the setting in this groundbreaking opera.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the first international production to be presented at the Nancy &amp; Ed Jackman Performance Centre.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_120402\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-120402\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-120402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Copy-of-NEWS-2025-12-17T152458.037.jpg\" alt=\"L-R: Composer Matilde B\u00f6cher; Countertenor Morten Grove Frandsen; Sound Designer Asger Kudahl (Photos courtesy of the artists)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Copy-of-NEWS-2025-12-17T152458.037.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Copy-of-NEWS-2025-12-17T152458.037-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Copy-of-NEWS-2025-12-17T152458.037-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Copy-of-NEWS-2025-12-17T152458.037-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-120402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L-R: Composer Matilde B\u00f6cher; Countertenor Morten Grove Frandsen; Sound Designer Asger Kudahl (Photos courtesy of the artists)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Cast &amp; Creators<\/h2>\n<h3>Composer Matilde B\u00f6cher<\/h3>\n<p>B\u00f6cher graduated from Rytmisk Musikkonservatorium in Copenhagen with a degree in composition, and from Kunsth\u00f6gskolan in Malm\u00f6 \u2013 Lund Universitet with another degree in fine arts. From her own bio:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am a composer and conceptual artist, working with music in connection with installation, performance and video. At the center of my compositions is the voice and melody.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy works have a socially critical and existential focus, which I insist on illuminating in detail with openness, sensitivity and vulnerability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She has created music for performance, opera, theatre, video, and installations, and several of her works have been nominated and awarded prizes, including LOL \u2013 Laughing Out Lonely (2023), Messiah (2019), and Overload (2025). Matilde has been awarded a significant working grant from the Danish Arts Foundation to continue her work.<\/p>\n<h3>Sound Designer Asger Kudahl<\/h3>\n<p>Danish sound designer and composer Asger Kudahl graduated from the Danish Academy of Performing Arts. His specialty tends to be in creating sound for projects that include interactive theatre, internet radio, and art films, with a focus on the performing arts. He\u2019s responsible for the sound design in more than 40 productions that include Finished with Eddy (Betty Nansen), Martyrmuseum (Black\/White), A Story of Blindness (\u00c5rhus Theatre), Museum for the Future (Black\/White) and The Wall (Betty Nansen). LOL is his first opera.<\/p>\n<p>A former external lecturer\/consultant at the institutioin, Asger took up the position of head of education for sound design at the Danish Academy of Performing Arts in August 2025. He is also part of the artist collective TOETT.<\/p>\n<h3>Countertenor Morten Grove Frandsen<\/h3>\n<p>Morten Grove Frandsen is a prominent counterntenor in Denmark, and made his made his debut at Aarhus Summer Opera three years before graduating from the Royal Opera Academy in Copenhagen. He was awarded the Copenhagen Opera Festival\u2019s Talent Prize in 2015, and in 2016, the year of his graduation, he received both the Critic\u2019s Circle Award and the Reumert Talent Award.<\/p>\n<p>Morten has worked with Trondheim Opera, Scottish Opera, The Funen Opera, Klang Festival, Riga Baroque Festival and the R\u00e9publique and Black\/White Theatres in Copenhagen. He is a regular guest at the Royal Danish Opera. There, he has performed in Thomas Ad\u00e8s\u2019s The Exterminating Angel, Hans Abrahamsen\u2019s The Snow Queen (world premiere), David Bruce\u2019s Nothing, Mozart\u2019s Mitridate, Louise Alenius\u2019s Manualen (World premiere) and John Frandsen\u2019s The Martyrdom (world premiere).<\/p>\n<p>He has appeared in 18 world premiere productions, including Louise Alenius\u2019s immersive opera Silent Zone for Copenhagen Opera Festival (2017), and Fundal\u2019s Incognito Royal for the Danish National Opera (2021).<\/p>\n<h2>LOL: Laughing Out Lonely<\/h2>\n<p>LOL: Laughing Out Lonely makes its Canadian premiere January 16 and 17, 2026 at the Nancy &amp; Ed Jackman Performance Centre.<\/p>\n<p>Find tickets and show details [HERE]. https:\/\/tapestryopera.com\/performances\/laughing-out-lonely\/<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Are you looking to promote an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/advertising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a\"><u>event<\/u><\/span><\/a>? 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