Maestro Massimo Zanetti
Concept, stage design and stage direction
José Cura
Current direction
Victoria Bomann-Larsen
MIMÌ
Elsa Dreisig
AUGUST STRINDBERG/RUDOLFO
Stefan Pop
EDVARD MUNCH/MARCELLO
John Chest
TULLA LARSEN/MUSETTA
Lina Johnson
EDVARD GRIEG/SCHAUNARD
Magnus Berg
SØREN KIERKEGAARD/COLLINE
Petri Lindroos
BENOIT & ALCINDORO
Ola Marius Ryan
JULBOCKEN/PARPIGNOL
Arnstein Morken
TRONDHEIM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND CHOIR(S)
I spent a day in Stavanger observing and documenting noted composer and conductor Péter Eötvös working with a selected number of participants from the Norwegian conductor’s program (Dirigentløftet/Talent Norge/Sparebankstiftelsen).
Maestro Eötvös was this season’s Composer in Residence of the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, also conducting his own works.
Here are a few impressions from their last workshop day.
I had the pleasure of doing a studio portrait and “lifestyle” session with chief conductor of the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra & Opera, Han-Na Chang, recently.
This session continued our collaboration from last year, when we made a series I called “Han-Na Chang in Trondheim”.
All these images are now the visual backbone of her website and press material:
https://www.hannachangmusic.com
I have now switched to an all Leica-setup, and I am delighted with how this system works for me both on location and in the studio. Like everything, it has its quirks but the gorgeous image fidelity makes it all worth while. I enjoy that the images coming straight out of the camera is so close to where I want them to be, the editing is more about tweaking than completely rebuilding the image file.
Our planned “conductor on stage and in action”-session sadly had to be postponed due to the Covid-situation, but will hopefully happen later this spring.
Gear used:
Leica SL2s
Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-90mm/f2.8-4 ASPH.
Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL 90-280mm/f2.8-4 ASPH.
3x Profoto B10 studio strobes with various light modifiers.
A few images from the performance of the Christmas Oratorio by J.S. Bach at the Nidaros Cathedral. Due to the ongoing corona-situation, the whole setup of the orchestra and choir was different and movement was restricted, but I kind of like the framing and “peering through”-feeling those challenges presented.
My orchestra, The Trondheim Symphony Orchestra & Opera, is soon leaving home base in Norway for a tour of South Korea. I’ll be doing double duty as co-principal of the viola section and tour photographer for the duration of this trip. The images will primarily be delivered to and distributed by the communications office of the orchestra, but I will also try to update my own blog with pictures and some accompanying text. I hope that you will enjoy following us as we head to Asia!
Here are some behind the scenes moments from our concert in Trondheim last night.
Ole
