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Unforgettable evening with Tosca at Opera Bastille in Paris

9/23/22 •

A great couple of soloists Saloa Hernandez as Floria Tosca, for the first tima at the Paris Opera, with Joseph Calleja as Mario Cavaradossi unfolded the true spirit of big love in addition to great Bryn Terje as Il barone Scarpia, who is being killed by hand of Tosca.

Strålende Giselle

9/09/22 •

Vi fikk den aller beste åpningen av ballet sesongen 2022 med denne praktfulle gjenopptagelse av en verdens mest kjente ballett GISELLE, som opprinnelig hadde sin premiere på Den Norske Opera og Ballett 15. februar 1965 i samme versjon.

Meeting with an exceptional Madama Butterfly

7/25/21 •

The Immling Festival invited to the 25th anniversary season – the own premiere of Giacomo Puccini’s opera production “Madama Butterfly” on Friday, June 25th, directed by Artistic Director Ludwig Baumann conducted by Cornelia von Kerssenbrock, Yana Klein as Madame Butterfly

Unforgettable Tosca

7/01/21 •

Great couple of soloists Maria Agresta as Floria Tosca with Michael Fabiano as Mario Cavaradossi unfolded the true spirit of big love in addition to great Ludovic Tezier as Il barone Scarpia , who is being killed by hand of Tosca.

Storslått historisk roman

10/21/20 •

Årets roman, ”Hekneveven”, er bok nr. to i planlagt triologi. Den første, ”Søsterklokkene” fra 2018, ble også en stor suksess. En rik roman hvor handlingen er lagt til den fiktive bygda Butangen i Gudbrandsdalen. Forfatteren skriver godt, og denne kritikeren gledet seg over skildringene av det gamle og det nye bondesamfunnet, livet der med tradisjoner, skikker, og arbeidsmetoder m.m. Her er det kulturhistoriske meget godt ivaretatt og beskrevet, og gjeldene for livet på bygdene i det meste av Norge.

Eugen Onegin

3/02/20 •

A big success for Audun Iversen, in the titel role as Eugen Onegin, at the Opera in Oslo.

In this Eugen Onegin, which is a large success for the Norwegian Opera in Oslo, the texture is going around Eugen Onegin, and his life from he enter the stage to the end when it is all finished, and they are coming out fo the applaus in the end.

Glimrende Madame Butterfly

2/13/20 •

Madame Butterfly, som ble meget vakkert sunget av Elisabeth Teige, fra Ålesund. Hun er idag en av de allerbeste innen denne typen av sopraner som synger denne typen av roller, og gjester mange steder rundt om i Europa nettopp nå.

Nøtteknekkeren på DNO

1/10/20 •

Denne forestillingen er blitt bedre og bedre og når nå helt opp til en terningkast 6 på vår omtale av denne balletten på DNOs hovedscene. Den hadde premiere i slutten av November 2009, ble spilt et tjuetalls forestillinger i løpet av desember, og vi så denne forestillingen den 30. November 2019 kl 16.30.

Uforglemmelige Rigoletto i Oslo

10/09/19 •

Med stemmen til tittelrolleinnehaveren Yngve Søberg vakre og store stemme, var det en stor opplevelse der tok imot oss på lørdagens premiere på operaen Rigoletto, på Den Norske Opera den 5.Oktober 2019.

New season with outstanding La Bayadere in Oslo

9/25/19 •

The two guests, Marta Petkova born Bulgaria as Nikita and Kimin Kim born in Seoul as Solør with the Norwegian National Ballet, gave an outstanding performance for the norwegian audience at the evening of the season opening.

Suksess for Den Norske Opera med Rosenkavaleren.

3/23/19 •

Operasuksess for Rosenkavaleren. av Henning Høholt. Fotos Erik Berg og Tomas Bagackas. Den Norske Opera har stor suksess med sin nye produksjon av Rosenkavaleren. Som skal spilles 10 ganger denne våren. Dette er en produksjon som på den ene måten er i stil med den meget gamle produksjonen av Rosenkavaleren, men den viser samtidig en […]

BILLY BUDD i Oslo

2/01/19 •

Der fikk vi en meget stor opplevelse med denne operaen. Ikke bare er det kun mannlige medvirkende, vi har også en meget stor mannlig korgruppe i alt 75 mannlige sangere, som fungerte meget bra.

Romeo & Juliet at the Baths of Caracalla with the Ballet of Rome

9/02/18 •

The version presented here was a new choreography on the music by Sergei Prokofiev created by Giuliano Peparini for the Ballet of Rome, directed by Eleonora Abbagnato since 2015. Eleonora Abbagnato is doing an amazing job and shows a great talent to give this company a new life while pursuing her career as “Etoile” at the Opera de Paris.

RINALDO – FESTIVAL DELLA VALLE D’ITRIA

9/01/18 •

No needs to introduce Händel’s Rinaldo, one of the greatest operas of all times. When it was written, the city of Naples in Italy was one of the most important musical centres in Europe, with its own school and tradition, a notion whose importance is constantly growing in the last decades, and the notion of Scuola napoletana is not new anymore.

FESTIVAL DELLA VALLE D’ITRIA – Martina Franca – GIULIETTA E ROMEO

8/21/18 •

With intelligence director Cecilia Ligorio has worked “into” the opera focusing the dramatic core of every scene with bysides or counterscenes, once in a while enriching the spirit of the drama instead of being annoying. There were many subtle indications in this performance, like the first duet between the two lovers disquietingly ending on a grave situated on one side of the stage.

Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company and a Masterclass by the Opera of Rome

8/09/18 •

Theatre de Paris presents the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company with Mother’s Milk, by Rami Be’er
and a Masterclass by the Opera of Rome, starring Eleonora Abbagnato and Benjamin Pech.
Good news for all the ballet lovers : the Theatre de Paris decided to include Ballet Companies in its
programation for the end of the 2018 season and will pursue in this dynamic for the next season. The
Direction of the Theatre called Lisa Martino to help them in this mission. Former ballerina at the Opera
de Paris and now actress, Lisa Martino seems to be well-skilled to elaborate ambitious programs.

FESTIVAL DELLA VALLE D’ITRIA – IL TRIONFO DELL’ONORE

8/07/18 •

Like every year also in 2018 Kulturkompasset has been in Puglia, southern Italy, for
Festival della Valle d`Itria, now at its 44. year. More and more mellomaniacs put in
schedule the travel to Martina Franca, the wonderful baroque small town where it takes
place, mostly are refined aficionados, considering that this summer event is always about
seldom performed operas, abandoned or forgotten, mainly in bel canto or (like this time)
baroque repertoire.

La Juive – Konstance

7/04/18 •

In this case we have a brilliant opera, form one of the leading names Jacques Fromenthal Halevy in an arrangement by Alexander Krampe, libretto von Eugene Scribe. First time shown at Opera, Paris 23.February 1835. Yana Klein and Kristian Benedikt In Konstance 14. Juni 2018. Last performance 9. Juli 2018.

CRI DE COEUR – ballet av Alan Lucien Øyen

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