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OsloExperience Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
Tjøgersen, Beethoven
Oslo Philharmonic; Dinis Sousa; Marita Sølberg; Marianne Beate Kielland; Daniel Frank; Vladyslav Buialskyi
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This Peter Grimes was a tale of two talents: the conductor and the star.
Il turco in Italia puts ashore in Bergen
Mark Lamos' staging is a riot of colour and movement; George Souglides gives us a masterclass in costumery; fine Italian singing illuminates this Norwegian première for Rossini's madcap Il turco in Italia.