Drunken ramblings: Calixto Bieito’s Hoffmann revived

Von Aksel Tollåli, 03 Oktober 2014

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Oslo Opera House, Main Stage, Oslo, am 2 Oktober 2014

Offenbach, Les Contes d'Hoffmann (Hoffmanns Erzählungen)

Norwegian National Opera

Stefan Blunier, Musikalische Leitung

Calixto Bieito, Regie

Rebecca Ringst, Bühnenbild

Marita Sølberg, Antonia

Audrey Luna, Olympia

Hege Høisæter, Giulietta

Tone Kummervold, Nicklausse

Evan Bowers, Hoffmann

Alfred Walker, Lindorf

Rossini ex machina: La Cenerentola in Oslo

Aksel Tollåli, 21st January

Bei seinem ersten Ausflug in die Welt Rossinis, verwandelte der norwegische Regisseur Stefan Herheim La Cenerentola in ein brillantes, lustiges Spektakel, gefüllt mit nachdenklich stimmendem Humor und herausragendem Gesang.

*****

Wayne McGregor’s Jocasta’s Line offers powerful performances

Maggie Foyer, 13th September

A dramatic staging of two Greek myths, Wayne McGregor’s Jocasta’s Line is an epic production for Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, a truly modern and totally original work.

****1

Alone and in love: Christoph Loy’s compelling new Onegin in Oslo

Aksel Tollåli, 15th February

Chrisoph Loy's new Oslo production of Eugene Onegin only somewhat succeeds in its desire to create a meditation on loneliness, but superb musical performances still make it an utterly compelling piece of music theatre.

****1

Too many doors: Don Giovanni in Oslo

Aksel Tollåli, 29th May

Despite some dramatic frustrations, at least in Oslo, Jones' production is saved by some truly outstanding singing.

***11

Maybe it’s make-believe: a curious Norma in Oslo

Aksel Tollåli, 20th January

The first staging of Bellini's Norma in Oslo in over a century is unfortunately hampered by an irritating production, yet some glorious singing does much to rescue the show.

**111

Into the abyss: a harrowing Wozzeck in Oslo

Aksel Tollåli, 25th November

Christoph Loy's Oslo production of Wozzeck is a dramatic triumph, with gripping performances from a cast led by Audun Iversen's desperate title character.

*****

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Aksel Tollåli

Aksel is currently studying towards a degree in musicology at the University of Oslo. At the moment he is an exchange student at Goldsmiths College in London. He is also a choral singer and a trombonist. His musical interests include 20th-cenury French music, Baroque opera and the music of Richard Strauss.

Drunken ramblings: Calixto Bieito’s Tales of Hoffmann gets its first revival in Oslo