Bergen National Opera

Bergen National Opera (Norwegian: Bergen Nasjonale Opera) in Bergen, Norway, originally called Den Nye Opera (the new opera)[1] is a foundation established in 2005 by the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Den Nationale Scene, Grieghallen and the Bergen International Festival. In 2007 Opera Vest became a part of the foundation, which aims to be the regional opera company for Western Norway.

Grieg Hall, where the Bergen National Opera is based

In addition to professional opera, Bergen National Opera also runs a participatory program for children and teenagers.

The foundation is supported by the Ministry of Culture, Arts Council Norway, the Hordaland community, the city of Bergen, and several other funds, associations and private supporters.

Opera directors
  • 2005–2007 Stein Olav Henrichsen
  • 2007–2010 Stein Olav Henrichsen
  • 2010– Mary Miller[2]

Opera orchestras

Bergen National Opera cooperates with the following orchestras:

Children and youth

Bergen National Opera runs several projects for children and teenagers in schools.[3]

  • Skriv en Opera!
  • Prosjekt Opera
  • Unge Stemmer[4]

Programme

Season of 2006

Season of 2007/08

Season of 2008/09

Season of 2009/10

Season of 2010/11

Season of 2011/12

Season of 2012/13

Season of 2013/14
  • The Golden Cockerel (Nikolaj Rimskij-Korsakov) Grieghallen
  • Voices and Votes (Orlando Gough) Grieghallen
  • Påske (Gisle Kverndokk) Logen Teater

Season of 2014/15
  • Aida (Giuseppe Verdi) Grieghallen
  • Folie à Deux (Emily Hall / Sjón) USF Verftet
  • Don Giovanni (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) Grieg Hall
  • St. Mark Passion (J.S. Bach) Bergen Domkirke

Season of 2015/16
  • Mimí Goes Glamping - Operafestival at Åmot Operagard / Villa Åmot
  • Madama Butterfly (Giacomo Puccini) Grieghallen
  • Verklärte Nacht / Erwartung (Arnold Schönberg) Grieghallen
  • It's all true (Travis Just) Cornerteateret

Season of 2016/17
  • Mimí Goes Glamping - Operafestival at Åmot Operagard / Villa Åmot
  • Dama til Mozart (Thomas Guthrie) Tour
  • Eli synger Ella - Concert at DNS
  • I Capuleti e i Montecchi (Vincenzo Bellini) Grieghallen
  • Sae-Kyung Rim, Mari Eriksmoen, Magnus Staveland, Marianne Beate Kielland - Recitals in Håkonshallen
  • Private View (Annelies Van Parys / Jen Hadfield) Cornerteateret
  • Il turco in Italia (Gioacchino Rossini) Grieghallen
  • Peter Grimes (Benjamin Britten) Grieg Hall / Edinburgh International Festival
  • Messiah (Georg Friedrich Händel) DNS

Season of 2017/18
  • Paperbag Princess (Robert Munsch) Åmot Operagard / Ulvsnesøy / Fjaler
  • Mimí Goes Glamping - Operafestival at Åmot Operagard / Villa Åmot
  • Hansel and Gretel (Engelbert Humperdinck) Tour
  • Otello (Giuseppe Verdi) Grieghallen
  • Lise Davidsen - Concert in Aulaen
  • Kristina Mkhitaryan, Rame Lahaj, Marita Sølberg - Recitals in Håkonshallen
  • Future Opera (Rebecka Ahvenniemi, Øyvind Mæland, Lars Skoglund)
  • The Flying Dutchman (Richard Wagner) Grieghallen

Season of 2018/19
  • Carmen (Georges Bizet) Terminus Hall
  • Candide (Leonard Bernstein) Grieghallen
  • Latonia Moore, Lester Lynch - Recital at DNS
  • Werther (Jules Massenet) Grieghallen

References
  1. Eva Grimstad, "Operabyen Bergen", Meninger, Bergens Tidende, 3 September 2013 (in Norwegian)
  2. "Nytt åremål for Miller", Ballade, 2 December 2014 (in Norwegian)
  3. Barn og unge, Bergen National Opera
  4. Unge stemmer, Bergen National Opera
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