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'''Hans Gefors''' (born 8 December 1952 in [[Stockholm]]) is a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[composer]]. He has lived in [[Lund]] since the mid-1990s. His opera ''[[Notorious (opera)|Notorious]]'' was premiered in 2015.
'''Hans Gefors''' (born 8 December 1952 in [[Stockholm]]) is a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[composer]]. He has lived in [[Lund]] since the mid-1990s.

==Selected works==
* ''La boîte chinoise'', for guitar (1975)
* ''Poeten och glasmästaren'', chamber opera (1979, libretto: [[Lars Forssell]] after [[Baudelaire]])
* ''Slits'' for orchestra (1981)
* ''Christina'', opera in two acts (1982–86, libretto: Lars Forssell och Hans Gefors)
* ''Whales weep not!'', a cappella chorus (1987, [[D. H. Lawrence]])
* ''Twine'' (Music no 3) for orchestra (1988)
* ''En obol'', song-cycle (1989, Lars Forssell)
* ''Der Park'', opera in three acts (1986–91, libretto: [[Botho Strauss]] och Hans Gefors)
* ''Vargen kommer'', opera in three acts (1994–96, libretto: Kerstin Perski
* ''Lydias sånger'', song-cycle for mezzo-soprano and orchestra (1995-96 from the poem of Hjalmar Söderbergs ''Den allvarsamma leken'')
* ''Clara'', opera in two acts (1997–98, libretto: [[Jean-Claude Carrière]])
* ''Kabaretsånger'' (2001, Jonas Gardell)
* ''Njutningen (La Jouissance)'' (Music no 7), song-cycle in five parts (2002)
* ''Skuggspel'', opera in one act (2003–04, libretto: Maria Sundqvist)
* ''Själens rening genom lek och skoj'', [[Car radio|car-radio]] opera (2005-09, libretto: Hans Gefors after [[Erlend Loe]])
* ''Umi sono mono'' for choir, för kör, electric guitar and percussion (2011, [[Yukio Mishima]])
* ''[[Notorious (opera)|Notorious]]'', opera i fem akter (2012–14, libretto: Kerstin Perski)
* ''Modstand mod renhed'', three songs to poems by [[Inger Christensen]] (2015-16)
* ''Det store andletet'', five songs to poems of [[Jon Fosse]] (2015-16)


==References==
==References==
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Hans Gefors (born 8 December 1952 in Stockholm) is a Swedish composer. He has lived in Lund since the mid-1990s.

Selected works

  • La boîte chinoise, for guitar (1975)
  • Poeten och glasmästaren, chamber opera (1979, libretto: Lars Forssell after Baudelaire)
  • Slits for orchestra (1981)
  • Christina, opera in two acts (1982–86, libretto: Lars Forssell och Hans Gefors)
  • Whales weep not!, a cappella chorus (1987, D. H. Lawrence)
  • Twine (Music no 3) for orchestra (1988)
  • En obol, song-cycle (1989, Lars Forssell)
  • Der Park, opera in three acts (1986–91, libretto: Botho Strauss och Hans Gefors)
  • Vargen kommer, opera in three acts (1994–96, libretto: Kerstin Perski
  • Lydias sånger, song-cycle for mezzo-soprano and orchestra (1995-96 from the poem of Hjalmar Söderbergs Den allvarsamma leken)
  • Clara, opera in two acts (1997–98, libretto: Jean-Claude Carrière)
  • Kabaretsånger (2001, Jonas Gardell)
  • Njutningen (La Jouissance) (Music no 7), song-cycle in five parts (2002)
  • Skuggspel, opera in one act (2003–04, libretto: Maria Sundqvist)
  • Själens rening genom lek och skoj, car-radio opera (2005-09, libretto: Hans Gefors after Erlend Loe)
  • Umi sono mono for choir, för kör, electric guitar and percussion (2011, Yukio Mishima)
  • Notorious, opera i fem akter (2012–14, libretto: Kerstin Perski)
  • Modstand mod renhed, three songs to poems by Inger Christensen (2015-16)
  • Det store andletet, five songs to poems of Jon Fosse (2015-16)

References

  • Haglund, Rolf. "Gefors, Hans". Grove Music Online (subscription required). ed. L. Macy. Retrieved on April 23, 2008.