Ensemble singers sought Eight 60% positions in KorVest
PELLÉAS AND MÉLISANDE Debussy's only opera, Pelléas and Mélisande, heralded a new direction in the history of opera. Based on the play by Nobel Price winner Maurice Maeterlinck, Debussy created an opera where the lush, sensual music mirrors moods and emotions rather than external events.
HERHEIM'S SERSE Den Nye Opera and Bergen International Festival presents Serse, guest performance by Komische Oper Berlin and director Stefan Herheim, to open next year's festival.
L'ÉTOILE - NORWEGIAN PREMIERE
4 February, 6 pm
6, 8 and 9 February, 7 pm
Grieghallen
"Man cannot live by champagne alone - he also needs the music of Emmanuel Chabrier."
-The Washington Post
La Belle Époque meets Broadway razzle-dazzle in Mark Lamos's production of this rare operatic gem. The stylish staging, inspired by Toulouse-Lautrec, brings the famous can-can girls to life with the sparkling choreography of Seán Curran.
L'Étoile (Star) takes place in a fairytale world full of twists and turns and absurd comedy. Nonetheless, Emmanuel Chabriers opera was considered a musical masterpiece, admired by Debussy, Ravel and Stravinsky. In recent decades, L'Étoile has had a growing popularity worldwide.
