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Åpningskonsert – I begynnelsen var …

Opening Concert – In the beginning was ...

Opening Concert – In the Beginning Was … PROGRAM DESCRIPTION BY IDA HABBESTAD Stories about the creation of the world often begin in darkness, in a void. From there, earth is separated from water – a force, a being, breathes life into creation. The three world religions around which the festival revolves are gathered in the story of the beginning …
Musikkens patriarker; Fader Bach og pappa Haydn

The patriarchs of Music; Father Bach and Papa Haydn

The Patriarchs of Music: Father Bach and Papa Haydn PROGRAM DESCRIPTION BY IDA HABBESTAD «A dark, resounding name», writes the artistic director about the name Abraham. Whether he actually lived, we do not know. Scholars of our time see him just as much as a literary figure, the first …
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More Catholic than the Pope?

More Catholic Than the Pope? PROGRAM DESCRIPTION BY IDA HABBESTAD In the Catholic tradition, faith often takes shape through ritual. In human actions, the abstract becomes more concrete. And in the line from Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice and to God’s sacrificial lamb lies an imperative for human beings to …
Dervisj

Dervish

Dervisj PROGRAMOMTALE AV IDA HABBESTAD For kjærligheten til denne personen er det ingen beskrivelse annet enn å si det samme, at den kommer. (…) Jeg danser, for fra hans vanskelige ord kommer hundre betydninger til enhver person. Jalal al-Din Rumis vers fra...
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Conversion

Conversion PROGRAM DESCRIPTION BY IDA HABBESTAD In Wergeland’s collection «The Jew» (1842), a mullah, a rabbi, and a Christian priest meet. They seek shelter by the same oasis, converse through the night, and at sunrise they praise their respective Gods, all on an equal footing. In this way …
A la Turca

A la Turca

A la Turca PROGRAM DESCRIPTION BY IDA HABBESTAD Far in the southeast of Turkey lies the city of Urfa (now Şanlıurfa), where it is believed that Abraham was born. He spent much of his life on the move, as a nomad or pilgrim, travelling from Ur in Mesopotamia to Egypt and to Canaan. With the Egyptian …
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