November 18, 1983: Animalen i Oslo

1983-11-18 Animalen (Werle), Den Norske Opera (Oslo)

Benson Sisters = Gro Hundvin Eliassen, Elisabeth Mangen Narvesen,
Anne Felberg
General Nelson = Caj Ehrstedt
Herold = Bernhard Skjeldal
Giraff = Holstad og
Bjørn Mørch-Olsen
Anette = Gro Hundvin Eliassen
Roulette = Elisabeth Mangen Narvesen
Pipette = Anne Felberg
Kontratenor = Knut Gullerud
Pingvin = Anne Nyborg
Løve = Oddbjørn Tennfjord
Ape = Stein Arild Thorsen
Tiger = Torhild Staahlen
Påfugl = Vessa Hanssen
Bjørn = Svein Carlsen
Fru Bjørn = Eva Solheim
Ugle = Frøydis Klausberger
Oter = Arild Erlksen
Gordon = Tor Fagerland
Smirnoff = Paul Berner Kjønnø
Smith = Knut Jørgen Moe
Wesson = Yngvar Krogh
Olga = Irma Urrila
Tamara = Vesla Tveten
Billy Benson = Jan Sødal
Ludmilla = Torill Eriksen

Zdenko Peharda, conductor

Oslo, Norway 1983-11-18
DEN NORSKE OPERA 1930-2215
Friday 18. november 1983

'ANIMALEN
Fabel-opera in 2 acys
Music: Lars Johan Werle .
Libretto: Tage Danielsson .
Translation: Axel Emil Helgeland
Conductor: Zdenko Peharda
Regie: Runar Borge
Scenography: Christian Tom-Petersen



this fable-opera or musical, ANIMALEN was something for the children or child-like. But at least a lot of Norwegian operasingers were onstage.

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June 3, 1983: The Magic Flute in Oslo

1983-06-03 Die Zauberflöte (Mozart), Den Norske Opera (Oslo)

Tamino = Patrick Power
Queen of the Night = Inger Lise Walseth
Papageno = Knut Skram
Monostatos = Tor Gilje
Pamina = Irma Urrila
Sarastro = Svein Carlsen
Papagena = Eva Solheim

Per Åke Andersson, conductor



TRYLLEFLØYTEN = Die Zauberflöte
Opera in 2 acts by Wolfgang A. Mozart
Libretto: Emanuel Schikaneder
Translation: Per E. Passer
Conductor: Per Åke Andersson
Regie: Ehrhard Warneke
Scenography: Franz Bavemann
Costums: Dorothea Weinert


19.30-ca. 22.40


I do not remember much of this Zauberflöte, but it did remind me a lot about the Swedish Zauberflöte-movie directed by Ingmar Bergman and with Papageno sung by Håkan Hagegård. And it was Irma Urrila who sang Pamina as in the movie.

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