Angela Brower, Gun-Brit Barkmin, David Kim & Michele Angelini Lead Den Norske Opera’s 2022-23 Season

Oslo’s Den Norske Opera has announced its 2022-23 season. Beate Mordal, Astrid Nordstad, Sakarias Fredriksen Tranvåg, Aleksander Nohr, Bernt Ola Volungholen, Petteri Lehikoinen, and Simen Bredesen star in “Wonderful Bernstein!” Karen Kamensek conducts. Performance Dates: August 20-26, 2022 Wagner’s “Parsifal third act” will be conducted by Asher Fisch and will feature Yngve Søberg, Franz-Josef Selig, and Daniel Brenna. Performance Dates: {…}

Dec 14, 2021

Den Norske Opera Cancels Performances After Norwegian Government Announces New COVID Restrictions

(Credit: Erik Berg) The government of Norway has announced new restrictive measures in a bid to prevent the large incoming Omicron wave in January 2022. Per the warning of health officials, the country could face up to 300,000 daily COVID-19 cases if no swift and decisive measures are taken to curb the spread of a new and highly aggressive Omicron {…}

Feb 1, 2021

Elsa Dreisig & Jacques Imbrailo Lead OperaVision’s February Streams

OperaVision has announced streams for the month of February. The first stream of the month will be from Oslo’s Den Norske Opera. The company will present Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” conducted by Tobias Ringborg and directed by Jetske Mijnssen. Polish baritone Hubert Zapiór sings the title role. Streaming Date: Feb. 5, 2021 The second stream of the month will {…}

Dec 13, 2020

Russian Baritone Boris Statsenko Hospitalized With COVID-19

(Credit: Deutsche Oper am Rhein official website) Famed Russian baritone Boris Statsenko has posted on his Facebook account that he is in the hospital, being treated for a heavy form of COVID-19. “I am positive for COVID-19, and my lungs have suffered 50% damage,” wrote Statsenko on his social media account. Statsenko has appeared on many international operatic stages, including {…}

Sep 7, 2020

Michael Weinius, Elisabet Strid & Jens-Erik Aasbø Lead ‘Die Walküre’ Concert Performance

(Credits: Oper Leipzig official website / Emelie Kroon / Den Norske Opera official website) A concert performance of the first Act of Wagner’s epic opera “Die Walküre” will take place at Den Norske Opera in Oslo, on September 10 & 13, 2020. The concert will star tenor Michael Weinius in the role of Siegmund, soprano Elisabet Strid as Sieglinde, and {…}

Aug 21, 2020

Q & A: Elisabet Strid on New Beginnings, COVID-19 and Overcoming Obstacles

(Credit: Emelie Kroon) When COVID-19 struck a few months back, one of the final “live” performances to take the stage was a rendition of Wagner’s “Die Walküre” in Sweden. Among the performers in that production was dramatic soprano Elisabet Strid, who took on the role of Sieglinde. Strid, who has performed in such opera houses as the Teatro Real, Lyric {…}

Aug 13, 2020

Q & A: Katarina Bradić & Nenad Jović on Getting Back to The Stage, Serbian Origins and COVID-19

(Credits: Dragana Branković/Katarina Bradić) Known for her deep and diverse vocal versatility and also theatrical prowess, Katarina Bradić swiftly conquered the major European opera stages—Teatro Real, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Staatsoper unter der Linden, Komische Oper Berlin, Theater Basel, Bolshoi Theater, Theater an der Wien, Den Norske Opera, Opernhaus Zürich, Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Bayerische Staatsoper, La Monnaie, De Nationale Opera {…}

Apr 9, 2018

OperaVision 2017-18 Live Stream: Aurelia Florian Headlines ‘La Traviata’ From Den Norske Opera & Ballet

Opera Vision will start streaming Verdi’s “La Traviata” from Den Norske Opera and Ballet starting on April 14, 2018. The Verdi masterpiece will feature Aurelia Florian as the famed heroine with Matteo Lippi as her lover Alfredo. Yngve Søberg sings the role of Germont. Julia Jones conducts the production by Tatjana Gürbaca. The stream kicks off at 8 p.m. local {…}

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