Oslo Opera House

Wanting to change the city into a world-class social focus, the city fathers have set out on a huge waterfront redevelopment venture (which is booked to last until 2020), the centerpiece of which is the superb Opera House, a creation which is quick turning into one of the notorious cutting edge structures of Scandinavia.

The Design

Planned by Oslo-based engineering firm Snøhetta and costing around €500 million to construct, the Opera House, which opened in 2008, has been intended to look like an icy mass gliding in the waters off Oslo. It's an unobtrusive building that at first doesn't look all that amazing, however give it time and it will abandon you enchanted. Great whenever, it's likely at its most mystical in winter when snow gives it a shining coat and the encompassing harbor loads with shimmering sheets of ice.

The Exterior

Before wandering inside make certain to stroll up onto the rooftop, which was intended to go about as a "rug" of inclining edges and level surfaces. It's an imagery that clearly lives up to expectations in light of the fact that Norwegians affection to sprawl out crosswise over it on sunny days and sunbathe. Additionally, don't miss "playing" the musical bars that sit both up on the rooftop and close to the passageway. Coasting only seaward of the Opera House is Monica Bonvicini's She Lies, a 3D elucidation of Caspar David Friedrich's 1823–24 artwork Das Eismeer (The Sea of Ice). As the tides surge all through the harbor, the steel and glass figure twists and turns, making a continually changing point of view for the viewer.

The Interior

The fundamental access to the Opera House is deliberately little and unremarkable, which serves just to add to the feeling of immeasurability that welcomes you on entering the principle anteroom (the windows alone are 15m high and surge the hall with light). Beside the windows, the other commanding component of the anteroom is the Wave Wall. Made of pieces of brilliant oak, the divider bends up through the focal point of the lobby and gives access to the upper levels of the building. Inverse the wave divider, green lights make energetic examples on the divider (and make the toilets and coat room they shroud the most masterful you will ever visit!).

Additionally in the hall is an eatery , serving suitably cutting edge and aesthetic tackles old Norwegian classics.

Guided Tours & Performances

To see a greater amount of the building's inside, you will need to join one of the guided visits . These keep running in English and Norwegian and take you into a percentage of the building's 1100 rooms. The aide will clarify a great part of the aesthetic imagery of the building, and uncover something of life in the background at the Opera House. In high season it's a smart thought to book a space on a visit ahead of time.

While meandering around the building, it can be anything but difficult to overlook that it's not only there to serve as beautiful sight for travelers, and that its prime part is to go about as a showcase for first class musical drama and artful dance exhibitions. Forthcoming exhibitions are recorded on the site and ticket costs differ from Nkr100 to Nk