Audience Programme 2019

From 13 August, the most promising acts of international opera will be in Oslo for a ten-day celebration of the arts. You are hereby invited!

The 40 contestants of this year’s Queen Sonja International Music Competition will engage in competition, masterclasses, and career advisement sessions with international opera leaders – set in some of Oslo’s greatest music venues. At the other end, grand prizes and important concert deals await.

The majority of the events in this year’s competition programme are open to the public, and in most cases free of charge. Would you like to hear opera singers from every corner of the world give the wonders of Norwegian classical music a try? Or what about experiencing one of the leading international opera directors, Stefan Herheim, in action? We are proud to present our audience programme for QSIMC 2019.

Preliminary Rounds

Thursday 15 and Friday 16 August

Lindeman Concert Hall, Norwegian Academy of Music
11.00 am – 12.30 pm
1.45 pm – 3.00 pm
3.30 pm – 4.45 pm

20 contestants each day
The results will be announced at approximately 8.00 pm
on Friday 16 August
Free entry

Semifinal

Sunday 18 August

Lindeman Concert Hall, Norwegian Academy of Music
1.00 pm – 2.20 pm
3.00 pm – 4.20 pm
5.00 pm – 6.20 pm

12 contestants
The results will be announced at approximately 8.00 pm
Free entry

Panel discussion: What are the key contributors to a successful career as an opera singer?

Monday 19 August

2.30 pm, Main House, Oslo National Academy of the Arts
Career advisement with directors, agents and PR expertise.

Panel: Robert Körner (Opéra National de Lyon),
Diane Zola (Metropolitan Opera, New York) and Ulrike Wilckens (Ophelias Culture PR).
Moderator: Lars Hallvard Flæten (Queen Sonja International Music Competition)
Free entry

Masterclass in stagecraft with Stefan Herheim (opera director)

Wednesday 21 August

10.00 am, Main House, Oslo National Academy of the Arts
Piano: Olesya Tutova
Free entry

Vocal masterclass with Sergei Leiferkus (baritone)

1.00 pm, Main House, Oslo National Academy of the Arts
Piano: Olesya Tutova
Free entry

Final Concert

Friday 23 August

7.00 pm (6.45 pm), Main House, Norwegian National Opera & Ballet

5-6 finalists perform opera arias with the Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
Conductor: Risto Joost
Compère: Mari Lunnan
H. M. Queen Sonja presents the prizes.

Tickets: www.operaen.no

Opera Gala in Bergen

Thursday 3 October

7.30 pm Grieg Concert Hall, Bergen
Opera Gala with up to eight prize-winners
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Evan Rogister

Tickets: www.harmonien.no