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Giuseppe Verdi was once asked which of his own operas he liked best. ‘As a professional musician, Rigoletto,’ he replied. ‘But as an dilettante, I would choose La traviata above all.’ La traviata is the most moving, human and strikingly modern not only of Verdi’s operas, but of any from the period - the realist story of a downtrodden female victim of powerful men which hit as many nerves when it was first performed in 1853 as it continues to today.

Much of that is down to Verdi’s unrivalled musical storytelling - from the driving waltzes that propel the score forward with a sense of Parisian excess, to his sympathetic drawing of the opera’s heroine Violetta, the story’s only truly sympathetic human being. As Silvia Camerini has observed, Verdi portrays her ‘with profound subtlety, generosity and love and then tears her apart to the sound of champagne corks popping.’

La traviata

Grieghallen

The Magic Flute

Fredriksten festning

Nabucco

Set against the backdrop of the Great Northern War in the years 1700-1721, the opera Aurora takes audiences on an exciting historical journey, where European heads of state fought for power, honor, and love.

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Magne Fremmerlid

Events

Past events

14 - 20 Mar, 2025

La traviata · Bergen Nasjonale Opera

14 - 17 Jun, 2017

The Magic Flute · Opera Østfold

Future and recently performed repertoire

Marchese d'Obigny in La traviata by Verdi

Bergen Nasjonale Opera

Zaccaria in Nabucco by Verdi

Opera Østfold

Sarastro in The Magic Flute, K. 620 by Mozart

Opera Østfold

Tsar Peter den Store in Aurora by Madsen

Den Ny Opera

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