Vigdis Hjorth received TONO's Edvard Prize at the Literature House on Wednesday, July 6. Hjorth received the prize in the class for text to music for the libretto for the opera "With a Knife in Her Throat".
/ 06/07/2011 / codex"There aren't many original opera texts written in Norwegian, but "Med kniven på strupen" by Vigdis Hjorth is definitely one of them. The text triggers musical actions – it is a textual trampoline that creates good, pointed situations," said award presenter Kari Bremnes.
– I think it's really great to get the prize, says prize winner Vigdis Hjorth in a comment. What is very liberating for someone who mainly writes novels is to work so closely with others. It has been inspiring and a great joy, but also challenging. The fact that we managed to do it so well makes me very happy, concludes a happy prize winner.
TONO's Edvard Prize consists of Bruno Oldani's unique trophy, diploma and kr 50.000.
This year's jury consisted of Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje, Tore Hansen, Dag Krogsvold, Ingrid Kindem, Lars Petter Hagen and Synne Skouen (jury chair).
The Edvard Prize, named after Edvard Grieg, is an award given by TONO to composers and women for outstanding musical works. The prize is given to composers and women who have created musical works and lyrics for music of high artistic quality.
With the award, TONO wants to increase awareness of Norwegian composers and lyricists and increase people's understanding and knowledge of newly written Norwegian music. The winner's music or lyrics must have been premiered or published in the previous year. Emphasis is also placed on the author's other production.
TONO is the organization of composers, lyricists and music publishers.
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