No Christmas without Sissel!
Despite canceling her Christmas tour due to COVID, Sissel Kyrkjebø released two new songs for the season, including “Christmastime is Here.”
Category: Entertainment
Twin: Double hit of twists and turns, norsk style
There is a lot to unpack in the new Norwegian television crime drama Twin streaming now on MHz Choice. Uff da, is there ever.
American bluegrass at Norwegian Opera
Judy Collins, Jonas Fjeld, and Chatham County Line performances enchant M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway On Saturday evening, Feb. 8, in Oslo, there were two remarkable performances at the Norwegian Opera’s main stage, the...
Slow TV puts Svalbard in the spotlight
David Nikel Trondheim, Norway Already known for broadcasting some of the longest uninterrupted TV programs, Norway’s state-owned NRK aired its longest and most ambitious show yet this winter. Svalbard: minute by minute followed the nine-day,...
Avian inspirations in the music of Edvard Grieg
A bird’s song Gregory Martin Edvard Grieg Society of America Edvard Grieg Society of the Great Lakes Perhaps the most common extramusical topic surrounding the work of Edvard Grieg is its relationship to nature....
“Nordic Highlights” virtuosos rise to the occasion
Danish violinist Skow and Norwegian pianist Coucheron impress with viruosic performance Rolf Kristian Stang New York Featuring two exceptional young Scandinavian artists of note, Danish violinist Philippe Benjamin Skow and Norwegian pianist Julie Coucheron,...
A Doll’s House, Part 2 at the Jungle Theater
Mary Aalgaard Play off the Page Quote of the Day: A woman cannot be herself in the society of the present day, which is an exclusively masculine society, with laws framed by men and with...
Sonja: The White Swan
A new look at the woman behind the myth Lori Ann Reinhall The Norwegian American When Sonja: The White Swan opened in Norwegian cinemas on Christmas Day 2018, it was one of the most...
Edvard Grieg Society brings world-class music to NYC
Pianist Carine Gutlerner’s comet passes through again Rolf Kristian Stang New York Whether as concert pianist, conductor, composer, or performing demonstrated skills in other aspects top-level music making, Franco-Belgian Carine Gutlerner lights up the...
