To mark the anniversary of Henrik Ibsen, the Norwegian Opera and the Belgrade Opera performed "Per Gynt" at Opera Gala on Saturday, June 24th. They also performed Verdi's "Il Trovatore" on Thursday, June 22nd 2006.
11/08/2006 :: A successful co-operation between the two opera houses has been going on for several years now. The Norwegian singers Ragnhild Heiland Sørensen, Henrik Engelsviken and Ole Jørgen Kristiansen performed "Il Trovatore" together with their colleagues from the Belgrade Opera.
At the Opera Gala, program included Ibsen's "Peer Gynt" with the music of Edvard Grieg, short pieces of Geir Tveitt and some of the most beautiful arias of Wagner, Dvorak, Bellini, Bizet and many others.
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