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Festlig The Drowsy Chaperone med Bårdar
5/25/16 •
OSLO/NORGE: Avgangsklassen Musikkteater 3 år fra Bårdar Musikk Akademi markerer seg med god musikalitet og meget talent i sin avsluttningsforestilling, som hadde premiere på Centralteatret tirsdag kveld 24. Mai. AV Henning Høholt, tekst og fotos.
Norsk krim blir TV-serie
5/25/16 •
Jørn Lier Horst bøker skal bli Krimi TV Serie. Foto Jesper Magerøy
Jørn Lier Horst bøker skal bli Krimi TV Serie. Foto Jesper Magerøy
TØNSBERG/NORGE: Jørn Lier Horst har skrevet ti kriminalromaner med politiførstebetjent William Wisting som etterforsker. Nylig ble det kjent at disse bøkene nå skal filmes. I Vestfold ønsker man at innspillingen skal gjøres der, i Larvik-området, hvor det meste av handlingen foregår. Av Synnøve Elisabeth Nord
Medea in Nice – The Face of Terror
5/24/16 •
NICE/FRANCE: The new Medea-production in Nice, the last premiere this season, takes the drama into our present time with great effect. The blooddripping story of Evripides from 431 B.C. was turned into an opera in the times of the French Revolution. To-day hatred and violence is relevant in new ways. Executions are daily news, and we speculate whether a fanatic placed a bomb in a plane from Paris to Cairo. Review by Torkil Baden.
«The Drowsy Chaperone» på Centralteatret med Bårdar
5/24/16 •
OSLO/NORGE: Når lysene har gått ned i salen, kommer en mann i en stol til syne på scenen. Han setter på sin favorittplate: en «original cast recording» av en fiktiv jazzmusikal fra 1928 med fengende sanger og lystig dans; den ene show-stopperen etter den andre. Karakterene kommer til live og «The Drowsy Chaperone» begynner mens mannen i stolen ser på. Spilles 24. – 27. mai 2016 på Oslo Nye Centralteatret. Premiere i kveld kl. 19.
UNG – Suksess for Nasjonalballettens unge kompani
5/24/16 •
OSLO/NORGE: Nasjonalballetten UNG imponerte et meget stort publikum forrige uke på Scene 2 i Oslo, og forventningene til den forestående turne, som er støttet av Norsk Tipping er stor. Denne går til Festiviteten i Haugesund Konserthus, Stavanger Konserthus og Bølgen Kulturhus i Larvik. Av Henning Høholt, Fotos Erik Berg. Applaus fotos Tomas Bagackas
Kulturkompasset at the Cannes Festival 2016
5/24/16 •
Cannes May 23rd 2016
CANNES/FRANCE: Our reporter Torkil Baden has followed the Festival International du Film 2016 with daily reports. Here is a summing up of our 15 published articles with date of publication and links for your reference. Final summing up by Torkil Baden
Statsbesøk fra Polen
5/23/16 •
OSLO/NORGE: I dag innledet H.E. President Andrzej Duda og fru Agata Kornhauser-Duda sitt statsbesøk til Norge. DD.MM. Kongen og Dronningen er vertskap for besøket, og ønsket velkommen på Slottsplassen.
Verdi´s Requiem i Oslo
5/23/16 •
OSLO/NORGE: Et av forsommerens musikalske høydepunkter var Giuseppe Verdis Requiem på Operaen med Kringkastings Orkestret – KORK -, Operakoret og solistene Marit Sølberg, sopran, Tone Kummervold, mezzosoran, Marius Roth Christensen, tenor, Jens-Erik Aasbø, bass, ledet av Eugene Tzigane. Det ble en flott opplevelse, og publikum var meget begeistret. By Henning Høholt, applaus fotos: Tomas Bagackas
And the Winner is Britain! – Cannes Festival
5/23/16 •
CANNES/FRANCE: The festival came to a climax Sunday night with the final decision by the jury of the competition. Amongst the 20 films the winner was the English film I.. Daniel Blake. Cannes May 22nd 2016 Festival letter by Torkil Baden. Photos: Film Festival de Cannes
News about young Nordic opera singers
5/23/16 •
OSLO/NORWAY: Stellis Polaris Management – one of Scandinavia’s most interesting managements for young Nordic singers. Have a look at www.stellispolaris.com: Joonas Asikainen, Sebastian Durán, Bernt Ola Volungholen, Angelica Voje, Hamida Kristoffersen, Sanna Gibbs, Tuva Semmingsen, Hege Gustava Tjønn Ludwig, Espen Langvik.
Hungry Movie Stars at Cannes Festival
5/22/16 •
ANTIBES/FRANCE: On the last day of the festival, ending to-night, it might be worth while to sum up a more material aspect. In the morning news paper Nice Matin there often is story of where the stars had their dinner last night. Except for the hotel restaurants in Cannes two local restaurants often hit the headlines, Mamo Le Michelangelo in Antibes and Tetou in Golfe Juan. Cannes May 201st 2016. Festival letter and photos by Torkil Baden
Arena di Verona Opera Festival 2016
5/21/16 •
VERONA/ITALY: Den 24.juni starter operafestivalen i Verona. Årets festival har 46 forestillinger, mot 54 i 2015. Bare fem forskjellige operaer i år, som alle foregår utendørs i den gamle romerske amfiteateret. By Synnøve Elisabeth Nord
Baden’s 10 Be’s – how to survive at Cannes festival
5/21/16 •
CANNES/FRANCE: It takes an effort to get through a festival. Towards the end of the festival, ending to-morrow, our reporter Torkil Baden sums up his experience as a journalist and critic and takes you behind the fasade. However some of his Ten commandments may be valid everywhere. Cannes May 21st2016. Festival letter by Torkil Baden.
Solid politikrim fra Jørn Lier Horst
5/20/16 •
OSLO/NORGE: ”Blindgang” er tiende kriminalroman med politimannen William Wisting som etterforsker. Den første, ”Nøkkelvitnet”, var forfatterens debutroman i 2004. Jørn Lier Horst var selv politimann og etterforskningsleder i politiet i Larvik, inntil han ble forfatter på heltid i 2013. Han er derfor godt kjent både med miljøet og politiets metoder. Handlingen i hans romaner er gjerne lagt til Larvik-, Stavern-området, men med enkelte deler av handlingen lagt andre steder. Av Synnøve Elisabeth Nord.
Cannes is Charity
5/20/16 •
CANNES/FRANCE: For the movie stars the daily life in Cannes is not only photo sessions, press conferences and crossing the red carpet into the cinema. Sharon Stone is one who in particular has been promoting charity. For AmfAR, American Foundation for AIDS Research, founded by Elisabeth Taylor in 1985, she is leading the event Cinema against AIDS. A gala evening takes place every year in festival time, this year last night on May 19th with 900 guests. Cannes May 20th 2016. Festival letter by Torkil Baden
Big success for the Nibelungen Ring in Leipzig
5/19/16 •
LEIPZIG/GERMANY: With one of the five leading symphony orchestras -Gewandhouse Orchestra excellent led by Ulf Schirmer, a wonderful regi – and choreography, this in cooperation with the dancers, by Rosamund Gilmore and scenography with big variations by Carl Friedric Oberle, beautiful and well functioning costumes by Nicola Reichert, good lighting by Michael Röger, dramaturgie by Christian Zabel, well functioning and beautiful video by Andy Zabel, and a starling of outstanding Wagner singers the first Nibelungen Ring in 40 years in Leipzig was a big success. Review by Henning Høholt, Photos from Leipzig Opera, and from applause: H.Høholt.
The Russians are coming – Cannes Festival
5/19/16 •
CANNES/FRANCE: International Village is a long row of tents along the beach and harbour behind the main Festival Palace. The competitions films are shown from early morning till late night in four cinemas in the main building, the largest cinema with 2 300 seats. Cannes May 19th 2016. Festival letter by Torkil Baden
Stars at Sea – Cannes festival
5/18/16 •
CANNES/FRANCE: The bay of Cannes is always a sight and especially in May. The millionaire and billionaire yachts cover the beach and the harbour. A lot of the business and social activity in the festival takes place on board.
Cannes May 17th 2016. Festival letter and photos by Torkil Baden
A Swedish Hollywood – film business is good business – Cannes Festival
5/17/16 •
CANNES/FRANCE: Film Väst, a co-production company in West Sweden, shows how money raising in a city can give far reaching results. On a beautiful terrace overlooking the Mediterranean city the company proudly presented itself during the festival week-end, just before the Norwegian National Day. Cannes May 17th May 2016. Festival letter by Torkil Baden
Norwegian-French on the National Day of May 17th at Cannes Festival
5/16/16 •
CANNES/FRANCE: During 11 festival days in Cannes the competition for the Golden Palm, Palm d’Or, rolls on with a triumphant finale on May 22nd. Twenty films have been selected, but none from Norway. The only Scandinavian production in the main competition is a horror movie by Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn, The Neon Demon. Cannes May 16th . Festival letter by Torkil Baden.
Spielberg’s fairytale – Cannes festival
5/15/16 •
CANNES/FRANCE: Everything Steven Spielberg takes on turns into gold. Whether it is science fiction (E.T.), jew persecutions (Schindler’s List) or adventure (Indiana Jones and Jurassic Park) he has a magic touch reaching out to audiences everywhere. Next Christmas he turns 70 years old, and he is still a magician. His new Roald Dahl-film is a treat for all ages. Cannes May 14th. Festival letter by Torkil Baden
Max Klinger in Leipzig Art Museum
5/15/16 •
LEIPZIG/GERMANY: One of the most remarkable monuments, to my opinion, is the large Beethoven Monument by Max Klinger, made in beautiful and high valuable stones, exposed in The Fine Art Museum in Leipzig, together with other interesting works, states, plaster models for other works and an interesting graphic serial about the dead, by the same famous artist, made a good impression for me. By Henning Høholt, text and photos.
Noen gode kjøp på Blomqvists kunstauksjon
5/14/16 •
OSLO/NORGE: På Blomqvists kunstauksjon nylig ble dessverre bare ca. halvparten av billedkunsten solgt. En del arbeider ble solgt innenfor forhåndsvurderingene, og noen få fikk høyere tilslag enn vurderingene. Besøkt av Synnøve Elisabeth Nord
Ballet and belle époque – Loie Fuller – Cannes festival
5/14/16 •
CANNES/FRANCE: The waiting lines in the street were long, extremely long, for the Friday premire, and hundres had to go disappointed away, including this reporter. But the press material tells a lot. “The Dancer “ – biographical film bout Loie Fuller, the Chicago girl who changed European dance. Festival letter from Torkil Baden. Photos: Cannes Film Festival
Bartoli makes Monaco a new base
5/13/16 •
MONTE CARLO/MONACO: “Les Musiciens du Prince, Monaco” is the name of a new Cecilia Bartoli-prosject. On July 8th the palace in Monaco will be the venue for a brand new ensemble .The celebrated soprano collects a pool of musicians specializing in baroque music, not a novelty for this lady, but this time focusing on court music. The initiative is taken in close collaboration with princesse Stephanie and opera director Jean-Louis Grinda. By Torkil Baden