OperaPub
Join us for an informal night out at Kulturhuset in the heart of Bergen - either just enjoy listening or sing along!
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OperaUp!
Pop-up opera performance inside the funicular Fløibanen or around Fløyen, in collaboration with the Bergen International Festival.
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Opera by the Fjord – Thursday concert
Meet the young opera singers who are attending this years Summer Academy! This evening they perform a staged version with highlights from The Magic Flute, and in addition, their favourite arias.
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Opera by the Fjord - Summer concert
Welcome to the Summer Academy's grand finale on Sunday – with highlights from Das Rheingold by Wagner, and a selection of famous arias.
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Die tote Stadt
Die tote Stadt is a grand, late romantic work by the Oscar-winning Hollywood composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold.
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Amahl and the Night Visitors (2022)
Amahl and the Night Visitors by Menotti is a much-loved opera for the whole family, which since its premiere in 1951 has become a Christmas classic around the world.
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Slik vil Griegkvartalet se ut
- Med vinnerprosjektet Kontrapunkt vil Griegkvartalet fremstå med en arkitektonisk utforming og funksjonalitet, som vil vitalisere Bergen og tilføre byen noe helt nytt, forteller juryleder Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen.
What happens in Die Fledermaus?
In our new production the story is moved from Vienna in the 19th century to the Norwegian cities of Bergen and Oslo in our own time.
WANTED: Wotan, Sarastro & Fafner
Do you wish to be the greatest god of all at our Summer Academy? Or the high priest and also a giant? We are now searching for two male singers in the roles as Wotan – and Sarastro & Fafner. Application deadline: March 8.
Three from the Vienna Philharmonic will teach at our Summer Academy
The students at this year's summer academy will get the chance to perform together with top professionals from orchestras in Vienna and the Nordic countries.
Summer Academy 2024
You are now welcome to apply for the Summer Academy Opera by the Fjord 2024! Application deadline January 31st. NEW announcement for the roles as Wotan and Satrasto & Fafner. Application deadline March 8.
Selected Participants in Griegkvartalet's Architectural Competition
Five groups of architects and consultants have been chosen to compete for the design of the new music theater in Griegkvartalet.
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Rusalka / Song to the Moon
Soprano Malin Byström sings the supremely romantic aria 'Song to the moon' – one of the highlights in Dvořák’s opera Rusalka.
Rusalka / Trailer
18. mars 2023 har Rusalka sin etterlengtede premiere i Grieghallen!
The Magic Flute / Trailer
The Magic Flute by Mozart is one of the most loved operas worldwide. This production by Simon McBurney received rave reviews at the Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam, Aix-en-Provence-festival, the English National Opera in London and at Bergen National Opera. All performances in Bergen were sold out in November 2022.
The Merry Widow 2.0 / trailer
See The Merry Widow 2.0 in Grieghallen 26th March - 1st April 2022! Romantic confusion and caustic satire are but two of the ingredients when the cities of Bergen and Copenhagen unite in a brand new version of Lehár’s legendary operetta.
Carmen - trailer
Carmen is one of the most performed operas in the world, but what happened after her brutal murder? Bergen National Opera’s new film ‘Obsession in isolation’ is a murder mystery set for our times. See the trailer here!
Easter Hymn from Cavalleria rusticana
Bergen National Opera is delighted to present an Easter performance especially recorded along with Edvard Grieg Kor and singers who were part of our La clemenza di Tito, which Covid-19 forced us to cancel in March 2020. Our soloist Elisabeth Teige is one of the most sought after young dramatic sopranos in Scandinavia. We also welcome children from EGK's talent programme.