January 23, 1989: La Boheme in Oslo

1989-01-23 La Boheme (Puccini), Den Norske Opera (Oslo)

Mimi = Solveig Kringlebotn
Musetta = Ingjerd Oda Mantor
Rodolfo = José Antonio Sempere
Marcello = Trond Halstein Moe
Schaunard = Per Vollestad
Colline = Svein Carlsen
Benoit/Alcindoro = Bjørn Lie-Hansen
Parpignol = Ola S. Isene

Per Åke Andersson, conductor



Solveig Kringlebotn (or Kringelborn as she is knowm internationally) and José Antonio Sempere was great as Mimi and Rodolfo.

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December 9, 1988: The Magic Flute in Oslo

1988-12-09 Die Zauberflöte (Mozart), Den Norske Opera (Oslo)

Tamino = Ulf Øien
Nattens Dronning = Benedicte Adrian
Papageno = Per Vollestad
Monostatos = Tor Gilje
Pamina = Itziar Martinez Galdos
Sarastro = Svein Carlsen

Per Åke Andersson, conductor

Benedicte Adrian, the other part of pop-duo Dollie (de Luxe), soprano, pop star, composer is singing Queen of the Night in the Norwegian Opera. And she does quite good. But although success at the opera she decides that opera is too "operatic" and goes to pop, composing with Ingrid Bjørnov (the other part of Dollie de Luxe) an rock-opera called Which Witch about the witch-hunt in Norway where (Norwegian baritone) Knut Skram also sang in a few staged concerts.

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