A play, an opera, a film, three witches... and Benito Mussolini. Today, we examine why three twentieth-century works, Hans Wiers-Jenssen's Anne Pedersdotter, Ottorino Respighi's La Fiamma, and Carl Theodore Dreyer's Day of Wrath, were inspired by the life and witch trials of Anne Pedersdotter and why they all got her story so, so wrong.

Researched, written, and produced by Thomas Ignatius and Corinne Wieben, featuring the voice talents of Joshua Summit and Sarah Tomei with original music by Purple Planet.

Media

Hans Wiers-Jenssen’s Anne Pedersdotter: A Drama in Four Acts

Music

Purple Planet - Swaying Daisies

Purple Planet - Possessed Doll

Ottorino Respighi - La Fiamma: “Il sogno che tʼinnamora” - Performed by Anna Moffo & Mara Coleva

Purple Planet - Outcast

Purple Planet - Harbinger of Doom

Purple Planet - Sense of Loss

Purple Planet - Shadowlands