Dido and Aeneas
Dido and Aeneas was an opera production by Det Nye Teater, produced in 1953 and based on the opera by Henry Purcell (music) and Nahum Tate (libretto).
Bernard Miles directed it.
Information
(Objekt ID 22800)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | February 19, 1953 |
| Produced by | Det Nye Teater |
| Based on | Dido and Aeneas by Nahum Tate, Henry Purcell |
| Audience | Adults |
| Number of events | 25 |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Opera |
| Running period | February 19, 1953 — March 1953 |
Contributors (62)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Nahum Tate | – Libretto |
| Nils-Reinhardt Christensen | – Translation |
| Bernard Miles | – Direction |
| Ivo Cramér | – Choreography |
| Øyvin Fjeldstad | – Musical direction |
| Henry Purcell | – Composer |
| Kaare Hegle | – Stage design |
| Eugen Bergh | – Actor (Havgud / Hyrde, i forspillet) |
| Brita Bigum | – Actor (Nymfe / Hyrdinne, i forspillet) |
| Mona Hofland | – Actor (Våren, i forspillet) |
| Jørgen Larvik | – Actor (Havgud / Hyrde, i forspillet) |
| Britta Lech-Hanssen | – Actor (Nymfe / Hyrdinne, i forspillet) |
| Randi Nordby | – Actor (Nymfe / Hyrdinne, i forspillet) |
| Helge Reiss | – Actor (Phoebus, i forspillet) |
| Aagot Støkken | – Actor (Venus, i forspillet) |
| Brita Bigum | – Dancer |
| John Engmann | – Dancer |
| Henny Mürer | – Dancer |
| Erling Sunde | – Dancer |
| Tyyne Talvo | – Dancer |
| Ulf Wengård | – Dancer |
| Ernst Brun Johansen | – Musician (Fiolin) |
| Harald Eidsmo | – Musician (Fiolin) |
| Kåre Fuglesang | – Musician (Fiolin) |
| Reidar Furu | – Musician (Kontrabass) |
| Johannes Hindar | – Musician (Bratz) |
| Øivind Hultberg | – Musician (Fiolin) |
| Henry Johnsrud | – Musician (Fiolin) |
| Rolf Karlsen | – Musician (Cembalo) |
| Sverre Krøvel | – Musician (Cello) |
| Odd Wentzel Larsen | – Musician (Fiolin) |
| Asbjørn Lilleslåtten | – Musician (Bratz) |
| Arne Novang Olsen | – Musician (Cello) |
| Arne Sletsjøe | – Musician (Bratz) |
| Kåre Sæther | – Musician (Fiolin) |
| Bjørn Wold | – Musician (Fiolin) |
| Randi Brandt Gundersen | – Singer (2. heks) |
| Anne Brown | – Singer (Trollkvinnen - noen forestillinger) |
| Bjarne Buntz | – Singer (Aeneas) |
| Karen-Marie Flagstad | – Singer (Trollkvinnen) |
| Kirsten Flagstad | – Singer (Dido) |
| Kari Frisell | – Singer (Belinda) |
| Henry Gulliksen | – Singer (Sjømannen) |
| Astrid Herseth | – Singer (1. dame) |
| Marit Isene | – Singer (1. heks) |
| Ruth Linge | – Singer (Ånden) |
| Liliana Aabye | – Singer (1. heks - noen forestillinger) |
| Leif Andresen | – Choir |
| Kari Buntz | – Choir |
| Ruth Eriksen | – Choir |
| Einar Eriksen | – Choir |
| Solveig Grepne | – Choir |
| Ruth Hagen | – Choir |
| Sverre Hoff | – Choir |
| Karin Hox | – Choir |
| Elna Isacsen | – Choir |
| Birger Kvæken | – Choir |
| Irene Salvesen | – Choir |
| Svein Samuelsen | – Choir |
| Teddy Sorknes | – Choir |
| Kåre Siem | – Répétiteur |
| Alfred Solaas | – Director’s assistant |
Performance dates
| February 19, 1953 – Hovedscenen, Det Nye Teater | National premiere, Norway |