Cassandra
Cassandra is an orchestra drama for actor and orchestra produced by Visjoner Teater. The production was originally produced in English under the name of Cassandra and then performed during Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival under the New Norwegian name of Kassandra. This was the premiere in the language of New Norwegian.
Information
(Objekt ID 10231)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | October 7, 2000 |
| Produced by | Visjoner Teater |
| In collaboration with | The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet |
| Based on | Cassandra by Olav Anton Thommessen; Cassandra by Christa Wolf |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian Nynorsk and English |
| Keywords | Music, Theatre, Musical theatre, Drama |
| Running period | October 7, 2000 |
| Website | Visjoner Teater |
More
Cassandra by Visjoner Teater is an orchestra drama written by Olav Anton Thommesen, composed for actor and orchestra. Kassandra/Cassandra was adapted to drama by Juni Dahr. The production was made into reality by the aid of John Barton and Christa Wolf. The New Norwegian premiere took place in 2001, in a translation by Edvard Hoem.
Source: Visjoner Teater, http://dahr.no/kassandra.html, 29.12.2010
Contributors (10)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Christa Wolf | – Author |
| Juni Dahr | – Dramatised by |
| Edvard Hoem | – Translation (til nynorsk) |
| Juni Dahr | – Concept/Idea |
| Hilde Andersen | – Direction |
| Olav Anton Thommessen | – Composition |
| Kristin Bredal | – Stage design |
| Kristin Bredal | – Lighting design |
| John Barton | – Co-creator |
| Juni Dahr | – Actor |
Performance dates
| September 22, 2001 – Hovedscenen, Den Norske Opera & Ballett, The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet | Show |
| September 21, 2001 – Hovedscenen, Den Norske Opera & Ballett, The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet | New opening |
| October 8, 2000 – Hovedscenen, Den Norske Opera & Ballett, The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet | Show |
| October 7, 2000 – Hovedscenen, Den Norske Opera & Ballett, The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet | Worldwide premiere |