Magnificent Tosca at the old Oscarsborg in Oslo fjord Saturday 23 August 2008 - the weather Gods were pleased too!
In full-light Scandinavian evening sunshine, Norwegian broadcast orchestra KORK (Kringkastingsorkesteret) played Puccini's Tosca conducted by Terje Boye Hansen. Director was the eminent Stein Winge who had contributed both colour and drama to what he saw as a crime story.
In the three main roles we experienced the soprano Victoria Nava as Flora Tosca and the tenor Tor Inge Falch as the painter Cavaradossi, both performed and sang excellently. And the barytone Espen Fegran gestalted a really excellent and gruesome Scarpa!
I found the Oscarborg very suitable and attractive for outdoor opera performances, we experienced it in its best weather conditions Yesterday. With simple stage arrangements the Oscarsborg yard was actually transformed to a very enjoyable and moving music art experience (only restrooms for women could be improved, though...)
We also had a pleasant boat trip with Rigmor from Sandvika to Oscarsborg in full sunshine and in in the star-lighten night we sailed home from Oscarsborg.
Let me add: This fairly new annual summer opera event in convenient distance from Oslo should get public funding with its excellent casts and staging, it has shown that it deserves it!
Birgit
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