{"id":229,"date":"2026-06-02T20:57:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T20:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anoukbrusse.com\/?page_id=229"},"modified":"2026-06-13T11:56:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T11:56:01","slug":"astbjorn-and-domhildur","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/anoukbrusse.com\/?page_id=229","title":{"rendered":"Astbjorn and Domhildur"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Astbjorn and Domhildur<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6aa087903f1ef&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6aa087903f1ef\" class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/anoukbrusse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/moederliefde-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anoukbrusse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/moederliefde-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/anoukbrusse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/moederliefde-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/anoukbrusse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/moederliefde-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/anoukbrusse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/moederliefde.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Astbj\u00f6rn and Domhildur<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Age:<\/strong> 53 and 84<br><strong>Occupation:<\/strong> Opera Singer and Retired<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My mother Domhildur lives across the street from me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She is my biggest fan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She&#8217;s seen everything I ever did on stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Puccinis were always her favourite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few years ago, her hearing started to get worse, so coming to my performances was no longer an option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By now, she&#8217;s as deaf as a bat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But if I stand close to her, she&#8217;s still able to hear me sing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The problem is that I can&#8217;t get close to her anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So I decided to build this amplifying device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I call it a <em>Gigaphone<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I sing for her every Sunday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this photograph, I&#8217;m performing an aria from <em>La Mosca Cavallina<\/em>, the experimental opera by the notorious Italian composer Giancomo Tuttivabenni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think she liked it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s a little hard to tell with the masks on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She might have been asleep during the whole thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But I do love spending this time with her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/anoukbrusse.com\/?page_id=100\" type=\"page\" id=\"100\">\u2190 Back to Character Archive<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Astbjorn and Domhildur Astbj\u00f6rn and Domhildur Age: 53 and 84Occupation: Opera Singer and Retired My mother Domhildur lives across the street from me. 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