January 28, 1984: Die Lustige Witwe in Drammen

1984-01-28 Die Lustige Witwe (Lehar), Drammens Teater

Baron Mirko Zeta = Bjørn Lie-Hansen
Valencienne = Torhild Staahlen
Count Danilo Danilowitsch = Tor Fagerland
Hanna Glawari = Kjersti Ekeberg
Njegus = Ronald Rørvik
Camille de Rosillion = Caj Ehstedt
Vicomte Cascada = Frode Birkeland
Raol de St. Brioche = Kjell Kipperberg

Terje Boye Hansen, conductor




I was in Drammen's old Theatre before it burnt down and before it was reconstructed. And it was Die Lustige Witwe by Franz Lehar. I really loved it. My mother was worried about our car during the whole performance.

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November 21, 1988: Madama Butterfly in Oslo

1988-11-21 Madama Butterfly (Puccini), Den Norske Opera (Oslo)

Cio-Cio-San = Keiko Kamegawa
Suzuki = Marit Osnes Aambø
Kate Pinkerton = Gro Hundvin
B.F. Pinkerton = Caj Ehrstedt
Sharpless = Jan Sødal
Goro = Rorald Rørvik
Prince Yamadori = Knut Gullerud
Uncle Bonzo = Svein Carlsen

Per Åke Andersson, conductor

How irritating it is to hear/see this heart-wrenching opera and to have people sitting there finding it ludicrous the marriage contract for 999 years. But poor Butterfly she is going to die because she takes it seriously love, marriage but Pinkerton see every thing Japanese as a joke as this custom of leasing houses for 999 years. The clash West/East.

That bloody Pinkerton. Even the American consul who is normally quite cold-blooded tries to warn Pinkerton.

This is a great opera!

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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 20, 1984: La Traviata in Oslo

1984-06-20 La Traviata (Verdi), Den Norske Opera (Oslo)

Violetta Valery = Rita Lantieri
Flora Bervoix = Vessa Hanssen
Alfredo Germont = Caj Ehrstedt
Annina = Eva Solheim
George Germont = Knut Skram
Gaston, Vicomte de Letorieres = Tor Gilje
Barone Douphol = Stein-Arild Thorsen
Marchese d'Obigny = Oddbjørn Tennfjord
Dottor Grenvil = Eivind Bøksle
Giuseppe = Leif Sørensen

Zdenko Peharda, conductor



DEN NORSKE OPERA
Wednesday 1984-06-20
LA TRAVIATA
Opera in 4 acts by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Fr. Maria Piave
Conductor: Zdenko Peharda
Regie: Jens Chr. Ek
Scenography: Madla Bruza
Coreography: Frederic Konrad


kl. 19.30- ca. 22.10

I saw La Traviata for the first time. Dottor Grenvil was sung by Eivind Bøksle, the man who nowadays always presents the operas whenever it is opera on Norwegian Radio.

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