November 30, 1989: Faust in Oslo

1989-11-30 Faust (Gounod), Den Norske Opera (Oslo)

Marguerite = Solveig Kringlebotn
Faust = Kåre Bjørkøy
Valentin = Jan Sødal
Mefisto = Oddbjørn Tennfjord
Siebel = Irma Urrila
Marte = Vessa Hanssen
Wagner = Jens Olai Justvik

Dag Nilssen, conductor

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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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May 25, 1990: Die Csardasfurstin in Oslo

1990-05-25 Die Csardasfürstin (Kalman), Den Norske Opera (Oslo)

Fyrst Lippert-Weylesheim = Almar Heggen
Anhilte = Vessa Hanssen
Edwin = Jan Sødal
Stasi = Anne Nyborg
Grev Boni von Kancianu = Tor Fagerland
Sylvia Varescu = Ingjerd Oda Mantor

Tore Dingstad, conductor



9 Years and 3 days after my first visit in an Opera House and then same operetta with some changes in the role list. GREAT!! I loved this production.

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May 22, 1981: Die Csardasfurstin in Oslo

1981-05-22 Die Csardasfürstin (Kalman), Den Norske Opera (Oslo)

Leopold Maria,
Fürst Lippert-Weylersheim = Almar Heggen
Anhilte, his wife = Vessa Hanssen
Edwin, their son = Jan SødaI
Stasi, his cousin = Eva SoIheim
Graf Boni Kancsianu = Tor Fagerland
Sylva Varescu = Else Dehli
Graf Feri von Kerekes = Tor Gilje
Eugen von Rohnsdorff = Terje Stensvold

Zdenko Peharda, conductor



Czardasfyrstinnen = Die Csardasfürstin
Operetta in three acts by EMMERICH KALMAN
Den Norske Opera
Friday 22. may 1981

Text by Leo Stein and Bela Jenbach
Adaption: Folke Abenius
Translation of song text: Einar Sissener
Translation of dialogue: Wilhelm Sandven
Conductor: Zdenko Peharda
Regie: Folke Abenius og Eugene Gabay

Scenography: Wolfgang Vollhard
Costumes: Anna Gisle
Choreograpyi: Eugene Gabay



Den Norske Operas Chorus and Orchestra

Performance starts. 19.30 and ends ca. 22.30
Pause between the acts.

My first time in any opera house, my first operetta. I loved it. This operetta, this production was also later televised although with other singers. Tor Fagerland was great as the cute count Boni.

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May 3, 1989: Il Trovatore in Oslo

1989-05-03 Il Trovatore (Verdi), Den Norske Opera (Oslo)

Grev Luna = Jan Sødal
Leonora = Kjersti Ekeberg
Azucena = Vessa Hanssen
Manrico = Kåre Bjørkøy
Ferrando = Svein Carlsen
Inez = Eva Solheim
Ruiz = Ronald Sørvik

Dag Nilssen, conductor


1989-05-03
Den Norske Opera, Universitets Aula
Opera konzertant
TRUBADUREN (Il Trovatore)
by Giuseppe Verdi


Wonderful concert version. Great singing. Loved Vessa Hanssen as Azucena. She was amazing.

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