Trondhjems nationale Scene
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Trondhjems nationale Scene was a theatre that opened in Trondhjem
in 1911, and closed in 1927. The theatre's first artistical director was Thora Hansson
, from 1911 to 1913. The opening performance was held on 15 September 1911, with Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
's play Sigurd Jorsalfar with Grieg's music
, and Ibsen
's play Fruen fra Havet
was performed the next day. The theatre performed eighteen different plays the first season.
After the theatre closed i 1927, it would take ten years until Trondheim again had a permanent theatre, when Trøndelag Teater
opened in 1937.
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
in 1911, and closed in 1927. The theatre's first artistical director was Thora Hansson
Thora Hansson
Thora Hansson was a Norwegian actress and theatre director. Shewas married to Olaf Mørch Hansson. She made her stage début at Christiania Theater in 1871, and worked at this theatre until 1899. She was the first manager of the theatre Trondhjems nationale Scene, from 1911 to 1913.-References:...
, from 1911 to 1913. The opening performance was held on 15 September 1911, with Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson was a Norwegian writer and the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. Bjørnson is considered as one of The Four Greats Norwegian writers; the others being Henrik Ibsen, Jonas Lie, and Alexander Kielland...
's play Sigurd Jorsalfar with Grieg's music
Sigurd Jorsalfar (Grieg)
Sigurd Jorsalfar is an orchestral suite by Edvard Grieg, celebrating King Sigurd I of Norway compiled in 1872 from incidental music to a play by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson; it was revised by the composer in 1892. The incidental music was first performed in Christiania on 10 April 1872...
, and Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of prose drama" and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre...
's play Fruen fra Havet
The Lady from the Sea
The Lady from the Sea is a play written in 1888 by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen.Kvinnan från havet is a ballet by choreographer Birgit Cullberg, and based on Ibsen's play...
was performed the next day. The theatre performed eighteen different plays the first season.
After the theatre closed i 1927, it would take ten years until Trondheim again had a permanent theatre, when Trøndelag Teater
Trøndelag Teater
Trøndelag Teater is a large theater in the city of Trondheim, in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway.-Background:Trøndelag Teater stages large-scale dance and musical performances. Originally built in 1816, the theater is the oldest stage in Scandinavia in continuous use...
opened in 1937.