OscarsborgOpera

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OscarsborgOpera (Norwegian: OscarsborgOperaen) is a non-profit foundation that produces opera performances for performance in the courtyard of Oscarsborg Fortress during the summer, usually in August.{{Cite web |title=Oscarsborgoperaen.no |url=https://www.oscarsborgoperaen.no/ |access-date=2023-09-06 |language=nb-NO}}

The horseshoe-shaped and relatively small courtyard at Oscarsborg has good acoustics for an outdoor venue,{{Cite web |date=2016-06-11 |title=Militær elskovsdrikk! {{!}} Kulturkompasset |url=http://www.kulturkompasset.com/2013/08/26/militaer-elskovsdrikk/ |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=kulturkompasset.com |archive-date=2016-06-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611043428/http://www.kulturkompasset.com/2013/08/26/militaer-elskovsdrikk/ |url-status=dead }} and performances can take place without microphones and electrically amplified sound.{{Cite web |date=2016-06-11 |title=Die Fledermaus in the Oslo Fjord {{!}} Kulturkompasset |url=http://www.kulturkompasset.com/2015/08/14/die-fledermaus-in-the-oslo-fjord/ |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=kulturkompasset.com |archive-date=2016-06-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611032701/http://www.kulturkompasset.com/2015/08/14/die-fledermaus-in-the-oslo-fjord/ |url-status=dead }}

History

Oslofjord Opera Festival was founded in 1998 with general manager / opera director Anne Felberg as one of four initiators.{{Cite web |date=2016-08-09 |title=Anne Felberg |url=http://www.levendeklassisk.no/musikere/annefelberg.htm |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=levendeklassisk.no |archive-date=2016-08-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809153720/http://www.levendeklassisk.no/musikere/annefelberg.htm |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |last=Alsaker |first=Mette |date=2013-08-13 |title=Felberg klar for |url=https://www.ringblad.no/1-97-6805009 |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=Ringerikes Blad |language=no}} In 2007 the name was changed to OscarsborgOpera.

After a financially difficult time, OscarsborgOpera received state support from 2010, and as a district opera has a fixed item in the state budget. In addition, it receives support from Akershus County, Fron Municipality and some private operators. Ticket sales account for 50% of the foundation's income.

Productions

  • 2023: Kommandanten{{Cite web |title=The Oscarsborg Opera |url=https://www.visitnorway.com/listings/the-oscarsborg-opera/174805/ |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=www.visitnorway.com}}{{Cite web |last=Festningshotellene |date=2022-01-09 |title=Oscarsborg Operaen |url=https://festningshotellene.no/oscarsborg-operaen-2/ |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=Festningshotellene |language=nb-NO}}
  • 2017: Carmina Burana
  • 2016: Madama Butterfly{{Cite web |date=2016-08-16 |title=Madama Butterfly på Oscarsborg fra 10. August. {{!}} Kulturkompasset |url=http://www.kulturkompasset.com/2016/07/05/madama-butterfly-pa-oscarsborg-fra-10-august/ |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=kulturkompasset.com |archive-date=2016-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816012813/http://www.kulturkompasset.com/2016/07/05/madama-butterfly-pa-oscarsborg-fra-10-august/ |url-status=dead }}
  • 2015: Die Fledermaus
  • 2014: Rigoletto
  • 2013: L'elisir d'amore
  • 2010: Aida
  • 2009: La bohème
  • 2008: Tosca{{Cite web |date=2010-09-20 |title=Program - Lang dags ferd mot natt by Riksteatret - Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/riksteatret/docs/ldf_lite |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=issuu.com |language=en}}
  • 2003: The Magic Flute
  • 1998: The Magic Flute

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