Opera Comique (Oslo)

The Opera Comique in 1918

The Opera Comique was Norway's first permanent opera company. The company operated at Stortingsgata ('Parliament Street') no. 16 and existed from 1918 to 1921.[1]

Its first major production was Tannhäuser with tenor Erling Krogh in the starring role. Altogether, the company staged 26 operas, including the Norwegian opera Bruderovet (The Kidnapped Bride) by Gerhard Schjelderup.[2]

  1. ^ Store norske leksikon: Opera Comique.
  2. ^ Levin, Mona. 1995. Opera in Norway. Listen to Norway 3(2).