JO STROMGREN COMPANY: MADE IN OSLO Comes to Norwegian National Ballet in August
by BWW News Desk - July 15, 2022
Jo Strømgren Kompani serves a three-course menu consisting of energetic and completely different choreographies - created in Oslo.
by BWW News Desk - July 15, 2022
Jo Strømgren Kompani serves a three-course menu consisting of energetic and completely different choreographies - created in Oslo.
OBOS pa Opertaket Comes to Norwegian National Ballet in August
by BWW News Desk - July 07, 2022
On Sunday 21 August, OBOS will be held at Operataket. The concert is a gift from OBOS, and the ticket proceeds go in full to good causes in child and youth work.
by BWW News Desk - July 07, 2022
On Sunday 21 August, OBOS will be held at Operataket. The concert is a gift from OBOS, and the ticket proceeds go in full to good causes in child and youth work.
ON YOUR TOES Comes to Norwegian National Ballet in August
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2022
Last year, På toe raised 10 years, but due to the pandemic, the celebration of the anniversary has been moved. On that occasion, the company will present three new works choreographed by Kristian Alm, Camilla Spidsøe and Pia Elton.
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2022
Last year, På toe raised 10 years, but due to the pandemic, the celebration of the anniversary has been moved. On that occasion, the company will present three new works choreographed by Kristian Alm, Camilla Spidsøe and Pia Elton.
WONDERFUL BERNSTEIN I OPERAEN Comes to Norwegian National Ballet in August
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2022
Wonderful Town is about meeting the city that never sleeps. For this energetic musical, we also serve excerpts from West Side Story and Candide - and promise you a concert experience that radiates.
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2022
Wonderful Town is about meeting the city that never sleeps. For this energetic musical, we also serve excerpts from West Side Story and Candide - and promise you a concert experience that radiates.
Review: FANNY UND ALEXANDER – Original Cast Recording – Haunting Adaptation of Bergman's Classic Movie!
by Christian Ranke - June 14, 2022
Fanny & Alexander was originally slated to open a few years ago, but then the pandemic happened and put all plans on hold, but it finally opened earlier this year. I had the pleasure of witnessing a workshop in Norway back in 2018, so I was eagerly awaiting listening to the end result and it did not disappoint. It's a gripping listen.
by Christian Ranke - June 14, 2022
Fanny & Alexander was originally slated to open a few years ago, but then the pandemic happened and put all plans on hold, but it finally opened earlier this year. I had the pleasure of witnessing a workshop in Norway back in 2018, so I was eagerly awaiting listening to the end result and it did not disappoint. It's a gripping listen.
THE LOFT Comes to Norwegian National Ballet This Month
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2022
During a lunch break, four women sneak up into an attic, where the friction between them sets in motion a chain of conflicts. Unrequited love, hope and lost dreams bubble to the surface, revealing a grey zone of banalities and existential questions.
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2022
During a lunch break, four women sneak up into an attic, where the friction between them sets in motion a chain of conflicts. Unrequited love, hope and lost dreams bubble to the surface, revealing a grey zone of banalities and existential questions.
A MIDNIGHT SUN'S DREAM Comes to Norwegian National Ballet This Month
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2022
A Midnight Sun's Dream - it might be reminiscent of something you've heard before? This new ballet is inspired by Shakespeare's most popular play, but the story is simplified. While A Midsummer Night's Dream takes place through a day in the forests outside Athens, the National Ballet's A Midnight Sun's Dream takes place on the roof of our own opera.
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2022
A Midnight Sun's Dream - it might be reminiscent of something you've heard before? This new ballet is inspired by Shakespeare's most popular play, but the story is simplified. While A Midsummer Night's Dream takes place through a day in the forests outside Athens, the National Ballet's A Midnight Sun's Dream takes place on the roof of our own opera.
ARABELLAS WALTZ Comes to Norwegian National Ballet This Month
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2022
Arabella is a beautiful opera - a romantic comedy, which shimmers with youthful vitality and curious infatuation. It was the last major collaboration between Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal, who at the beginning of the 20th century created immortal works together.
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2022
Arabella is a beautiful opera - a romantic comedy, which shimmers with youthful vitality and curious infatuation. It was the last major collaboration between Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal, who at the beginning of the 20th century created immortal works together.
NOAH'S ARK Comes to the Norwegian National Ballet This Week
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2022
In the Children's Choir's version of Benjamin Britten 's Noah's Ark (Noye's Fludde ), we try to imagine what it would be like today if Noah was commissioned to save life on earth. What would he do and who could help him?
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2022
In the Children's Choir's version of Benjamin Britten 's Noah's Ark (Noye's Fludde ), we try to imagine what it would be like today if Noah was commissioned to save life on earth. What would he do and who could help him?
Jan Lisiecki Comes to the Norwegian National Ballet This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2022
'Jan Lisiecki. Note the name,' wrote the Financial Times in 2016, three years after the great talent from Canada received the Gramophone's Young Artist Award as the youngest ever. Lisiecki has released ten albums on the year-old record company Deutsche Grammophon. Now he is up to date with the album Complete Nocturnes , which has captured first place on US Billboard's list of classic albums.
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2022
'Jan Lisiecki. Note the name,' wrote the Financial Times in 2016, three years after the great talent from Canada received the Gramophone's Young Artist Award as the youngest ever. Lisiecki has released ten albums on the year-old record company Deutsche Grammophon. Now he is up to date with the album Complete Nocturnes , which has captured first place on US Billboard's list of classic albums.
BARBEREN I SEVILLA is Now Playing at the Norwegian National Ballet
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2022
The young girl Rosina lives in the house of old doctor Bartolo, who has plans to marry her. But also Count Almaviva has fallen head over heels for the girl and is trying to win her heart.
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2022
The young girl Rosina lives in the house of old doctor Bartolo, who has plans to marry her. But also Count Almaviva has fallen head over heels for the girl and is trying to win her heart.
THE OPERA CHOIR'S FEMALE VOICES Perform ON THE SEA This Week
by BWW News Desk - April 19, 2022
THE OPERA CHOIR'S FEMALE VOICES will perform ON THE SEA this week. Performances are 23-24 April, 2022.
by BWW News Desk - April 19, 2022
THE OPERA CHOIR'S FEMALE VOICES will perform ON THE SEA this week. Performances are 23-24 April, 2022.
PROCESS.DANCE is Now Available From Norwegian National Ballet
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2022
In Process.Dance , the audience gets the opportunity to see brand new dance choreographed by dancers in the National Ballet. For several months, five dancers have been exploring how video and the internet can be used as a dance platform. The result is a multimedia project with filmed choreography, costumes and lighting design.
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2022
In Process.Dance , the audience gets the opportunity to see brand new dance choreographed by dancers in the National Ballet. For several months, five dancers have been exploring how video and the internet can be used as a dance platform. The result is a multimedia project with filmed choreography, costumes and lighting design.
BWW Review: INTO THE WOODS at Det Norske Teatret – Not Totally Happily Ever After
by Christian Ranke - April 05, 2022
Heidi Gjermundsen Brock gives a smashing performance as the witch in Stephen Sondheim's 'Into the Woods'. While the production is musically impressive this production is sadly underwhelming.
by Christian Ranke - April 05, 2022
Heidi Gjermundsen Brock gives a smashing performance as the witch in Stephen Sondheim's 'Into the Woods'. While the production is musically impressive this production is sadly underwhelming.
Back to Back Theatre Wins 2022 International Ibsen Award
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2022
Considered to be “the Nobel Prize for Theatre”, the International Ibsen Award is gifted every two years and comes with a $2.5 million Norwegian kroner (equivalent to almost $400,000 Australian Dollars) cash prize. It aims to honour an individual or company that has brought new artistic dimensions to the world of drama or theatre. Back to Back Theatre, a professional theatre company with an ensemble of actors with disabilities at its core, is the first Australian company to win this award. Previous recipients have included Peter Brook in 2008 and Taylor Mac in 2020.
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2022
Considered to be “the Nobel Prize for Theatre”, the International Ibsen Award is gifted every two years and comes with a $2.5 million Norwegian kroner (equivalent to almost $400,000 Australian Dollars) cash prize. It aims to honour an individual or company that has brought new artistic dimensions to the world of drama or theatre. Back to Back Theatre, a professional theatre company with an ensemble of actors with disabilities at its core, is the first Australian company to win this award. Previous recipients have included Peter Brook in 2008 and Taylor Mac in 2020.
BWW Review: THE FULL MONTY at Sarpborg Scene – 'Bares' it All and Suceeds
by Christian Ranke - March 17, 2022
The Full Monty is curious musical. While being essentially a raunchy comedy about six guys who decides to become strippers to escape unemployment and economical despair, it also have the potential to be deeply moving. When done right! And this new production presented in Sarpsborg has done just that... for the most part.
by Christian Ranke - March 17, 2022
The Full Monty is curious musical. While being essentially a raunchy comedy about six guys who decides to become strippers to escape unemployment and economical despair, it also have the potential to be deeply moving. When done right! And this new production presented in Sarpsborg has done just that... for the most part.
SONDHEIM! to Celebrate Legendary Composer at Brød & Sirkus
by BWW News Desk - March 17, 2022
On Stephen Sondheim's birthday, March 22nd, a concert will be held in Oslo to celebrate musical theatre's most groundbreaking composer. The large ensemble is made up of both well-known and emerging performers, accompanied by a small orchestra led by MD Petter Sørlie Kragstad. The concert will feature a wide selection of songs from Sondheim musicals, as well as songs from composers inspired by him. The concert finale will be an audience performance of «Sunday».
by BWW News Desk - March 17, 2022
On Stephen Sondheim's birthday, March 22nd, a concert will be held in Oslo to celebrate musical theatre's most groundbreaking composer. The large ensemble is made up of both well-known and emerging performers, accompanied by a small orchestra led by MD Petter Sørlie Kragstad. The concert will feature a wide selection of songs from Sondheim musicals, as well as songs from composers inspired by him. The concert finale will be an audience performance of «Sunday».
LA BAYADERE Comes to Norwegian National Ballet Next Week
by BWW News Desk - March 17, 2022
Ever since its first premiere in St. Petersburg in 1877, this ballet about the temple dancer (bayadère) Nikiya has captivated audiences. So did the Norwegian National Ballet in 2019, when the press described their version of La Bayadère as “a masterpiece” – and “hypnotic in its precision”.
by BWW News Desk - March 17, 2022
Ever since its first premiere in St. Petersburg in 1877, this ballet about the temple dancer (bayadère) Nikiya has captivated audiences. So did the Norwegian National Ballet in 2019, when the press described their version of La Bayadère as “a masterpiece” – and “hypnotic in its precision”.
BWW Review: SKATTEN PÅ SJØRØVERØYA at Chateu Neuf, Oslo
by Christian Ranke - March 10, 2022
Swaggering pirates, X marks the spot, a chattering parrot, 'Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum'? All present in this fun but uneven production. This production of Treasure Island is funny, if not yet quite quick, clear or sufficiently frightening. This adaptation premiered last year at Kulturværste in Stavanger and later in Sarpsborg, and now the pirates have ventured to Oslo. The cast of merry pirates shines and they are this show's strongest suit.
by Christian Ranke - March 10, 2022
Swaggering pirates, X marks the spot, a chattering parrot, 'Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum'? All present in this fun but uneven production. This production of Treasure Island is funny, if not yet quite quick, clear or sufficiently frightening. This adaptation premiered last year at Kulturværste in Stavanger and later in Sarpsborg, and now the pirates have ventured to Oslo. The cast of merry pirates shines and they are this show's strongest suit.
BWW Review: SPELET OM TRONA, SESONG 3 by Overspillteatret - Even More Deliciously Dumb!
by Christian Ranke - March 02, 2022
Season two of 'Spelet om trona' came and went last year, so fast that BroadwayWorld never got to see it. But here we are in the same venue almost two years after we saw the first season which we deemed ' Deliciously Dumb'. Well, this is just as dumb and just as delicious.
by Christian Ranke - March 02, 2022
Season two of 'Spelet om trona' came and went last year, so fast that BroadwayWorld never got to see it. But here we are in the same venue almost two years after we saw the first season which we deemed ' Deliciously Dumb'. Well, this is just as dumb and just as delicious.
JENUFA Comes to Den Norske Opera & Ballett Next Month
by BWW News Desk - February 24, 2022
In this new production, Jenufa is staged by the accomplished director Keith Warner, with a star-studded cast of international and Norwegian soloists performing on stage.
by BWW News Desk - February 24, 2022
In this new production, Jenufa is staged by the accomplished director Keith Warner, with a star-studded cast of international and Norwegian soloists performing on stage.
BWW Review: DOLLY OG MEG at Christiania Teater – Hanne Sørvaag Gives a Truly Impressive Power Belting Love Letter to Dolly Parton
by Christian Ranke - February 14, 2022
Dolly Parton's huge catalogue of music, and her larger than life personality got to shine on the stage at Christiania theatre last Thursday. But it was presented not by Dolly, but by one of Norway true talents. Hanne Sørvaag.
by Christian Ranke - February 14, 2022
Dolly Parton's huge catalogue of music, and her larger than life personality got to shine on the stage at Christiania theatre last Thursday. But it was presented not by Dolly, but by one of Norway true talents. Hanne Sørvaag.
Edward Gardner Named As New Music Director Of Norwegian Opera & Ballet
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2022
Edward Gardner, recently hailed by The Times (London) for the 'sheer vivacity' of his music-making, has been appointed Music Director of the Norwegian Opera & Ballet. He will assume the position of Artistic Advisor from 1 February 2022 before beginning his tenure as Music Director on 1 August 2024.
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2022
Edward Gardner, recently hailed by The Times (London) for the 'sheer vivacity' of his music-making, has been appointed Music Director of the Norwegian Opera & Ballet. He will assume the position of Artistic Advisor from 1 February 2022 before beginning his tenure as Music Director on 1 August 2024.
BWW Review: JERSEY BOYS at Chateau Neuf - Oh, What A Night! Jersey Boys Delivers, Firing on All Cylinders
by Christian Ranke - January 31, 2022
I fell in love with Jersey Boys when I discovered the cast recording back in 2006. That recording turned me into a fan of the group The Four Seasons which I honestly didn't know before this. Granted I knew some of the songs, but I found it fascinating that also 'my elders' didn't really know the group either. Later I learned that they never toured outside the United states. That could be a reason why the band went under the radar. I saw the musical twice in London and once in Las Vegas although my jetlag almost killed that experience. I had to drink four Red Bulls to stay awake. Luckily I did not need any Red Bull during the Norwegian premiere of this show. The show itself was energy booster enough for me.
by Christian Ranke - January 31, 2022
I fell in love with Jersey Boys when I discovered the cast recording back in 2006. That recording turned me into a fan of the group The Four Seasons which I honestly didn't know before this. Granted I knew some of the songs, but I found it fascinating that also 'my elders' didn't really know the group either. Later I learned that they never toured outside the United states. That could be a reason why the band went under the radar. I saw the musical twice in London and once in Las Vegas although my jetlag almost killed that experience. I had to drink four Red Bulls to stay awake. Luckily I did not need any Red Bull during the Norwegian premiere of this show. The show itself was energy booster enough for me.
ES: HÅVARD GIMSE Comes to Den Norske Opera & Ballett Next Month
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2022
The last time Gimse took the stage at the Oslo Opera House, it was to perform his Rakhmaninov interpretation during the ballet Anna Karenina. This time, he is performing a solo concert with a rich repertoire of Chopin’s piano pieces.
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2022
The last time Gimse took the stage at the Oslo Opera House, it was to perform his Rakhmaninov interpretation during the ballet Anna Karenina. This time, he is performing a solo concert with a rich repertoire of Chopin’s piano pieces.
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