Saturday Opera: HEKTA - On the Psychology of Opera Love

Welcome to Saturday Opera at Gamle Raadhus Scene. We promise high quality and good spirits, high notes, sorrow, and drama in the best operatic style. The singers will present themselves what they are singing. Expect well-known and beloved arias and duets, and sometimes there will be a theme throughout the performance or an excerpt from an opera. The doors open at 2:30 PM. We recommend a visit to Skyggesiden bar before or after the performance. You can come and reserve a spot with us when the doors open at 2:30 PM, then go down to the bar again and return at 3:00 PM. Unfortunately, it is not allowed to bring drinks from Skyggesiden bar up to us. Today's Program What happens to Don Jose before he stabs Carmen and kills her? And why does Donna Elvira fall for Don Giovanni's promise of love - once again? Are they, as one of the country's most famous couples therapists puts it, "Hooked on a hope for love"? Conductor Cathrine Winnes delves into the psychology behind it. With couples therapy and psychological theories, we analyze excerpts from some of opera literature's most tragic love dramas. Participants Cathrine Winnes, salon hostess Sigrid Vetleseter Bøe, soprano Markus Bjørlykke, tenor Erik Rosenius, bass-baritone Dorina Komani Haslum, piano The concert series is supported by the Cultural Directorate. Tickets To secure your ticket, we recommend purchasing it through TicketCo. If it is sold out on TicketCo, you can contact us via SMS on the same day, as we occasionally receive cancellations. Send an SMS to 95 23 24 01. Approximately 50 seats are already reserved by our Gold members who come every Saturday. Read more about Gold membership at the bottom of the page. Address Gamle Raadhus Scene, Christiania torv 1 The orange house to your right when you stand with your back to the statue of HANSKEN at Christiania torv and look down Rådhusgaten towards the Opera. Right next to Rådhusgata 30. Our door is red and has a brass handle. A Bit of History The story of Saturday Opera began back in 2002, when the Culture Enthusiasts started the opera pub at Dockside at Aker Brygge. The concept quickly became popular and evolved through concerts on several stages in Oslo. By autumn 2008, the Culture Enthusiasts had initiated a collaboration with Kristiania Bar & Café in Østbanehallen, where Operanachspiel was established as a regular Saturday offering. The audience flocked to it, but it eventually proved challenging to combine the concerts with a busy nightlife venue. On January 7, 2009, Opera for the People was founded as a continuation of the Culture Enthusiasts, with a clear goal of making opera accessible to a broad audience. Therefore, in spring 2010, the concept was further developed into a separate Saturday initiative run by Opera for the People. The ambition was to create a permanent meeting place where the audience could experience professional opera singers up close in an informal and inclusive atmosphere. When the series moved to Pigalle in Grønland in autumn 2013, it was named Saturday Opera. That same autumn, Opera for the People took over the management of Gamle Raadhus Scene, which is leased by the Cultural Agency of the City of Oslo. On February 6, 2014, the first Saturday Opera concert was held on the stage, where the series still takes place. Today, Saturday Opera is the flagship of Opera for the People and one of Norway's longest-running regular opera series. Every spring and autumn, the audience is invited to weekly concerts from February to April and from September to November. PublikUng PublikUng is an organization that lowers the threshold for young people to attend opera and concerts featuring classical music. The vision is to spread interest in these cultural forms and make them more accessible to those aged 18 to 30. PublikUng currently has just under 2000 members, and it costs only 50 NOK to become a member. The only rule is that if you have received a free or very cheap ticket to a concert/performance, the registration is binding. You MUST use your ticket. If you don't, unfortunately, a fine will