The Madman's Garden (Í Ódamansgardi) is a Faroese chamber opera in three acts by Sunleif Rasmussen with a libretto by Dánial Hoydal, based on a short story by William Heinesen (1960).
[4][5] The scenario takes place in the Faroe Islands and is based on a story by William Heinesen,[2] which was published in Danish in 1960 under the title Den gale mands have (The Madman's Garden).
The story tells of a boy and a girl – Marselius and Stella Kristina – who meet in the garden of a "madman" named Jordanson.
[citation needed][tone] Í Óðamansgarði is a chamber opera for 15 musicians, two actors, three singers, and two dancers.
[citation needed] The opera was commissioned in 2001 by the Faroese chamber ensemble Aldubáran under the direction of Icelandic conductor Bernharður Wilkinson, and was a co-production of the Haus des Nordens and the National Theatre of the Faroe Islands.