Bartered Bride at Staatsoper in Berlin (-)

5/17/12 •

Bartered Bride, the second opera written by Bedrich Smetana Staatsoper in Berlin. Already from the beginning the staging brings us in the right mood: all along the ouverture the curtain, is kept open high just something more than one meter from the floor, so we can see people on stage down from the chest, a young man in blue jeans which moves and interacts with the others, some of which are in folkloristic costumes, some are occupied in everyday activities like cutting a piece of wood, the most dancing and so on, in a nice scene communicating a frenetic mood.The last performances this season are 20th and 23th June 2012 at 19.30. Review by Bruno Tredicine.

COMME DES GARCONS at Les Docks, Paris (-)

5/16/12 •

Musee Galliera hors les murs at Les Docks, Paris, are presenting the exhibition WHITE DREAMS, Rei Kawakubo´s Comme des Garcons latest fashion event, Spring Summer 2012, shown in “Glass Bowles”, which gives an amazing look at this special presentation way of a collection. By Tomas Bagackas.

DER ROSENKAVALIER in Florence (-)

5/15/12 •

In this prestigious opening production, the director Eike Gramss has immersed the action concocted by librettist von Hofmannstahl into a stage characterized by a mirror game, perhaps a metaphor of the caducity of time and life; the mirrors continuously reflect and project toward the audience the images of the singers, and thus allowing the stage to look almost infinite. Review by Fabio Bardelli, translated by Bruno Tredicine.

Sverre Gunnar Haga til Norsk Form. (-)

5/15/12 •

Sverre Gunnar Haga er ny kommunikasjonssjef i Norsk Form. “- Jeg ser frem til å få Sverre Gunnar Haga med på laget. Med hans brede erfaring både fra media, kommunikasjon og viktige institusjoner i Norge er vi forventningsfulle til hans bidrag i den videre utviklingen av Norsk Form som landets fremste og største formidlingsinstitusjon om design, [...]

IL TROVATORE at La Monnaie, Bruxelles (-)

5/15/12 •

In Il Trovatore in Brussels the Ukrainian tenor Misha Didyk will sing Manrico, Count Luna performed alternatively by Scott Hendricks and Dimitri Tiliakos. Sylvie Brunet-Grupposo as Azucena. The Russian producer Dmitri Tcherniakov is making his debut at La Monnai with regi, sets and costumes, and MARC MINKOWSKI is conducting it all. Both will be working for the first time on this Verdi opera.

EUROPEAN NIGHT OF MUSEUMS (-)

5/14/12 •

Saturday May 19th, 2012

The 8th European Night of Museums will be held all over Europe on Saturday May 19th, 2012. During this night thousands of museums across Europe will open their doors for special late night events, the majority of which are free.
The Night of Museums is an occasion for visitors to rediscover museums through treasure hunts, theatralised guided visits, sleepovers, special museums’ facade lighting, concerts and other surprising activities.

ALBERT HERRING IN COPENHAGEN (-)

5/12/12 •

As with many of Britten’s operas, Albert Herring deals with the experience of standing out from the crowd – in this case with added light-hearted humour. Gert Henning-Jensen performs the title role as the well-groomed young man who comes of age overnight. DIRECTOR: Keith Warner. Conductor Roland Böer.

CRISTÓBAL BALENCIAGA AT LES DOCKS, PARIS (-)

5/11/12 •

Right now two exhibitions, Cristóbal Balenciaga collector of fashions, and Comme des Garcons WHITE DREAMS, are being presented at LES DOCKS, where also other fashion activities has found their home, such as the school, Institut Francaise de la Mode. By Tomas Bagackas.

The Opera of the Moon – Dijon Mai 2012 (-)

5/10/12 •

The first new opera for Brice Pauset Dijon – which relies on Kinderszenen Robert Schumann Lieder and mixes and opera excerpts – is thus addressed to the whole family: children and adults, who have so much more to learn from each other. Regi by Damien Caille-Perret, who can be in a dream. Adressed to the whole family: children and adults

Color Line med topp underholdning (-)

5/10/12 •

Med Color Line mellom Oslo og Kiel er du gjest på et flytende underholdningspalass, fylt av show, musikk og dans.
Både Color Fantasy og Color Magic byr på fargesprakende show to ganger hver kveld i den store teatersalen. Showene er gratis, og det er ulike show som går på sydgående og nordgående seiling. Du kan nyte artister og dansere av høy klasse, og når den forestillingen er over, blir scenen til et gyngende dansegulv. Velkommen, «night fever»!

KJØNNSKRANGEL I OPERAEN (-)

5/09/12 •

I kunstnerisk sammenheng gjelder det kvalitet, og ikke kjønnskvotering. Noe som er helt i overensstemmelse med kravene om kunstnerisk frihet og også om ytringsfrihet.
I de mange oppgaver hvor kvinner er best, da er det kvinnene som får opgavene. Innen yrker hvor der kreves ekstra styrke, for eksempel som murer, der er det foreløbig overvekt av mannlige murere, ihvertfall i Norge, men i andre yrker tar kvinnene sterkt inn på mennene, hvilket er bra og positivt. Tekst og foto av Henning Høholt

“Christian Lacroix, La Source and the Paris Opera Ballet” – Costumes. (-)

5/09/12 •

The Centre national du costume de scène et de la scénographie continues its collaboration with Christian Lacroix, following him into the heart of the Opéra national de Paris where he created the costumes for the ballet La Source, in a choreography by Jean-Guillaume Bart, Danseur Etoile. These sumptous costumes embroidered with Swarovski crystals were worn on stage by the Paris Opera Ballet at the Palais Garnier in the autumn of 2011 and are presented here in an exhibition organized by Christian Lacroix. exhibition at The Centre national du costume de scène et de la scénographie continues its collaboration with Christian Lacroix, following him into the heart of the Opéra national de Paris where he created the costumes for the ballet La Source, in a choreography by Jean-Guillaume Bart, Danseur Etoile. These sumptous costumes embroidered with Swarovski crystals were worn on stage by the Paris Opera Ballet at the Palais Garnier in the autumn of 2011 and are presented here in an exhibition organized by Christian Lacroix.

OTELLO at TOULON (-)

5/08/12 •

In 2012 Opéra de Toulon is celebrating 150 years anniversary. 1862-2012. In Mai 2012 they are presenting Otello by Verdi.

David Fray – Beethoven 3rd pianoconcert – wonderful at TCE, Paris (-)

5/08/12 •

With David Fray as pianosolist in Ludvig van Beethovens 3rd pianoconcert at Theatre des Champs Elysees started The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen their tour bringing thging them to Istanbul, Amsterdam, Lissabon and ending up in Hamburg with an interesting program with great variations, where the Beethoven 3rd piano concerto together with Franz Schuberts Symphoni no 3, are the highlights. Conductor is Trevor Pincock. Review by Henning Høholt