Hulda and Garborg
The chamber opera Hulda and Garborg by Opera Omnia builds on the story about Arne and Hulda Garborg’s life in the cabin Kolbotten.
Information
(Objekt ID 2256)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | August 3, 2001 |
| Produced by | Studio O |
| Audience | Youth, Adults (from 16) |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Opera |
| Running period | August 3, 2001 |
| Website | Opera Omnia |
Requirements to venue
| Blackout | No |
In Hulda and Garborg by Opera Omnia the action takes place around the time Arne Garborg left Oslo (then Kristiania), his marriage to Hulda and their first time together, in the cabin called Kolbotten in Tynset. At times a choir of six contributes to conveying the outer characteristics of the action. In content the opera Hulda and Garborg points out how they, first Hulda, then Arne, were gradually drawn towards the "subterraneous people", towards inexplicable powers, which we find again in Garborg’s poetry, in particular in his hulder verses.
The composer of the company, Glenn Erik Haugland, was in 2004 nominated for The Nordic Council Music Prize for his chamber opera Hulda and Garborg. The opera became a success among critics and audience when it had its world wide premiere in 2001.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Cecilie Løveid | – Script |
| Stella Bjørnstad | – Libretto |
| Rolf Norsen | – Libretto |
| Glenn Erik Haugland | – Concept/Idea |
| Rolf Norsen | – Direction |
| Trond Korsgård | – Conductor |
| Kristin Bengtson | – Stage design |
| Olav Nordhagen | – Lighting design |
| Marianne Andersen | – Performer (Hulda) |
| Lars Eggen | – Performer |
| David Fielder | – Performer (Arne) |
| Tone Hulbækmo | – Performer |
| Njål Sparbo | – Performer |
| Heidi Tronsmo | – Performer |
| August 6, 2001 – Storsalen, Tynset Kulturhus | Show |
| August 5, 2001 – Storsalen, Tynset Kulturhus | Show |
| August 3, 2001 – Storsalen, Tynset Kulturhus | Worldwide premiere |