Festspillene i Bergen: Opera chorus & singalong

Listen and sing along as Oslo and Bergen unite in a love of opera. Join us for an evening for opera lovers in Griegsalen, with opera in all its facets. Before the interval there will be Verdi, Puccini and Wagner with orchestra, soloists and a double opera chorus from Oslo and Bergen. After the interval it is sing-along opera, where every voice counts. Together, the audience, orchestra and chorus perform operatic works from, among others, Carmen, 'O Sole Mio and Somewhere from the musical West Side Story. A collaboration between Festspillene i Bergen, Den Norske Opera & Ballett and Bergen Nasjonale Opera. Programme: Verdi / Overture to The Force of Destiny Verdi / "Anvil Chorus" from Il trovatore Verdi / "Triumphal Chorus" from Aida Puccini / "Vissi d'arte", "E lucevan le stelle" and "Te deum" from Tosca Wagner / Prelude to Act 3 and Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin Wagner / "Pilgrims' Chorus" from Tannhäuser Wagner / "Sailors' Chorus" from The Flying Dutchman Bizet / Overture to Carmen, "Habanera" and "Toreador" Borodin / Polovtsian Dances, excerpts from Prince Igor Lehár / "Vilja-Lied" from The Merry Widow Bernstein / "Somewhere" from West Side Story Di Capua / "'O sole mio" Verdi / "Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves" (Va, pensiero) from Nabucco

• Dirigent: Eivind Gullberg Jensen
• Randi Stenekonferansier
• Marita Sølbergsolist
• Magnus Stavelandsolist
• Yngve Søbergsolist
• Astrid Nordstadsolist
• Operaorkesteret
• Bergen Filharmoniske Kor

RECORDINGS OF THE WORKS

Georges Bizet: Carmen

The concert plays an excerpt of the work.

Open on YouTube (2014)All 2 parts on KulturbaseMore recordings on Kulturbase

Giacomo Puccini: Tosca

The concert plays an excerpt of the work.

Listen in the DR archive (2004)More recordings on Kulturbase

Richard Wagner: Lohengrin

The concert plays an excerpt of the work.

Listen in the DR archive (2002)More recordings on Kulturbase

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