OscarsborgOpera

OscarsborgOpera (Norwegian: OscarsborgOperaen) is a non-profit foundation that produces opera performances for performance in the courtyard of Oscarsborg Fortress during the summer, usually in August.^[1]

Oscarsborg Fortress in Drøbaksundet

The horseshoe-shaped and relatively small courtyard at Oscarsborg has good acoustics for an outdoor venue,^[2] and performances can take place without microphones and electrically amplified sound.^[3]

History

Oslofjord Opera Festival was founded in 1998 with general manager / opera director Anne Felberg as one of four initiators.^[1][4][5] In 2007 the name was changed to OscarsborgOpera.^[5]

After a financially difficult time, OscarsborgOpera received state support from 2010,^[5] and as a district opera has a fixed item in the state budget. In addition, it receives support from Akershus County, Frogn Municipality, and some private operators. Ticket sales account for 50% of the foundation's income.^[1]

Productions

• 2023: Kommandanten^[6][7]
• 2017: Carmina Burana
• 2016: Madama Butterfly^[8]
• 2015: Die Fledermaus
• 2014: Rigoletto
• 2013: L'elisir d'amore
• 2010: Aida
• 2009: La bohème
• 2008: Tosca^[9]
• 2003: The Magic Flute
• 1998: The Magic Flute