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We are DANSKOMPANI! A new name for The Göteborg Ballet
8/28/12 •
GOTHENBURG: In recent years, The Göteborg Ballet has had an increasingly contemporary repertoire, focusing on, reflecting and developing the art of dance. The future projects will show even a stronger cutting edge profile. It is time that our name also makes that evident. From now on we will be called GöteborgsOperans Danskompani.
World Première: JJR at Geneva Opera. September 2012
8/27/12 •
Jean-‐Jacques Rousseau’s 300 years anniversary for his birth, brings an opera world premiere to Geneva Opera.World premiere Septb 11th. for the 300th anniversary of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s birth, the opera JJR (Citoyen de Genève) brings together such world-famous talent as the French composer Philippe Fénelon, the British librettist Ian Burton and the Canadian director Robert Carsen. By Henning Høholt
Hege Schøyen på norgesturné med Nattens umusikalske dronning
8/26/12 •
I nesten et år har Hege Schøyen stått på scenen på Chat Noir og sunget sure toner for publikum i «Nattens umusikalske dronning», og i går fikk hun Komiprisen for beste kvinnelige artist – revy og komedie for rollen som den tonedøve operasangerinnen Florence Foster Jenkins. Nå legger Hege Schøyen ut på en omfattende norgesturné med suksessforestillingen «Nattens umusikalske dronning».
Ingmar Bergman: Scenes from a marriage – Oslo Nye Teater
8/25/12 •
Marit Moum Aune has been interviewed regarding Scenes from a marriage by Ingmar Bergman, premiere at Oslo Nye Teater, August 25th 2012. By Lisa Strindberg. Photo: Henning Høholt.
Nationalballetten på Svalbard.
8/24/12 •
OSLO: 29. august åpner Nasjonalballetten sesongen i Operaen med Septemberdans 2012 på Scene 2. Her ser tre verk dagens lys. De er signert koreografene Ingun Bjørnsgaard, Kaloyan Boyadjiev og Alexander Ekman. – Og turne til Nord Norge og for første gang til Svalbard.
Youra Guller with CD
8/23/12 •
The third CD dedicated by Tahra Records to this pianist, born in France in 1895 but with Russian-Rumanian roots and who enjoyed a certain success at her time. One should not expect a special lecture of these compositions, so well-known and sometimes abused. Guller didn’t left neither great tracks of her artistry (her name is known almost only to those in the field) nor many recordings, although some unpublished recordings like the ones in this CD have recently appeared on the market. Review by Fabio Bardelli.
Nyt kompagni i Den Kongelige Ballet
8/21/12 •
KØBENHAVN: Balletmester Nikolaj Hübbe er stolt af at kunne præsentere et nyt tiltag i Den Kongelige Ballet:Corpus – En selvstændig gruppe i kompagniet bestående af skiftende dansere fra Den Kongelige Ballet og kunstnerisk ledet af danserne og koreograferne Esther Lee Wilkinson og Tim Matiakis.
PEER GYNT PÅ TORSHOV TEATRET – IBSEN FESTIVALEN
8/21/12 •
OSLO: Den Litauiske regissøren Oskaras Korsunovas har som kunstnerisk mål å lage samtidsteater av klassikerne og klassikere av samtidsteatret. På intime Torshovteatret skal Ibsens dramatiske dikt kuttes ned til snaue halvannen time. Med Øystein Røger og Frøydis Armand i rollene som Peer og mor Åse.
Kon-Tiki’s first international departure: Toronto Special
8/20/12 •
TORONTO: The depiction of Norwegian anthropologist and explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his five fellow scientists’ journey from South America to the Polynesian Islands will launch the 40th Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund on 18 August, then show in all Norway’s cinemas (app 185) on 24 August, with a gala attended by King Harald and Queen Sonja.
Kon-Tiki Classical Music Fest med Coucheron.
8/19/12 •
Kammermusikk – musikk i det lille intime format – er det ikke veldig mange som har et personlig forhold til her i landet. I sommertiden hvor vi dynges ned med festivaler av diverse slag. Kon-Tiki Kammermusikkfestivalen i forhallen til det ”Norske Maritime Museum”. Søskenparet Julie og David Coucheron sammen med utvalgte utenlandske solister for dette praktfulle tiltak. Kritikk ved Claus Drecker.
Dan Styffe with world premiere CD
8/19/12 •
OSLO: Verdenspremieren på Rolf Martinssons kontrabasskonsert er et strålende høydepunkt på Dan Styffes nye utgivelse, der han presenterer ny musikk for kontrabassen.
Balenciaga (Memoirs) – New shop in Paris
8/18/12 •
Christian Dior called Cristobal Balenciaga the master of us all. The priest-like Balenciaga, whose private life remained a total mystery until the day he died, created day dresses of deceiving simplicity and evening gowns of staggering extravagance, and for them he was paid the highest prices in the couture world.
Paulius Rudokas – piano recital, Vilnius
8/17/12 •
It started very well with Sonata Appasionata sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven, well performed, a good disposition of the three parts, and this was closely folloved up by the shorter Frederic Chopin piece Lullaby in D flat dur op 57. Also well performed. Review by Henning Høholt.
La Bohème at Puccini Festival
8/17/12 •
LUCCA: The Orchestra of the Puccini Festival played really well, putting in evidence timbric preciosities and armonic subtleties. Under Daniel Oren’s skilled baton the singers were able to give their vocal best: Mimi: Maria Agresta, Rodolpe: Stefano Secco. Marcello: Gabriele Viviani, and Alida Berti as Musetta. Review by Fabio Bardelli
David Beckham bodywear at H&M, autumn 2012
8/16/12 •
“I am so excited about this new campaign for David Beckham Bodywear at H&M. I wanted to express the strength and quality of the David Beckham Bodywear collection with these images, and also wearability and fit. I love the range and feel so comfortable in each of the pieces. As soon as the collection was launched, it became second nature for me to wear it!” says David Beckham.
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty
8/15/12 •
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty examines the full breadth of the designer’s career, from the start of his fledgling label to the triumphs of his own world-renowned London house.
TURANDOT I BERGEN
8/14/12 •
BERGEN: Puccinis udødelige og dramatiske TURANDOT fra 1926 lar seg oppleve i kontrastfylte omgivelser under sensommerhimmelens dråper eller stjernedryss. TURANDOT er den ultimate kombinasjonen av eventyrets og musikkdramatikkens berøringskraft, og som fremdeles utfordrer samtidens operakunstnere til å fange form og innhold ut fra nye perspektiver i egen samtid. Anna Shafajinskaia synger tittelrollen.
Valentino: Themes and Variations
8/12/12 •
The name Valentino has been synonymous with high fashion for almost fifty years. Based in Rome, Valentino is only one of two couture houses recognized by the French government outside of Paris. To day visitorss passing the Valentino boutique at Avenue Matignon, situated between Hotel Plaza Athene and Theâtre des Champs Elysée in Paris, are being pleased with the latest new ideas from the Valentino fashion house.
Extreme Beauty: The Body Transformed
8/11/12 •
Over time and across cultures, extraordinary manipulations of the body have occurred in a continuing evolution of the concept of beauty. Fashion can be seen as the practice of some of the most extreme strategies to conform to shifting concepts of the physical ideal.
Nye sesong og nye koster i Operaen
8/10/12 •
OSLO: Nå er de på plass! Ballettsjef Ingrid Lorentzen og operasjef Per Boye Hansen hadde denne uken sin første ordentlige arbeidsdag, og det var en stolt og glad adm. dir. Tom Remlov som kunne ønske dem velkommen. Foto: Erik Berg.
Bo Skovhus and Inger Dam-Jensen celebrates Tivoli´s Birthday with a concert
8/10/12 •
COPENHAGEN: Kendte og elskede operettetoner af bl.a. valsekongerne Johann Strauss og Franz Lehár når Tivolis Symfoniorkester får følgeskab af to af Danmarks store, internationale operasangere, Bo Skovhus og Inger Dam-Jensen, til fødselsdagskoncerten i Koncertsalen den 15. august.
Salzburg Whitsun Festival 2012-2013
8/09/12 •
“Sacrifice – OPFER – victim” is the motto which Cecilia Bartoli has inscribed upon her second Whitsun Festival.. The Festival includes Vincenzo Bellinis opera Norma with Cecilia Bartolli in the titelrole, and a star filled programme, also including Igor Stravinsky’s ballet Le Sacre du printemps in a reconstructed original version of Vaslav Nijinsky’s choreography performed by dancers from the Mariinsky Theater St. Petersburg. By Henning Høholt
Violeta Urmana – 2012/2013 Season
8/08/12 •
MUNICH: This year’s summer festival season ends with Violeta Urmana singing Isolde opposite Ben Heppner as Tristan in Richard Wagner’s opera, at the Helsinki Festival on August 18 and 21 and at the Baltic Sea Festival in Stockholm on August 24 under the direction of Esa-Pekka Salonen in the multi-media version by Peter Sellars and Bill Viola. By Ruth Wischmann
KŠIŠTOF MARKEVIČ piano recital in Vilnius
8/07/12 •
VILNIUS: KŠIŠTOF MARKEVIČ Piano recital. The concert was great. Good flooding. Some times very virtuose, as f.ex. in the Piano sonata No. 5 by Alexander SCRIABIN, and wonderful some times with very big power at the same time in Fantasy-Sonata “After a Reading of Dante”by Franz Liszt, whch ended the concert. Review by Henning Høholt.
MADAMA BUTTERFLY at Puccini Festival
8/05/12 •
LUCCA: Donata D’Annunzio Lombardi as Madama Butterfly. Pinkerton Leonardo Caimi,. OBS: As Sharpless we saw young Turkish singer, Kartal Karagedik, with an interesting light baritone voice. His voice has a wide range, is vibrating and resonant and he uses it with intelligence. As Sharpless he is very convincing, touching and emotionally involved: his impressing phrasing in duet with Cio-Cio-San in the 2nd Act could be almost a model. Good conducting by Valerio Galli. Review by Fabio Badelli. Photos: