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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November 16, 1984: Aida in Oslo

1984-11-16 Aida (Verdi), Den Norske Opera (Oslo)

Re d'Egitto = Carsten Harboe Stabell
Amneris = Mirjana Dancuo
Aida = Hilde Nora Veidahl
Radames = Maurice Stern
Ramfis = Svein Carlsen
Amonasro = Knut Skram

Per Åke Andersson, conductor

My mother didn't like this production, I did. I guess she found it too dark and not Egyptian enough. But I really believed in it all. I loved it...

DEN NORSKE OPERA
Friday 1984-11-16

AIDA
Opera in 4 acts by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto: Antonio Ghislanzoni
Conductor: Per Ake Andersson
Regie: Giancarlo del Monaco
Decor: Dominik Hartmann
Costumes: Bernd-Dieter Muller
Choreography: Lise Eger


19.00 - ca. k1. 22.15

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