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New original musicals are a rare commodity in Norway. Especially musicals not based on books, movies, TV series and other aspects of popular culture. So when I learned that Dorina Marie Iversen and Tonga Productions had decided to develop a new musical about people who either worked with or were affected by the whaling industry in Sandefjord, I was fascinated by the prospect. Especially when they have chosen to invest in both established creative people and new talents in all aspects of the production. The result is a densely packed, character-driven musical that has both a good libretto and a wonderfully melodious score. The work is both touching and thought-provoking, and shows how the essence of musical theater is alive and well on Norwegian shores.

The newly founded dance group 'Attention' took the stage at Christiania Theatre in Oslo with their debut performance, 'What is Jazz,' and left the audience yearning for more. The show, a vibrant tribute to the art of jazz dance, featured thirteen dance numbers and seven of them were tributes legendary choreographers such as Chet Walker, Buddy Schwimmer, Frankie Manning and Molly Molloy.

A star-studded team of actors, singers and musicians will bring a powerful experience to the stage in a fully staged production of Peer Gynt at Den Norske Opera.

A performance that includes both dance about table tennis and the miserable life. This summer, you can see condensed versions of the blockbusters A Dance Tribute to the Art of Football and Made in Oslo at a reduced ticket price.

The dance company Nagelhus Schia Productions is visiting the Opera Roof with the masterpiece In C by renowned choreographer Sasha Waltz.

The musicians in the house's own orchestra offer Hungarian late romanticism and challenging oboe playing in this chamber concert, with music by Ernst von Dohnányi and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Candide is now playing at Den Norske Opera. Performances run through 13 June 2024.

Step into the Main Stage and have your mind blown! Glitter and be gay! Leonard Bernstein's Candide as a concert – complete with a full orchestra, opera chorus and opera soloists.

The Basement comes to Den Norske Opera this month. Performances run 23-26 May.

The musicians of the Norwegian National Opera Orchestra are bringing Olivier Messiaen’s strong testimony from the inside of a Nazi prison camp to the Second Stage.

Experience two core works from a world-class choreographer with a unique Nordic expression when Mats Ek returns to the Norwegian National Ballet.

Dialogues des Carmélites is now playing at Den Norske Opera. Performances run through 25 Apri.

La Cenerentola comes to Den Norske Opera this month. Performances run 26 April - 23 May 2024.

Norwegian National Ballet is now performing Ibsen's The Wild Duck. Performances run 13 April.

The Trondheim Symphony Orchestra & Opera with chief conductor Han-Na Chang is finally coming to the Oslo Opera House!

Trying to escape all the suffering in the world, a young girl joins a convent. However, as the convent walls are unable to keep the pain out, she must find peace within herself. A strong and beautiful opera that leaves no one untouched!

Also sprach Zarathustra comes to Den Norske Opera this week. The performance is set for 9 March, 2024.

Elgar's Cello Concerto will be performed at Den Norske Opera in April. The performance is set for 5 April, 2024.

CRYSTAL PITE: Light of Passage comes to Den Norske Opera this month. Performances run 28 February - 2 March 2024.

Norwegian National Ballet dances Ibsen’s most powerful work, The Wild Duck, in March. The shocking family drama about a lifelong lie has become a ballet during the last part of Marit Moum Aune’s Ibsen trilogy.

Seldom does a theatrical production completely immerse its audience in a cocoon of emotions, distancing them from the complexities of their own lives for a captivating two and a half hours, as Rain Man achieved at Christiania Teater. The exceptional cast deservedly received one of the quickest standing ovations I have ever witnessed, affirming the profound impact of Rain Man's theatrical rendition.

Lene Kongsvik is back with her new solo show 'K for Kongsvik' where the talented comedian/actress has used her own written encyclopedia from elementary school as a basis to show a wide range of both new mixed with well-known characters that define both the extreme and diverse types of personalites.

Jarle Bernhoft, en gudbenådet gitarist, låtskriver, artist, og usedvanlig likandes kar fra Nittedal like nord for Oslo. Denne kritikerroste og prisvinnende publikumsfavoritten har en samling kruttsterke skiver og utsolgte turnéer bak seg.

Madama Butterfly comes to Den Norske Opera in February. Performances run 22 February–​16 March.