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Bokhandlerprisen 2017 til Helga Flatland
12/09/17 •
OSLO/NORGE: Forfatteren Helga Flatland mottok nylig Bokhandlerprisen 2017 for romanen ”En moderne familie”. En sterk historie om hvordan tre voksne søsken takler at deres 70 år gamle foreldre skilles etter 40 års ekteskap. Av Synnøve Elisabeth Nord.
Deutsche Staatsoper, Berlin – reopening
12/06/17 •
BERLIN/GERMANY: The old opera house in Berlin, DEUTSCHE STAATSOPER, beautiful situated in the eastern end of Unter den Linden, is being reopened 7th. December, after a very long, and i am sure, expensive restoration. We congratulate Berlin, with having Staatsopera back where it belong after have been playing in other Berlin houses during the restoration periode. By Henning Høholt, Exterior photos Tomas Bagackas.
Martine Østensen Skalleberg solist på Moulin Rouge.
12/05/17 •
PARIS/FRANKRIKE: Etter 4 1/2 år i ensemblet er Martine Østensen Skalleberg nå blitt forfremmet til solist og er en av de aller vakreste jentene som det internasjonale publikum opplever i aller forreste rekke på Moulin Rouge. Av Henning Høholt.
KOSTBAREN AUGENBLICKE. 275 JAHRE STAATSOPER UNTER DEN LINDEN«
12/04/17 •
BERLIN/GERMANY: 3. December 2017, Deutsche Staatsoper presented the jubilee book at the Apollo Saal in Berlin. Pressende by: the Autors Susanne Kippenberger, Prof. Thomas Macho und Dr. Detlef Giese, leader of the Dramaturgie at Staatsoper Unter den Linden. By Tomas Bagackas
Nøddeknækkeren med Den Kongelige Ballet
12/03/17 •
KØBENHAVN/DANMARK: Det er i Nøddeknækkeren, man skal finde næste generations balletstjerner. Store balletdansere har begyndt deres karriere i det farverige juleeventyr. Af Tomas Bagackas
Lucia – Black and white at Semper Oper – Dresden
12/02/17 •
Black and white Lucia di Lammermoor at Semper Review: Christoph Münch. Fotos: Jochen Quast DRESDEN/GERMANY: Donizetti’s „Lucia di Lammermoor“ is probably the only typical Italian belcanto opera which still is performed regularly on the stages include dizziness, nasal stuffiness and tachycardia. These How to get viagra sufferers will be expected to come forward to seek. […]
Meyerbeer Le Prophète in Berlin
11/29/17 •
BERLIN/GERMANY: At Deutsche Oper, Berlin. Olivier Py has staged the famous grand opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer. With a brilliant cast, headed by Gregory Kunde as Jean de Leyle (Le Prophéte), and the outstanding mezzo-soprano Clementine Margaine as his mother Fidés, excellent conducted by Enriques Mazzola in front of the very good Deutsche Oper Orchestra and choire, everything was prepared for a new success in the wellfunctoning opera house in Bismarck Strasse in Berlin. By henning Høholt,
Adriana Lecouvreur in Monte Carlo.
11/28/17 •
MONTE-CARLO/MONACO: The love drama and romantic music is a fitting choice for the annual occasion in Monaco: November 19th as Fête National Monégasque.Review by Torkil Baden, Photos: Alain Hanel.
THE VISITATION by Luca della Robbia
11/27/17 •
PISTOIA/ITALY: Two restorations in one exhibition: after the one (few months ago) of the small central Church of San Leone in Pistoia also the famous Visitation was brought back to its ancient splendor. It is a work of glasswork terracotta that Luca della Robbia realized towards 1445 for the Church of San Giovanni Fuorcivitas in Pistoia, and located only temporary in San Leone, next january it will return to its natural historical site. Visited by Fabio Bardelli.
The One – Fascinating cabaret show in Berlin
11/26/17 •
BERLIN/GERMANY: The One – is a fascinating and impressing cabaret show in Berlin. Full of great artists, music, dancers acrobatic flying artists, an extraordinary successful scenography, lights, large orchestra, colours. A must for a good evening out in Berlin at Friedrickstadt Palace, only a few minutes from Under den Linden. Admiring costumes by Jean Paul Gaultier. Visited by Henning Høholt and Tomas Bagackas.
IL TROVATORE in PISA
11/24/17 •
PISA/ITALY: Il Trovatore the second opera of Verdi’s “popular trilogy” (the first was Rigoletto) was composed between 1851 and 1852 on a libretto by Salvatore Cammarano, a text on which Verdi himself and Emanuele Bardare also worked after the sudden death of the Neapolitan librettist. By Fabio Bardelli, Foto: Imaginarium Creative Studio., and Alfredo Anceschi.
MAESTRO JOSEP PONS MUSIC DIRECTOR OF LICEU UNTIL 2021-22 SEASON
11/23/17 •
BARCELONA/SPAIN: The Executive Committee of the Fundació Gran Teatre del Liceu convened last Thursday morning to approve the extension of Maestro Josep Pons’s contract as music director of the Fundació Gran Teatre del Liceu for the next four seasons.
SHAUNA STAAF på Moulin Rouge i Paris.
11/20/17 •
PARIS/FRANKRIKE: Svenske Shauna Staaf er med og skriver svensk dansehistorie i Paris. I April fulgte hun i sin pappa, Joachim Staaf´s fotspor, som danser i verdens kanskje aller fremste kabarett, og ihvertfall i en av de som lengst har vært i drift, og forrsatt ligger på topp nivå i verden. Av Henning Høholt. Copyright reserved.
Royal Copenhagens julebord for 2017.
11/18/17 •
KØBENHAVN/DANMARK: Like sikkert som Julen står for døren er det at Københavnerne, og de mange som reiser til København for julehandel og forjulskos er Royal Copenhagen å Amager Torv midt på Strøget. Fredag var det offisiell åpning av Royal Copenhagens årlige julebord for 2017.
OPERAHUS no 2 i Oslo?
11/17/17 •
OSLO/NORGE: Når jeg også i år gleder meg over hvilke omfattende operaaktiviteter som virkelig er i Oslo, og ser på hvor mange operatalenter som utdannes i Norge, og norske i utlandet, men hvor dessverre ikke Norge enda har sett for seg at der også bør være arbeidsplasser til de mange forskjellige talenter, da det for mange av dem, tydelig vil gi dem følelsen av å spille sine talenter ved kun å ha muligheten til å overleve ved å måtte fortsette sine karrierer innen undervisning, elle rved å måtte flytte til utlandet, hvor heldigvis der bare i Tyskland finnes et 90 talls operahus, hvor mange talenter forsvinner til, gå inn i korvirksomhet, eller annen virksomhet hvor deres musikalske utdannelse kan benyttes. Av Henning Høholt, Foto Tomas Bagackas.
Leading Opera Voices of the World at Bolshoi
11/15/17 •
MOSCOW/RUSSIA: A sold out Bolshoi Theatre allready some months ago, waited for the concert presenting: Leading Opera Voices of the World. And it became a success and a compliment also to the initiative of bringing 8 excellent young singers to Bolshoi, to give them the chance to be heard by an international audience. By Romuald Sip.
Giacomo Meyerbeer: LE PROPHETE in Berlin
11/14/17 •
BERLIN/GERMANY: With his LE PROPHETE (1849) Giacomo Meyerbeer rendered, in operatic form, one of the bloodiest chapters in the history of the Reformation. The story of the rise and fall of the radical sect of Protestant Anabaptists, who controlled the city of Münster in a short-lived reign of terror in 1535, continues to fascinate audiences with its portrayal of religious and pre-Communist thought, a terrorist regime and the vision of a “kingdom of God on Earth”. By Tomas Bagackas
Queen Victoria, Albert and Coburg
11/12/17 •
COBURG/GERMANY: In these days where the Norwegian TV audience has the pleasure of enjoying the seria in 8 parts telling about HM Queen Victoria of England. I am being inspired to look back on my visit in 2015 to the beautiful castle in Coburg, and to the private apartment of Victoria in the Castle. Furthermore to the medieval castle Veste Coburg. Visited by Henning Høholt, text and photos.
Oslo Opera Festival – en Suksess
11/11/17 •
OSLO/NORGE: Oslo Opera Festivals avsluttings konsert ble lidt forsinket avholdt i Universitetets Aula i Oslo, 31. Oktober 2017. Med et flott program helliget opera verker av Verdi og Wagner ble dette en suksess. Av Henning Høholt. Tekst. Fotos: Tomas Bagackas
Lukáš Vondráček – piano firework
11/10/17 •
OSLO/NORWAY: With Lukas Vondracek as piano solist in Rachmaninoffs Pianocncerto no 3 d-min op 30 together with Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra led by Vasily Petrenko, the audience experienced a piano firework, that is seldom heard. By Henning Høholt
New York Times praises Herheims «La Boheme»
11/08/17 •
NEW YORK/USA: A front page article in The New York Times (Nov 1st.) analysizes recent productions of «La Boheme».
Classic music editor Zachary Woolfe discusses nostalgia and renewal in the Puccini-classic with reference to New York and Europe. By Torkil Baden.
Elisabeth Teige deltar i Melchior konkurransen i Aalborg
11/07/17 •
AALBORG/DANMARK: Wagner frelste behøver nå ikke lenger å reise til Bayreuth for å høre Wagner. De kan reise til Aalborg, hovedstaden i Nord-Jylland, og se Richard Wagner, der i levende live (1813-1883) var en meget lille mand af statur. I Aalborg kunne han fra onsdag 11. Oktober 2017 sees fire steder, men her i form af statuer med en højde på 3,5 meter hver. I byen står han opstillet ved City Syd og naturligvis nede ved Limfjorden ved siden af Musikkens Hus. Men allerede ved flyplassen, som ligger nord for byen, hilses man velkommen av en statue av komponisten. Av Henning Høholt.
Operagalla i København
11/06/17 •
KØBENHAVN/DANMARK: Fredag kveld var Deres Majesteter Dronning Margrethe II av Danmark og Dronning Sonja til stede under en operagalla i DR Koncerthuset i København. Omtalt av Henning Høholt.
LA RONDINE in Firenze
11/04/17 •
FIRENZE/ITALY: Opera or operetta? Neither of them or perhaps both of them: the eternal dilemma regarding La Rondine by Giacomo Puccini has been dragged just from its birth on the stage of Grand Théatre de Monte Carlo on 1917 March 27th.Review by Fabio Bardelli, Photos: Michele Borzoni.
Bartoli is Cinderella in Monte Carlo
11/03/17 •
Cecilia Bartoli is a perfectionist and moves carefully. In February she toured Europe with a concert version of the score of «Cenerentola», which she first performed in the 1990-ies. Now she goes on stage again with the Ponnelli-production from 1968.
Review by Torkil Baden.