The Opera Page on tour

School project ahead of the premiere of Amahl and the Night Visitors

Amahl and the night visitors will have a very special audience at the dress rehearsal! The hall will be filled with school children, who have all been visited by our opera teachers, Stian Økland and Martina Starr-Lassen.

Kaia Grimen, herself a student, has createad a doll for us, which comes along to the school visits. The doll represents The Page in the play, which on stage is sung by Samuel Winter.

The Page

Amahl and the night visitors runs for two nights, 18 and 19 December 2024.

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