La belle dance
The Cultural Schoolbag. Tour in Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Dance and castanets Elizabeth Svarstad
Recorder Caroline Eidsten Dahl
Theorbo and baroque guitar Erik Skanke Høsøien
Dramaturgy Anethe Alfsvåg
Producer Scott Rogers
Produced by Concerts Norway (Rikskonsertene) and Buskerud fylkeskommune in 2007
Vandrekonsert: Fest på salen og barokkdans på slottet
Oslo Early Music Festival, Det gamle biblioteket, Oslo
Barokkanerne Norwegian Baroque Ensemble
Choreography and dance Elizabeth Svarstad
Ingeborg Christophersen, recorder
Renata Lobo Kubala, violin
Gunnar Hauge, cello
Gunnhild Tønder, harpsichord
Orpheus' Comfort (Orfeus' trøst)
World premiere 10 September 2020
Opera for children 0–3 years. Produced by Babyopera in collaboration with The Norwegian Opera and Ballet and Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival
8 performances 10–16 September 2020
Idea, concept and scenario (libretto) Christina Lindgren
Music and text Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje after an aria from Orphée et Euridice by Christoph Willibald Gluck/Ranieri de'Calzabigi/Pierre-Louis Moline
Direction Christina Lindgren
Choreography Elizabeth Svarstad
Set design Tormod Lindgren
Costume design Christina Lindgren
Dramaturgy Svante Aulis Löwenborg
Performers Elisabeth Holmertz, Silje Aker Johnsen, Marie Delna
Producer Babyopera Camilla Svingen/Syv Mil
Consultant Karstein Solli
Production A co-production between Babyopera and the Norwegian Opera and Ballet and part of Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival 2020
Supported by The Arts Council Norway
Amor's Ease (Amors varme)
World premiere 11 September 2020
Opera for children 0–3 years. Produced by Babyopera in collaboration with The Norwegian Opera and Ballet and Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival
7 performances 11–15 September 2020
Idea, concept and scenario (libretto) Christina Lindgren
Music and text Eivind Buene after an aria from King Arthur by Henry Purcell and John Dryden
Direction Christina Lindgren
Choreography Elizabeth Svarstad
Set design Tormod Lindgren
Costume design Christina Lindgren
Dramaturgy Svante Aulis Löwenborg
Performers Elisabeth Holmertz, Silje Aker Johnsen, Marie Delna
Producer Babyopera Camilla Svingen/Syv Mil
Consultant Karstein Solli
Production A co-production between Babyopera and The Norwegian Opera and Ballet and part of Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival 2020
Supported by The Arts Council Norway
Vandrekonsert
Barokkanerne Norwegian Baroque Ensemble
Artist-in-residence, Stormen Concert Hall, Bodø, Norway
Choreography and dance Elizabeth Svarstad
Recorder Ingeborg Christophersen
Violin Renata Lobo Kubala
Cello Gunnar Hauge
Harpsichord Gunnhild Tønder
La Belle Dance
The Cultural Schoolbag. Tour in Møre og Romsdal, Norway
CANCELLED due to Covid-19
Dance and castanets Elizabeth Svarstad
Traverso Sigrid Egtvedt
Theorbo and baroque guitar Vegard Lund
Dramaturgy Anethe Alfsvåg
Producer Scott Rogers
Produced by Concerts Norway (Rikskonsertene) and Buskerud fylkeskommune in 2007.
La Belle Dance
The Cultural Schoolbag. Tour in Møre og Romsdal, Norway
CANCELLED due to Covid-19
Dance and castanets Elizabeth Svarstad
Traverso Sigrid Egtvedt
Theorbo and baroque guitar Vegard Lund
Dramaturgy Anethe Alfsvåg
Producer Scott Rogers
Produced by Concerts Norway (Rikskonsertene) and Buskerud fylkeskommune in 2007.
Grounds
The Cultural Schoolbag. Tour in Møre og Romsdal, Norway
CANCELLED due to Covid-19
10 days 9–20 March, 2020
Dance and castanets Elizabeth Svarstad
Recorder Caroline Eidsten Dahl
Theorbo and baroque guitar Erik Skanke Høsøien
Script Berit Rødstøl
Director Cecilie Lundsholt
Costumes Lillian Baur
Wigs Maren Togstad
Producer Lene Torgersen Mordal
Produced by The Cultural Schoolbag/Møre og Romsdal fylkeskommune, 2019
Draumkvedet
World premiere 6 January 2020. Commissioned work. Uranienborg Church, Oslo.
2 performances 6–12 January 2020
Music by Ragnar Søderlind
Music direction Elisabeth Holte
Choreography and movement direction Elizabeth Svarstad
Uranienborg Vokalensemble
Barokkanerne Norwegian Baroque Ensemble
Organist Inger Lise Ulsrud
Olav Åsteson Magnus Staveland (tenor)
Priest Halvor Melien (baritone)