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Joyce DiDonato with the Opera Orchestra

Oslo Opera House, Main Stage, Oslo, Norway
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Important Info
Type: Classical Concert
City: Oslo, Norway
Starts at: 19:00
Duration: 2h 40min

E-tickets: Print at home or at the box office of the event if so specified. You will find more information in your booking confirmation email.

You can only select the category, and not the exact seats.
If you order 2 or 3 tickets: your seats will be next to each other.
If you order 4 or more tickets: your seats will be next to each other, or, if this is not possible, we will provide a combination of groups of seats (at least in pairs, for example 2+2 or 2+3).

Cast
Performers
Mezzo-Soprano: Joyce DiDonato
Conductor: Edward Gardner
Orchestra: Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
Creators
Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Composer: Hector Berlioz
Composer: Maurice Ravel
Programme
Igor Stravinsky: Petrushka Suite (1947 version)
Hector Berlioz: La Mort de Cléopâtre
Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2
Overview

Grand evening with Stravinsky, Berlioz and Ravel. Experience Grammy-winning mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato with the Opera Orchestra, with music from Stravinsky's Petrushka, Ravel's Daphne et Chloé and Berlioz's The Death of Cleopatra.

Mezzo-soprano with a golden voice 
The American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato has been described by The New Yorker as "perhaps the most potent female singer of her generation". The New York Times called her voice "nothing less than 24 karat gold." 

She has won several Grammy awards, and in 2018 she won an Olivier Award in the Outstanding Achievement in Opera category. Now she is coming to the Main Stage to perform Hector Berlioz's Cleopatra's Death together with the Opera Orchestra! 

The Death of Cleopatra is considered a masterpiece, despite the fact that it was written as one of four unsuccessful attempts by Berlioz to win the Prix de Rome. The suicidal Cleopatra's emotional fluctuations make the cantata both dramatic and technically demanding. 

Living dolls 
The concert is framed by the music of two major ballets. The opera orchestra starts the evening with one of the most famous works from the composer who would come to define the 20th century - Igor Stravinsky's Petrushka, which became his second great success, after The Firebird and before Le Sacre du printemps

Petrushka is about a love triangle between three dolls that come to life in a market in St. Petersburg. In the familiar Stravinsky style, the music is filled with references from different styles, such as Russian folk tunes, Viennese waltzes and popular music.  

Picturesque love 
The last work to be played this evening is Maurice Ravel's Daphne et Chloé, which Stravinsky called "not only Ravel's best work, but also one of the most beautiful products of all French music". 

When his girlfriend Chloé is abducted by pirates, the shepherd Daphne falls into a restless sleep where he dreams that he is being helped by the god Pan. He wakes up and his dream has come true – Chloé is back in his arms. 

Ravel's music paints pictures of sunny summer meadows and trickling streams, birdsong and the romantic tension between the two lovers. 

The concert is conducted by the Opera's music director Edward Gardner.

Venue Info

Oslo Opera House - Oslo
Location   Kirsten Flagstads Plass 1

The Oslo Opera House is the home of The Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, and the national opera theatre in Norway. The building is situated in the Bjørvika neighbourhood of central Oslo, at the head of the Oslofjord. It is operated by Statsbygg, the government agency which manages property for the Norwegian government. The structure contains 1,100 rooms in a total area of 38,500 m2 (414,000 sq ft). The main auditorium seats 1,364 and two other performance spaces can seat 200 and 400. The main stage is 16 m (52 ft) wide and 40 m (130 ft) deep. The angled exterior surfaces of the building are covered with marble from Carrara, Italy and white granite and make it appear to rise from the water. It is the largest cultural building constructed in Norway since Nidarosdomen was completed circa 1300.

In 1999, after a long national debate, the Norwegian legislature decided to construct a new opera house in the city. A design competition was held and, of the 350 entries received, the judges chose that of Snøhetta. Construction started in 2003 and was completed in 2007, ahead of schedule and 300 million NOK (~US$52 million) under its budget of 4.4 billion NOK (~US$760 million). The gala opening on 12 April 2008 was attended by His Majesty King Harald, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and President Tarja Halonen of Finland and other leaders. During the first year of operation, 1.3 million people passed through the building's doors.

The Opera House won the culture award at the World Architecture Festival in Barcelona in October 2008 and the 2009 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture.

The roof of the building angles to ground level, creating a large plaza that invites pedestrians to walk up and enjoy the panoramic views of Oslo. While much of the building is covered in white granite and La Facciata, a white Italian carrara marble, the stage tower is clad in white aluminium, in a design by Løvaas & Wagle that evokes old weaving patterns.

The lobby is surrounded by 15 m (49 ft) tall windows with minimal framing and special glass that allows maximum views of the water. The roof is supported by thin angled columns also designed not to interfere with views.

Interior surfaces are covered in oak to bring warmth to spaces in contrast to the coolness of the white exterior. The main auditorium is a horseshoe shape and illuminated by an oval chandelier containing 5,800 handmade crystals. Seats include monitors for the electronic libretto system, allowing audiences to follow opera libretti in Norwegian and English in addition to the original language.

Several art projects were commissioned for the interior and exterior of the Opera House. The most notable is She Lies, a sculpture constructed of stainless steel and glass panels by Monica Bonvicini. It is permanently installed on a concrete platform in the fjord adjacent to Opera House and floats on the water moving in response to tides and wind to create an ever-changing face to viewers. The work was unveiled by Her Majesty Queen Sonja on 11 May 2010.

A perforated wall panel which covers roof supports in the lobby was designed by Olafur Eliasson. It features hexagonal opening and is illuminated from below and behind to create the illusion of melting ice. Other artists involved in the construction include Kristian Blystad, Jorunn Sannes and Kalle Grude, who designed the shape of the pavers on the forecourt and roof; Bodil Furu and Trine Lise Nedreaas, who created a film and video project; Marte Aas, Talleiv Taro Manum, Tom Sandberg, Gerd Tinglum and Nina Witoszek Fitzpatrick, who created the art book Site Seeing; and Linus Elmes and Ludvig Löfgren, who created the foundation stone.

The main stage curtain is the work of Pae White who designed it to look like crumpled aluminum foil. White scanned a crumpled piece of foil into a computer which translated the information to a loom that wove the curtain from wool, cotton and polyester to create a three-dimensional effect. The curtain was manufactured by the German-based theatrical equipment company Gerriets GmbH. The finished curtain measures 74 ft (23 m) wide and 36 ft (11 m) and weighs 1,100 lb (500 kg).

Important Info
Type: Classical Concert
City: Oslo, Norway
Starts at: 19:00
Duration: 2h 40min
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