L’heure espagnole
L’heure espagnole (1967) was an opera production by The Norwegian National Opera. L’heure espagnole was a Norwegian premiere, based on the opera in one act of the same title by Maurice Ravel, which in turn was based on a comedy by Franc Nohain. The production was performed on The Norwegian National Opera’s main stage in Folketeateret.
The director was Per Bronken.
L’heure espagnole was performed together with the ballets Apollon Musagète (choreography by George Balanchine, music by Igor Stravinsky) and Napoli, Act III, (choreography by August Bournonville, music by Niels Wilhelm Gade and Edgar Helstad).
Information
(Objekt ID 65783)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | March 3, 1967 |
| Produced by | The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet |
| Based on | L’heure espagnole by Maurice Ravel, Franc Nohain |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Opera, One-act Play |
| Running period | March 3, 1967 |
SOURCES:
Anne-Margrethe Skari’s private archive. Donated by Anne-Margrethe Skari, 17.11.2021
Repertoire archive, The Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, 18.05.2018.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Franc Nohain | – Libretto |
| Anna-Karin Kiran | – Translation |
| Per Bronken | – Direction |
| Zdenko Peharda | – Musical direction |
| Maurice Ravel | – Composer |
| Christian Egemar | – Stage design |
| Christian Egemar | – Costume design |
| Mirjana Dančuo | – Singer (Concepcion, Torquemadas kone) |
| Tor Gilje | – Singer (Gonzalvo, en skjønnånd) |
| Thorbjørn Lindhjem | – Singer (Inigo Gomez, bankier) |
| Olav Ryan | – Singer (Torquemada, urmaker) |
| Jan Sødal | – Singer (Ramiro, eseldriver) |
| March 3, 1967 – Hovedscenen i Folketeaterbygningen | National premiere, Norway |