Bergen International Festival 2015 English catalogue

030 BE RGE N INTE RN AT I ON AL FE STIVAL 2015 Satellites Opera Night with Lina and Audun Friday 29 May at 18:00 DURAT I O N 1:40 including interval AUST EVO L L HEN GJO, B EKKJA RV I K HAM N DAT E/ T IM E Saturday 30 May at 18:00 DURAT I O N 1:40 including interval TI C K ET * Full price: 290 Under 30: 150 *Festival card: 40 %–30 % discount m B Ø M LO MO ST ER A M FI DAT E/ T IM E Saturday 30 May at 18:00 DURAT I O N 1:00 TI C K ET * Full price: 290 Under 30: 150 *Festival card: 40 %–30 % discount AS KØY, ER DAL KI R KE DAT E/T I ME Full price: 250 Under 30: 150 D U R AT I ON 031 T I CKET * Tuesday 02 June at 18:00 B E RG E N IN T E RN AT ION A L F E ST IVA L 2 01 5 Midnight Reflection m m DAT E/ T IM E F E ST IV IT IE S Pasifika Voices Supported by Hordaland County ASKØY HERD L A K I R K E FEST I VI T I ES *Festival card: 40 %–30 % discount 1:00 A Silent Concert On the Pacific islands, emotional choral song in village churches is an important part of everyday life. Pasifika Voices' repertoire spans many styles, and for this particular concert they have put together a programme based on the islanders' deep religious roots. md At Askøy and Austevoll they will perform opera hits by composers such as Verdi, Rossini and Mozart, languorous operettas by Lehár and songs by Grieg. Pasifika Voices is led by Tuilagi Igelese Ete, a Samoan composer, arranger and conductor, who is known as the choirmaster in the film series Lord of the Rings. Through song we glimpse the young singers' family histories and culture. L IL L E LU N G E GÅ RDSVA N N These concerts are a gateway to the world of opera for those who want to experience some of the best the genre has to offer. Hear great voices that have thrilled audiences far beyond the Norwegian border. Pasifika Voices Tuilagi Igelese Ete conductor, arranger Let Audun Iversen and Lina Johnson take you into the world of opera. The two Norwegian opera stars Audun Iversen and Lina Johnson are a couple, and they both perform regularly at venues all over the world. Askøy and Austevoll are two island municipalities near Bergen with gorgeous scenery and a long tradition in fisheries. A collaboration between the Bergen International Festival, The University of Bergen and University of the South Pacific. Bømlo is an island in Sunnhordland, a little less than three-hour drive south of Bergen. Exciting encounter in the unique open-air amphitheatre. 030 W W W.FIB.N O World premiere DAT E / T IME Saturday 06 June at 24:00 DU RAT ION Choral Extravaganza at Moster Amfi In the 1980s the old limestone mine was transformed into what is probably Northern Europe's finest amphitheatre, and since then it has been a popular concert venue. The two popular artists Herborg Kråkevik and Jan Eggum bring three local choirs with them as their perform songs from their own repertoire as well as current choral works. Outdoors Herborg Kråkevik vocals Jan Eggum vocals Michael Bojesen musical director Bergen Pikekor Ten Sing Bømlo Bremnes kantori 1:00 OT H E R Purchase tickets in advance to save time. You can borrow headphones at Festplassen upon presenting your ticket. Headphones can be picked up from 21:30, and should be returned after the concert. You cannot use your own headphones. T IC K E T Full price: 90 A light show around Lille Lungegårdsvann – with Grieg in your ear. Experience a luminous outdoor concert in the magical midnight hour. Sven Sören Beyer from phase 7, the group behind the multimedia performance Murmuration at the Bergen International Festival in 2013, returns to Bergen. The German artist transforms the small lake into a light sculpture accompanied by a concert that can only be heard through a special set of headphones. The score – Grieg's very own Piano Concerto in A minor and a new work by Per Nørgård – is taken from the concert Nordic Prism earlier the same evening. "We create an atmosphere to suit the music, not disturb it. It will be a kind of visualisation of Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor in which we mix high tech and projections with lanterns, dancers, paddlers and perhaps even an oselver – a traditional Norwegian rowing boat. I am interested in triggering feelings through advanced technology," says Beyer, who also created the grand programme for the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall last year. Bring something to sit on, settle down by the water with headphones on and let the festival mood set in. Get ready to enjoy music in a new setting! Nordic Prism and Midnight Reflection – A Silent Concert are part of the festival's celebration of Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra's 250-year anniversary. Midnight Reflection – A Silent Concert Sven Sören Beyer artistic direction, concept and lighting design Björn Hermann lighting design Lydia Klement choreography Pedro Richter costume and stage design Frieder Weiss software art Ellen Wölk project management World premiere commissioned by the Bergen International Festival. A co-production by the Bergen International Festival and phase7. Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Andrew Manze conductor Peter Herresthal violin Jakob Kullberg cello Ronald Brautigam piano PER NØRGÅRD (1932–) Double concert for violin, cello and orchestra World premiere commissioned by the Bergen International Festival, the Danish National Symphony Orchestra in Copenhagen, and New York Philharmonic Orchestra EDVARD GRIEG (1843–1907) Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16 Supported by H. Westfal-Larsen og Hustru Anna Westfal-Larsen's Almennyttige Fond W W W.F IB.N O 031

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