Special evening with Tannhauser

5/31/18 •

Richard Wagners great ouverture played by the Estonian Opera and ballet orchestra conducted by Vello Pähn gave a perfect glims of the higlight melodys to be yet enjoyed.

Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company – Theatre de Paris

5/23/18 •

For its first time in Paris, the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company, directed by Rami Be’er, will be hosted by the Theatre de Paris for 6 unique performances from June 13 th to 17 th . As a matter of fact,
it is also going to be the first time that the Theatre de Paris, usually dedicated to plays, will host a dance company. For this occasion, the company will present Rami Be’er’s choreography Mother’s Milk.

Den spanske musikkens gullalder

5/05/18 •

MADRID/SPANIA: Perioden rundt forfatteren Cervantes tid, med blant annet hans fremragende Don Quixote, denne perioden var også musikkens gullalder. Hoffmusikeren Juan del Enzina arbeidet for de katolske kongene og vekslet mellom sitt arbeid som musiker, dramaturg og poet (som Juan Hidalgo i det 17. århundret). Av Henning Høholt.

Innsbruck Festival of Early Music – 2018

3/12/18 •

INNSBRUCK/GERMANY: From July 17th to August 27th 2018, the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music takes you on a journey to highly regarded instrument makers, exceptional artists, gods and heroes as well as legendary composers. By Henning Høholt

Lagunas de Ruidera – Naturpark midt i La Mancha.

2/07/18 •

Våren ligger foran oss, og det er tid for å begynne å planlegge de store ferieopplevelser i 2018, – og kanskje oss for kommende årene. I den forbindelse presenterer vi en av de praktfulle storslagne naturparkene midt i La Mancha – Lagunas de Ruidera. Som Kulturkompasst besøkte i mai mnd. 2017. Besøkt av Henning Høholt.

Vincenzo Bellini – vidunderbarn og komponist

2/03/18 •

Komponisten Vincenzo Bellini ble født i Catania på Sicilia i 1801. Sammen med
Donizetti og Rossini regnes han som grunnleggeren av den moderne, romantiske opera i Italia, også kalt ble canto = vakker sang.

Iris

2/02/18 •

Nothing is farther than Verism, the libretto even with all its flaws is approaching a Twentieth-century theater. There aren’t characters in their psychological evolution but almost Pirandellian hard “masks” and an absolutely mysterious antirealistic and empty of any action third Act, in which appear the personifications of the three “Egoisms” that conditioned the life of the dying Iris, the young’s who got infatuated with her, the pimp’s and the greedy father’s one. As it is very curious to open and close the opera with the Inno del sole (Sun hymn), and Iris also addresses the Sun during the opera, in an almost philosophical more oriental than western nature pantheism.

LA WALLY

2/01/18 •

La Wally is the last work of the composer Alfredo Catalani born in Lucca in 1854, it was premiered in Milan in 1892 conducted by Edoardo Mascheroni and having as main charachter the famous Romanian soprano Hariclea Darclée. On the following year the unfortunate young musician died of tuberculosis.

Hoffmann in Monte-Carlo

1/31/18 •

The problematic figure of romanticist Hoffmann does not convince in this production, but the cast around him does.

Nordic Festival at Théâtre de Chaillot, Paris

1/30/18 •

The National Dance Theatre of Chaillot opened the Nordic Festival on January Tuesday 16th, a very good way to discover Scandinavian culture through rare and very singular choreographers.

To launch this Festival, Chaillot offers an evening combining dance and cinema.

BÅRDAR 80 år, gratulerer.

1/21/18 •

BÅRDAR 80 år. gratulerer

Hair

1/19/18 •

OSLO/NORGE: Rockemusikalen Hair settes for første gang opp på Oslo Nye Teater, og de gleder oss over å ha Lisa Kent, en av mesterne innen musikalhåndverk, i registolen. Oslo Nye Teater gleder seg over at man allerede to uker før premiere 25. Januar allerede å ha solgt 22.000 billetter, så det ser ut til at publikum også gleder seg.

Bårdar Danseinstitutt 80 år

1/18/18 •

OSLO/NORGE: Bårdar Danseinstitutt har siden 1937 tilbudt dansekurs til Oslos befolkning. Vi har over 60 dansekurs i uken. Noen av kursene du kan ta på Bårdar er Afrohouse, Ballett, Barnedans, Bårdar Talent, Boogie Woogie, Breakdance, Contemporary Jazz, Dancehall, Hip hop, Hits with Kids, Jazz, Jazz / Musikaldans, Klassisk Ballett for Talenter, Lady Style, Lyrisk jazz, Musikalkoreografi, Pardans, Privattimer, Selskapsdans, Stepp, Street Funk, Swing & Rock’n’roll, Urban Street, Yoga, Stretch og West Coast Swing. Av Henning Høholt

Architect Nicolai Beer – funkis architecture – at Frogner, Oslo

1/17/18 •

OSLO/NORWAY: Architect Nicolai Beers beautiful funkis presentation villa at Frogner in Oslo, where the large outer part to Frognerveien, developed with winter garden and terraces, closest to the corner of Frognerveien and Eckersbergs gate. By Henning Høholt

KORK på Operaen

1/16/18 •

OSLO/NORGE: Et stort forventningsfullt publikum fylte operaen til siste plass for å glede seg over at KORK endelig skulle spille konsert i hovedstadens store kulturelle møteplass med landets beste akustikk. Foto Henning Høholt

André Bjerke 100 år

1/14/18 •

OSLO/NORGE: Dikteren André Bjerke ble født 30.januar 1918, og hans 100-årsjubileum er for lengst forberedt av komponisten og pianisten Kåre Grøttum. Hans nye tonesettinger av Bjerke-tekster er allerede kommet på CD. Omtalt av Torkil Baden

CARMEN in Firenze

1/12/18 •

FIRENZE/ITALY: The first opera staged in the new year in Florence is a new production of Carmen by Georges Bizet, conducted by the young American Ryan McAdams and directed by the Italian Leo Muscato. By Fabio Bardelli, photo Pietro Paolini.

Smagen av Frankrig

1/09/18 •

Smagen av Frankrig Anmeldelse av Torkil Baden Ove Bjørn Petersen; Smagen av Frankrig. Spisekortets franske fortællinger. Forlaget Mellemgaard, Odense 2017. 361 sider. Pris 290 DKR. E-bok 190 DKR. Bestilles på http://mellemgaard.dk MENTON/FRANKRIKE: Hvem ga navnet til filet Chateaubriand? Hvorfor er en stek oppkalt etter komponisten Rossini og en kake etter skuespilleren Sarah Bernhardt? Hvorfor heter […]

ELDBJØRG HEMSING – ARTIST IN RESIDENCE’ in BODØ

1/08/18 •

BODØ/NORWAY,:5 January 2018: Violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing is the ‘2018 Artist in Residence’ at Stormen Konserthus Bodø Norway, where she will perform in concert and recital on several occasions throughout the year. The iconic concert hall, which is situated in Bodø in the far North of Norway, was unveiled in 2014 and has been praised for both its world-class acoustics and initiative in presenting musical excellence.

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra – Don Quixote

1/05/18 •

LA MANCHA/SPANIEN: Den 22. april 1616 gikk D. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra bort. Han var født 29. September 1547 (antatt dato). Trolig én av verdens mest kjente romanforfattere opp gjennom historien, og forfatteren bak El Quijote, et av verdenslitteraturens mest kjente verk. Hans mesterverk Don Quixote har blitt oversatt til flere språk enn noen annen bok enn Bibelen. Hvis berømmelse, – muligens ufortjent, – overskygger forfatterens andre fremragende romaner som La Galatea, Las Novelas Ejemplares og Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda. Av Henning Høholt.

Don Quixote in Paris

12/29/17 •

Don Quixote in Paris A ballet highlight Visited by Henning Høholt and Tomas Bagackas. PARIS/FRANCE: For ballet lovers Rudolf Nureyev’s Don Quixote is allways a pleasure, and in the original version by Rudolf Nureyev, who was created for the Paris Opera Ballet on March 6th 1981, and where we then are close to Nureyev’s originally […]

Wozzeck in Oslo

12/27/17 •

OSLO/NORWAY: Audun Iversen, Asmik Grigorian, Henrik Engelsviken, Thorbjørn Gulbrandsøy, Thor Inge Falch, Frode Olsen, Yngve Søberg, together with their colleagues in different roles, a great choir and the very well sounding orchestra, led by Lothar Koenigs lifted Alban Bergs lyric and dramatic opera Wozzeck up to be a musically and vocally highlight in the Oslo Operaseason 2017/2018. By Henning Høholt, Fotos: Erik Berg

Father Christmas found Kulturkompasset

12/25/17 •

PARIS/FRANCE: Also this year Father Christmas and his reindeers found Kulturkompasset in Paris.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2018

12/23/17 •

PARIS/FRANCE: Dear all readers, writers, photographers and cooperators in many ways. A Merry Christmas to all of you from all of us. Henning Høholt, editor, Kulturkompasset.