Easter: Bergen National Opera

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The Bergen National Opera presents Easter, a strong and touching family drama based on a play by August Strindberg, at the Grieg Hall in Bergen, Norway.

Strindberg's 'Easter' creates a delicate dream world of love and compassion. Its three acts take place on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and the eve of Easter. Composer Gisle Kverndokk, with librettist Aksel‐Otto Bull examine the themes of suffering and transcendence through forgiveness, as Strindberg portrays the traumatic events in the lives of the Heyst family, shamed and tortured by family dis‐ grace. While the story sets out a bleak sce‐ nario, the conclusion is one of spiritual uplift and illumination.

Credits:

Gisle Kverndokk / music
Aksel‐Otto Bull / libretto
Magnus Loddgard / conductor
Åse Hegrenes / scenography and costume
Hallvar Djupvik / Elis
Melis Jaatinen / Kristina
Emil Solli‐Tangen / Benjamin
Vibeke Kristensen / Eleonora
Toril Carlsen / Fru Heyst
Frode Olsen / Lindkvist

Kristiansand strykekvartett
Cikada strykekvartett

Choir

Ola Marius Ryan / Elis 2
Kari Lise Høgseth / Kristina 2
Dagfinn Andersen / Benjamin 2
Silje Marie Aker Johnsen / Eleonora 2
Helga Botn / Fru Heyst 2