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JENUFA Comes to Den Norske Opera & Ballett Next Month

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.

ES: HÅVARD GIMSE Comes to Den Norske Opera & Ballett Next Month

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. 

RIGOLETTO Comes to Den Norske Opera & Ballett Next Month

January 20, 2022

It reeks of hunting, power and wet moss. An ugly hunchbacked man wanders among the trunks of dark pines, bearing a secret. Hidden away at home is his daughter, Gilda, whom he loves more than anything on earth. Among the guys, he acts tough in order to be liked – especially by his boss, the duke. When Rigoletto realises that the duke has also been together with his daughter, he commits a horrible crime, one that has tremendous consequences.

FARGESPILL/KALEIDOSCOPE: A KISS FOR ALL THE WORLD Comes to Den Norske Opera & Ballett This Month

January 17, 2022

One string quartet, one popular symphony and an on-stage ensemble consisting of 90 children and young people with roots from around the world. Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony like you’ve never heard or seen it before!

Mozart and Brahms Concert Comes to Den Norske Opera & Ballett in February

December 23, 2021

Da Mozart i 1787 skrev sine to strykekvintetter, etablerte han en helt ny musikalsk standard: Han doblet nemlig antallet bratsjer. Denne endringen skulle gi liv til en helt ny kammermusikkbesetning som flere av ettertidens komponister bygde videre på. G-moll-kvintetten, som vi får høre denne kvelden, er mørk og melankolsk av karakter og vekker assosiasjoner til både operaen Don Giovanni og Mozarts symfoni nr. 40 i g-moll.

COLOR GAMES / KALEIDOSCOPE: A KISS FOR ALL THE WORLD Comes to Den Norske Opera & Ballett Next Month

December 20, 2021

One string quartet, one popular symphony and an on-stage ensemble consisting of 90 children and young people with roots from around the world. Beethoven's Ninth Symphony like you've never heard or seen it before!

DEDICATION Comes to Den Norske Opera & Ballett This Month

November 16, 2021

When five wind players from the Oslo Chamber Academy gather in The Studio, it is to share with the audience some of the most exciting works ever written for woodwind instruments from Scandinavia.

ORFEUS I UNDERVERDENEN Comes to Den Norske Opera & Ballett This Month

November 15, 2021

This is exactly what is needed right now: a wacky world of gods where the party never ends and everyone dances the can-can! At any rate, that is what Eurydice longs for. She is tired of the tedious Orpheus and being at his beck and call for what seems like an eternity. The time has come to say no, to laugh and to enjoy an operetta!

DIALOGUES is Being Performed at Den Norske Opera & Ballett This Month

November 12, 2021

Imagine an entire evening with duets by Mats Ek, Crystal Pite, Jiří Kylián, Sasha Waltz, Ohad Naharin and Emma Portner. The six choreographers behind Dialogues define both the present and the future in modern dance.

Den Norske Opera & Ballett Presents THE MUTE

March 02, 2021

The Mute was unveiled to 7,000 spectators at seven sold-out performances in Stavanger Concert Hall in March 2019. In June of the same year, the Hedda Award for Performance of the Year and for Best Scenography / Costume Design. 

Den Norske Opera & Ballett Presents Orchestra Chamber Series: Shostakovich

October 02, 2020

Den Norske Opera & Ballett will present Orchestra Chamber Series: Shostakovich, featuring chamber music with percussion.

THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE to Play at Den Norske Opera And Ballett

July 18, 2019

Gaetano Donizetti's opera, The Alcoholic Beverage will play at the Main Stage Aug. 17 through September 1.