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BERGEN 27 MAY — 10 JUNE 2015 2015 PROGRAMME BERGEN INTERNATIONAL MORE INFO: WWW.FIB.NO FESTIVAL PREFACE BERGEN INTERNATIONAL 003 FESTIVAL 2015 Love Enigmas Love is a perpetually fascinating theme in the Together with our collaborators we aim to world of art. The most enigmatic of our emotions, create a many-splendoured festival – in the it brings us joy when we experience it set to music, truest sense of the word – impacting the lives of AN OPEN INVITATION recounted in literature or staged in the theatre, in our audiences in unique and unmissable ways, dance and in film. We enjoy it because art presents both in venues in the city centre, the composers’ TO VISIT OUR 24-HOUR us with mirror images of ourselves and of the most homes and elsewhere in the region. important driving forces in our lives. OPEN BANK The Bergen International Festival is an event Like a whirling maelstrom love can embrace in which artists from all over the world want ON 5-6 JUNE 2015 us and suck us in and down into the undertow to participate, and they are attracted to the with unforeseeable consequences. Love unites playfulness, creativity and tantalizing energy high and low, selfishness and selflessness, self- of the festival. The Bergen International Festival Experience Bergen International Festival at affirmation and self-denial, and carries us with is synonymous with a high level of energy and our branch at Torgallmenningen 2. There will equal portions of blindness and ruthlessness a zest for life and art. Like an explorer, it is be activities and mini-concerts for children into the embrace of the waterfall, where its unafraid, yet approachable at the same time. throat opens and makes room for the rest. and adults. The Bergen International Festival leaves its The journey into the unknown often goes mark on the city and its inhabitants, disturbing Bring your family and friends and discover a through water, which since time immemorial their everyday schedules – bringing instead a has been an image of a boundary or transition menu to pick from of dreams, adventures and different kind of bank. DNB – Always open! between life and death. The destiny of love a space to breathe in new air and think new affects the mythical Orpheus, who sails to the thoughts. Free admission. Welcome! underworld to fetch his beloved Eurydiche. The same destiny befalls Porgy, who goes to New York to seek out his Bess. Programme details will be published On the evening that the Bergen International Anders Beyer on fib.no closer to the event. Festival occupies the beautiful city of Bergen Festival director clothed in spring colours, we open with Twitter: @AndersBey Gershwin’s classic Porgy & Bess, and after two weeks packed with experiences we round off with Monteverdi’s Orfeo. WWW.FIB.NO 003 10599_Ann_140x230_Sponsor_utfallende_1214_tk_duplikat.indd 2 12.12.14 09.08 004 BERGEN INTERNATIONAL INDEX INDEX BERGEN INTERNATIONAL 005 FESTIVAL 2015 FESTIVAL 2015 022 Festival After-party at Lysverket 047 The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour 073 Once upon a human being 031 Midnight Reflection on the Cross 073 Nothing of Me Index 030 Bømlo: Choral Extravaganza at 047 Ensemble Allegria with 073 LilleLab Moster Amfi Ane Dahl Torp & Lawrence Power 074 Home Visit: Europe 030 Askøy: Pasifika Voices 048 Stella Maris 076 The Provocateur See also the programme calendar. 030 Askøy and Austevoll: Opera Night 051 Lysøen: Christopher Tun Andersen 076 Kamchàtka with Lina & Audun and Elise & Henninge Båtnes 077 Free 052 Lysøen: Miriam Helms Ålien k ú Dramatised concert Family s CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS and Melina Mandozzi d DANCE m Music Outdoors 023 iD with Cirque Éloize ú 053 Valestrand: Sonoko Miriam Shimano Welde 075 Carte Blanche: Birthmark t Theatre f Film and Ingerine & Milan & Igor d o Dance Dialogues t THEATRE 054 Siljustøl: Ernst Simon Glaser and k DRAMATISED CONCERT u Opera Exhibition 024 Kafka feat. Röyksopp m Christian Hundsnes Grøvlen 065 Obra with Bergen Big Band & Batagraf s Contemporary circus 025 King Size m 055 Grieg’s Villa: Randi Stene with Håvard Gimse 067 DOG/GOD and Intimate Concert with Andsnes & Friends ú FAMILY (INDOORS) 056 Troldsalen: The Norwegian Soloist Prize 026 Hotel Paradiso t 058 Troldsalen: Winterreise 027 Children & Youth Programme tmd 058 Troldsalen: More lunch concerts in Troldsalen 059 Troldsalen: Van Baerle Trio, Ingrid Andsnes Other OUTDOORS and Leonore Trio Festivities 013 Festival Street m 060 Drop In Concerts, The Academy’s Selection, OTHER 028 The Sheep t ú Master classes and Piano Concert 078 Festival Exhibition 2015 u 028 Outdoor Programme dm ú 061 Carion ENTERTAINMENT AND 079 Dialogues o SURPRISES 029 Rival vs. Rival dm ú 080 Festival Lounge 080 Visit us online 006 Opening Ceremony md 080 Talk to us 086 The Festival thanks m MUSIC Friction 008 Porgy & Bess Foundations PRACTICAL INFORMATION 010 BIG Nightmare Music with Igudesman & Joo RECKLESS AND 080 Accessibility and Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra k EXPLORATORY THE BEST OF THE BEST IN 084 Accommodation and Transport 011 Family Concert With Cateura THE CLASSICAL ART TRADITION m 081 Venue map 012 Last Tango in Berlin with Ute Lemper MUSIC 082 Tickets 013 The Song Book of Memories m MUSIC 064 Adam & Eve – A Divine Comedy 013 Street Festival 034 Catone in Utica 065 Obra with Bergen Big Band & Batagraf 013 Jan Eggum 035 Nordic prism with Grieg’s A minor concerto 065 Rosary Meditations 014 Moana – the Rising of the Sea d 036 Leif Ove Andsnes & Friends I-III 066 Stockhausen – Stimmung 068 L’Homme Armée with the Norwegian Navy 015 Mames Babegenush 038 Orfeo d 016 RIFF df 040 The Danish String Quartet and Band Bergen 017 Douce France with Anne Sofie von Otter Christian Ihle Hadland 068 The Nordic Council Music Prize 018 Ljodahått 041 Nordic Soloist Finals – Nominees 2015 019 Omar Sosa Quarteto AfroCubano 042 Les Arts Florissants 069 Oslo Sinfonietta with Helmut Lachenmann 020 Gammalgrass and friends 043 Borodin String Quartet t 020 HP Gundersen with friends 044 Vivaldi – Concerti a due THEATRE 021 Per Arne Glorvigen Trio 045 Quatuor Diotima with Jörg Widmann 070 Mies Julie 022 Classical Apollon 046 Trio Wanderer 071 EROS 072 DUB Leviathan! 004 WWW.FIB.NO WWW.FIB.NO 005 006 BERGEN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVITIES FESTIVITIES BERGEN INTERNATIONAL 007 FESTIVAL 2015 FESTIVAL 2015 m Her Majesty Queen Sonja will be present dur- ing the opening day. TORG- Opening ALLMENNINGEN The full programme will be published DATE/TIME on www.fib.no when the opening day is Wednesday 27 May Ceremony approaching. at 12:30 DURATION We hope to see you there! 1:00 The 63rd Bergen International Festival opens Admission free with a grand outdoor event in the city square Torgallmenningen, with teasers from Festival artists, speeches and surprises, and of course Supported by Rika AS, represented by the traditional singing of Nystemten. Prime Yvonne & Bjarne Rieber Minister Erna Solberg will be giving a speech. 01 FESTIVI- TIES ENTERTAINMENT AND SURPRISES. FOR YOUNG AND OLD. PLAYFUL SCENES IN THE STREETS AND EVENTS AT NEW AND FAMILIAR VENUES. BROAD APPEAL. EXPERIENCES FOR YOUR HEAD, HEART AND FEET. PAGE 08 — 31 Edited by: Bergen International Festival / Design and concept: ANTI Bergen, www.anti.as / Printed by: Bodoni / Concept images: Fred Jonny / 3D Illustrations: Elijah A. Chote. Photos: Thor Brødreskift (p. 6, 41, 71, 75 ), Gary Kelly (p. 10), Julia Wesely (p. 10), Lucas Allen (p. 12), Eilin Holtan Torgersen (p. 14), Askman/Frölich (p. 15), Rashid Akrim (p. 16), Mats Bäcker (p. 17), Léa Hélior (p. 18), José Torres García (p. 19), Branco Majewski (p. 21), Cecilie Bannow (p. 22), Agnete Brun (p. 24), Simon Hallström, ICONIQ Studio GmbH (p. 25), Marianne Menke (p. 26), Gary Mulcahey (p. 28), Anna Berkut (p. 31), Oddleiv Apneseth (p. 32), Helge Hansen (p. 36), Tamihito Yoshida (p. 36), Sverre C. Jarild (p. 36), Tony Sandin (p. 36), Nikolaj Lund (p. 36 & p. 40), Thor Østbye (p. 36), Bo Madvig (p. 39), Denis Rouvre (p. 42), Keith Saunders (p. 43), Oscar Vazquez (p. 44), MolinaVisuals (p. 45), Marco Borggreve (p. 46), Espen Mortensen (p. 48), Anna-Julia Granberg (p. 51), Øystein Ramstad (p. 52), Nadia Norskott (p. 53), Siv Sivertsen (p. 83), Lina Ikse (p. 54), Hans Jørgen Brun (p. 54), Ari Magg (p. 56), Per Morten Abrahamsen (p. 57), Balmer & Dixon (p. 58), Haakon Nordvik (p. 59), R. Johansen (p. 61), Jesús Ginard Fuster (p. 64), Klaus Holsting (p. 66), Alice Winnberg (p. 67), Klaus Rudolph (p. 69), Murdo Macleod (p. 70), Mette Tronvoll (p. 77), Cecilie Semec FNF (p. 78) 006 WWW.FIB.NO WWW.FIB.NO 007 008 BERGEN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVITIES FESTIVITIES BERGEN INTERNATIONAL 009 FESTIVAL 2015 FESTIVAL 2015 m Porgy & Bess GRIEGHALLEN GRIEGSALEN DATE/TIME Wednesday 27 May at 18:45 Thursday 28 May at 19:00 DURATION Classic love story with a star cast and 1:15 full orchestra opens the Festival. Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra OTHER Andrew Litton conductor Introduction by The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra’s music Gordon Hawkins Porgy Henrik Engelbrecht director Andrew Litton has recreated the in the Grieghallen Karen Slack Serena foyer (in Danish) manifold styles and emotions found in George Janice Chandler-Eteme Bess Wednesday 27 May Gershwin’s opera from 1935 in this suite. Howard Haskin Sportin’ life at 18:00 Thursday 28 May ‘I arranged my Suite from Porgy & Bess because at 18:15 Bergen Philharmonic Choir there was no other suite of music from the opera Edvard Grieg Kor TICKET* that preserved George Gershwin’s music as Bergen Private Gymnas, Musikklinjen Full price: 200–700 he wrote it. It is very easy to turn the opera Under 30: 150 Håkon Matti Skrede chorus master into a Broadway show, because of all the hit *Festival card: tunes, and all the other arrangements do just 40 %–30 % discount that.