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OsloThe Marriage of Figaro

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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)
Ottavio Dantone; Matthew Wild; Norwegian National Opera; Katrin Lea Tag; Ellen Ruge; Norwegian National Opera Orchestra

OsloThe Rake's Progress

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Stravinsky: The Rake’s Progress
Ben Glassberg; Vidar Magnussen; Norwegian National Opera; Gjermund Andresen; Christina Lovery; Mathias Hersland; Norwegian National Opera Orchestra

OsloLa bohèmeNew production

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Puccini: La bohème
Jordan de Souza; RB Schlather; Norwegian National Opera; Peter Szilvay; Anna-Sofia Kirsch; Terese Wadden; Adam Silverman

OsloOrpheus in the Underworld

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Offenbach: Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld)
Johannes Gustavsson; Vidar Magnussen; Norwegian National Opera; Gjermund Andresen; Ingrid Nylander; Torkel Skjærven; Norwegian National Opera Orchestra

OsloOtello

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Verdi: Otello
Giulio Cilona; Georg Zlabinger; Norwegian National Opera; Martin Zlabinger; Theresa Wilson; Bernd Purkrabek; Norwegian National Opera Orchestra

OsloCosì fan tutte

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Mozart: Così fan tutte
Gunvald Ottesen; Joseph W. Alford; Norwegian National Opera; Rikke Juellund; Paul Vidar Sævarang; Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
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Wayne McGregor’s Jocasta’s Line offers powerful performances

Guiseppe Ventura and Paul Appleby in Wayne McGregor's Jocasta's Line/Oedipus Rex © Erik Berg
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
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Petite Mort is a cut above in second Kylián celebration

Norwegian National Ballet in Petite Mort © Joerg Wiesner
The second programme of Norwegian National Ballet's Kylián festival, Day After Yesterday, features four older works, including Petite Mort and No More Play which are unquestionably highlights of his expansive repertoire.
***11
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Alone and in love: Christoph Loy’s compelling new Onegin in Oslo

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
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On the waterfront: A Sea Symphony in Oslo

Ralph Vaughan Williams' towering A Sea Symphony and the orchestra of the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet capped off the Oslo opera season in a singularly loud fashion. 
***11
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Too many doors: Don Giovanni in Oslo

Despite some dramatic frustrations, at least in Oslo, Jones' production is saved by some truly outstanding singing.
***11
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Maybe it’s make-believe: a curious Norma in Oslo

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
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