Ensemble Solvind (Cecilie Catherine Ødegaarden, soprano, Anne-Marie Anderson, alto, Nicholas Cotellessa, tenor and Pietro Simone, bass), together with pianist Mariangiola Martello, will perform Otto Notturni, by Saverio Mercadante (1795-1870), text by Pietro Metastasio, for 4 voices and basso continuo.
The first half of the one-hour program, Øystein Skre (bass) will be performing Vaughan Williams Songs of Travel, together with pianist Mariangiola Martello.
Tickets are 75 NOK and can be purchased directly through the opera website.
The Balcony Concert series is a new initiative launched by the Norwegian National Opera. Concerts of 1 hour in duration will be presented on the first balcony before a scheduled performance on the main stage.