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 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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May 22, 1987: Don Giovanni in Oslo

1987-05-22 Don Giovanni (Mozart), Den Norske Opera (Oslo)

Don Juan: Knut Skram
Il Commendatore Oddbjörn Tennfjord
Donna Anna: Eva Johansson
Don Ottavio: Esaias Tewolde
Donna Elvira: Frøydis Klausberger
Leporello: Stein Arild Thorsen
Masetto: Espen Fegran
Zerlina: Ingjerd Oda Mantor

Heinz Fricke, conductor



Friday 1987-05-22 DEN NORSKE OPERA

(Premiere 4/4-87)
DON JUAN = Don Giovanni
Opera in 2 acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Text: Lorenzo da Ponte
19.30 - ca. 22.35.

Conductor: Heinz Fricke
Regie: Goran Järvefelt
Translation: Per Boye Hansen after Pauline Hall
Scenography: Kathrine Hysing

Lysdesign: Torkel Blomquist


Den Norske Operas chorus
Den Norske Operas orchestra
Cembalo: Tore Dingstad

This Don Giovanni production was also televised naturally with Knut Skram, our Great Norwegian baritone but with other singers in the other roles.

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As I remember it, I enjoyed this night at the opera.