Prologue -In the middle of the stage we see five women activists: Laufey, Svava, Jóhanna Auður Eir, Elísabet  and young Vigdís, from the past and present and into the future. Five women activists, men and women are singing all together. On the stage behind Vigdís are three large clocks that show time in Iceland, Paris and New York. Everyone is singing that everything is possible if women and me stand together in the whole world. In the middle of the Prologue everything and everyone freezes and then young Vigdís sings arietta "What´s going on here? "( Icelandic: Hvað er að gerast?" ) And her famous phrase is there - " Life is tough, but  I am tougher". If one woman can do it, you can do it too! Then chorus continues into the message of the opera. 

 Act I

Scene 1:Beautiful morning in Iceland. Vigdís talking to her grandfather Þorvaldur  just before her confirmation. They sing duet together and Vigdís is asking her grandfather where she is going. Her grandfather tell her that she should follow her heart with pure singing and never show any doubt. At the end of the duet Þorvaldur gives her a book that became one of Vigdís´ favourite books. Then comes the rain, Vigdís parents together with her and and little brother, Bói are fetching Þorvaldur and Vigdís to go to Þingvellir because it is a big day for all Icelanders - June 17th, 1944 - Iceland became Independent country. All happy and proud people voices merging into one choir " We are free" (Icelandic: Við erum frjáls) and Icelandic flag is hoisted at Þingvellir. Everyone is wet but great full to see their dreams come true: "Finally we decide for ourselves! We are Independent  nation!" 

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Scene 2: Vigdís is in France studying French at Grenoble University. She really enjoys the people and life in France, even though she is little homesick. Vigdís decides to take a train to Paris. She follow in love with the city. On the train , girls are singing for her "Welcome to Adventurous Paris". By that time boyfriend of Vigdís - Ragnar comes to visit her in Paris, cause he misses her so much. Ragnar sings aria " Dream "( Icelandic: Draumur )  and tells Vigdís how much he loves her.  Young people are very happy and in love at this moment. But happiness was not meant to be, as Vigdís receives a letter from her mother telling that her younger brother is dead.Great sorrow moves over Vigdís life. 

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Act II

Scene 1: Vigdís is a married woman . She is based in Sweden and is married to doctor Ragnar. They are listening to music on the radio "If you fly me to the moon", dancing and having a cozy evening. On the stage we see a big Chess table. Vigdís has white chess players and Ragnar has black chess. They are playing chess with giant chess players. This is very difficult as being married to each other and this is the end of it. Ragnar leaves and Vigdís is very lonely. She writes a letter to her parents to tell them about the divorce. Vigdís comes to Iceland. Now chess table  is being turned into a French TV show. Vigdís goes again and again in her mind to Paris in the aria "Autumn" ( French: L´automne). During the teaching, she meets Magnús Magnússon, a television reporter.They become friends. Vigdís and Magnús sing a duet together that shows how much they love Iceland, but in different ways.

Scene 2: The phone rings, it is  call from the adoption service and the voice of the nurse  announced that Vigdís received permission to adopt a child - a girl. Vigdís is very happy. She is in the hospital, sitting in the chair and waiting for the nurse to bring a child. When Vigdís holds for the first time her adopted daughter she cannot believe her happiness, her dream to become a mother came true. Vigdís sings aria "Mothers  Love"( Icelandic: Móðurást) . Her parents also come to see Vigdís´girl and her friend Magnús Magnússon becomes Ástríður godfather. They sing the quartet "Congratulations, Vigdís! "( Icelandic: Til hamingju Vigdís!) Vigdís recently got new job as a director of the theatre IÐNÓ and she in a harry walking by the streets of Reykjavík center to make it in time with baby carriage at her new work place.When she came to her job ,everyone was very surprise to see  their director with a baby, but what a beautiful baby girl. Of course, the rehearsal were stopped and all the attention went to Vigdís daughter - Ástríður. At the end of the scene actors are singing choir "Theatre! Theatre! Our life is a theater! "(Icelandic: Leikhús! Leikhús! Lif okkar er leikhús) . 

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Act III

Scene 1: Women's Day Off (Icelandic: Kvennafrídagurinn) October 24th, 1975. Many thousands of women are gathering at Austurvellir, center of Reykjavík.  It is very crowded and you have feel a revolutionary spirit in the air. The choir "Go girls"( Icelandic: Áfram stelpur!)   is calling for changes and tell us that time has come for a female president in Iceland. Times flies and now we are in 1980. Five women activists" Auður EIr, Laufey, Svava, Jóhanna and ELísabet  and women from the Red Socks movement are deciding to write a letter to Morgunblaðið and challenge Vigdís theatre director to run in the presidential election. Elísabet sings aria about life and work of women in Iceland " As soon as I pick up the worms from the cod"  and the poetry went to the article of the newspaper and lately made strong impact on all readers. Telephone starts ringing and many men and women challenge Vigdís to run for the office of President of Iceland. At the end of this dramatic scene women activists are singing "I love you storm", the struggle of women in Iceland reaches its peak. It is time for change!

Scene 2:June 30th, 1980. The election campaign is over and Vigdís is the president of Iceland - the first female president in the world. This morning Icelanders gathereda in Aragata 2 - Vigdís home, and she hears the choir sings Good morning, Madam President  (Icelandic: Góðan daginn, frú forseti) Vigdís appears on the balcony. Her gratitude has no boundaries, then comes Vigdís arietta "My good lands" ( Icelandic: Góðir landar mínir) At the end of the arietta Vigdís receives  flower bouquet and her daughter Ástríður is hugging her. 

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Scene 3: Hospital for elderly people in Reykjavik. Sigríður - Vigdís´mother listens to the news on the radio. Journalists from all over the world talking about the first female president in Iceland. Vigdís comes with her daughter Ástríður to visit her mother, she sits by her bed and tells that she has become president and succeeded. Her mother has always been VIgdís role model. Mother and daughter are singing beautiful duet "Yes, here...Please, sit with me child"( Icelandic: Ja, hernia....Séstu hér hjá mér")

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Scene 4: Vigdís is in Alþingi. There are only men and just one woman in Alþingi and now Vigdís. She is wearing beautiful Icelandic national costume.  Vigdís Finnbogadóttir has been inaguared to the President of Iceland and became first Woman President in the World. The mens choir and Vigdís are singing together  "Icelandic verses "(Icelandic: Íslandsvísur ) Iceland is celebrating a great victory in the history of women rights and human rights.

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Epilogue  - In the middle of the stage we see Vigdís FInnbogadóttir with a shovel and planting three small birch trees. One tree for the boys, another tree for the girls and a third tree for unborn children. In the final scene, people come together and sing together  the choir " Forget -me-not an Icelandic nation" (Icelandic: Gleym mér ei íslenska þjóð) .

Icelanders must not forget the all those years of fighting and struggle of women for equality  and must not forget Vigdís, who is a role model for many women in Iceland and around the world. 

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