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Robert Sperati
Robert Kristian Paolo Sperati (July 27, 1872 – October 12, 1945) was a Norwegian stage actor and film actor from the silent-film era. Career Sperati was born in Bergen. He made his debut at the National Theater in Bergen as the aristocrat in Turgenev's '' Fortune's Fool'' ( no, Nådsensbrødet) before he had success as Thummelumsen in Gustav Wied's comedy of the same name and in Anthon B. Nilsen's ''Bedstemors Gut'' (Grandma's Boy). He later worked in Oslo, at the Central Theater, the Oslo New Theater, and the Open-Air Theater on Bygdøy. He also participated in the first broadcast of the NRK Radio Theater, in the role of the Bøyg in Henrik Ibsen's '' Peer Gynt'' (on September 12, 1926). Family Sperati was the son of the conductor Robert Sperati (1848–1884) and the actress Octavia Sperati, and the grandson of the conductor and composer Paolo Sperati. He was married to the author Kitty Lossius. He was the nephew of the composer and music professor Carlo Alberto Spera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bergen
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of Bergenshalvøyen. The city centre and northern neighbourhoods are on Byfjorden, 'the city fjord', and the city is surrounded by mountains; Bergen is known as the "city of seven mountains". Many of the extra-municipal suburbs are on islands. Bergen is the administrative centre of Vestland county. The city consists of eight boroughs: Arna, Bergenhus, Fana, Fyllingsdalen, Laksevåg, Ytrebygda, Årstad, and Åsane. Trading in Bergen may have started as early as the 1020s. According to tradition, the city was founded in 1070 by King Olav Kyrre and was named Bjørgvin, 'the green meadow among the mountains'. It served as Norway's capital in the 13th century, and from the end of the 13th century became a bureau city of the Hanseatic Leag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radioteatret
Radioteatret is a department of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation which produces audio plays for radio broadcasting. It was established in 1927. In January 2021, ''Verdens Gang'' cited a report from NTB, saying that Radioteatret ow isbeing decommissioned; furthermore "the theatre will get a new life as podcast". Directors Its first theatre director was Gunnar Neels-Hansson, who headed the theatre until 1950. Later directors have been Jens Gunderssen from 1950 to 1952, Hans Heiberg from 1952 to 1973, and Gerhard Knoop from 1973 to 1984. Merete Skavlan headed the theatre from 1984 to 1991, and Nils Kristian Heyerdahl from 1991. Early history The private company Kringkastingsselskapet started broadcasting in Norway in 1925. When the state-owned Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) was formed in 1933, most of the administration was transferred to NRK, including the music and theatre departments. In 1925 and 1926, broadcast drama consisted mostly of pure reciting from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1945 Deaths
1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which Nuclear weapon, nuclear weapons Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, have been used in combat. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: ** Nazi Germany, Germany begins Operation Bodenplatte, an attempt by the ''Luftwaffe'' to cripple Allies of World War II, Allied air forces in the Low Countries. ** Chenogne massacre: German prisoners are allegedly killed by American forces near the village of Chenogne, Belgium. * January 6 – WWII: A German offensive recaptures Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946), Hungary from the Russians. * January 12 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the Vistula–Oder Offensive in Eastern Europe, against the German Army (Wehrmacht), German Army. * January 13 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the East Prussian Offensive, to eliminate German forces in East Pruss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1872 Births
Year 187 ( CLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Quintius and Aelianus (or, less frequently, year 940 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 187 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Septimius Severus marries Julia Domna (age 17), a Syrian princess, at Lugdunum (modern-day Lyon). She is the youngest daughter of high-priest Julius Bassianus – a descendant of the Royal House of Emesa. Her elder sister is Julia Maesa. * Clodius Albinus defeats the Chatti, a highly organized German tribe that controlled the area that includes the Black Forest. By topic Religion * Olympianus succeeds Pertinax as bishop of Byzantium (until 198). Births * Cao Pi, Chinese emperor of the Cao Wei state (d. 226) * G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Den Nye Lensmannen
''Den nye lensmannen'' (The New Sheriff) is a 1926 Norwegian drama film directed by Leif Sinding, starring Haakon Hjelde. The new sheriff (''lensmann'') hides a secret: he is actually a gypsy ('' tater''). He tricks money from the locals, but he also helps two lovers unite. Cast * Haakon Hjelde as Franz Joseph, a Gypsy *Anna-Brita Ryding as Ragnhild Knutsdatter Øvrebø *Ulf Selmer as Knut Øverbø, a wealthy farmer *Einar Rose as Per Storflaten *Martin Linge as Ola, a servant boy at the Øvrebø farm *Ragnvald Wingar as Jens Brødlaus, a smallholder *Marie Hedemark as Berthe Brødlaus, Jens's wife *Mally Haaland as Signors Brødlaus, their daughter *Ranveig Aasgaard as Marit, a servant girl *Ellen Astrup as the hulder * Helga Rydland as an elderly Gypsy woman *Robert Sperati as the burial mound farmer *Ellen Sinding Ellen Sinding (born ''Ellen Buttedahl''; April 17, 1899 – April 18, 1980) was a Norwegian actress and dancer. Sinding was born in Haugesund, the daughter of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vor Tids Helte
VOR or vor may refer to: Organizations * Vale of Rheidol Railway in Wales * Voice of Russia, a radio broadcaster * Volvo Ocean Race, a yacht race Science, technology and medicine * VHF omnidirectional range, a radio navigation aid used in aviation * Vestibulo-ocular reflex, a reflex eye movement * Voice-operated recording, see Voice-operated switch * Visual Operating Rules, another term for visual flight rules in aviation * Video operation room, part of the set-up for the video assistant referee in association football Entertainment * Vor of Barrayar, the noble families of Barrayar in the science fiction Vorkosigan Saga * Vor (Star Wars), a race in the ''Star Wars'' universe * ''VOR'', a 1958 science fiction novel by James Blish * Vor Daj, protagonist of the 1940 novel ''Synthetic Men of Mars'' by Edgar Rice Burroughs * Russian title of the 1997 film ''The Thief'' * '' VOR: The Maelstrom'', a science fiction miniature wargame * VOR, a search engine and media company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unge Hjerter
''Unge hjerter'' (Young Hearts) is a Norwegian silent film from 1917. It is considered lost. According to the cinematographer Ottar Gladtvet, who described the filming in his autobiography, parts of the film were shot outside Røros at Easter. The film premiered at the Palace Theater on June 9, 1917. Plot An engaged couple (Harriet Wold and Ragnar Berntzen) have both fallen in love with someone else: Wang and Anna. They confess this to each other, worried about the other's reaction. However, when it turns out that both are in the same situation, there are new engagements and joy. Cast * ? Kittelsen as Harriet Wold * Henning Eriksen as Ragnar Berntzen * Jens Selmer as the priest * Gunvor Arntzen as Anna, the priest's daughter * Kaare Knudsen as Wang * Robert Sperati as a Sami * Hildur Øverland as the priest's housekeeper References External links *''Unge hjerter''at the National Library of Norway The National Library of Norway ( no, Nasjonalbiblioteket) was established i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paria (1916)
''Paria'' is a Norwegian silent film from 1916. The film was directed by Peter Lykke-Seest, who also wrote the script. It is believed to have been the first film produced by the company Christiania Film Co. A/S. For unknown reasons, the film was never examined by the censorship committee and was therefore never shown in public. The film is considered lost. Cast * Robert Sperati as Carsten, a shipowner * Randi Haanshus as Alice, Carsten's daughter * Reidar Kaas as Berner, a doctor * Henning Eriksen Henning Eriksen (February 28, 1878 – October 1, 1922, surname sometimes Erichsen) was a Norwegian actor. Eriksen made his stage debut in 1903 at the Central Theater in Oslo, and from 1904 to 1912 he was engaged with the National Theater in ... as Riego * Hildur Øverland as Zaima References External links ''Paria''at Filmfront 1916 films Norwegian drama films Norwegian black-and-white films Norwegian silent films 1916 drama films Lost Norwegian films 1916 lost fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemmeligheden
''Hemmeligheden'' (The Secret) is a Norway, Norwegian silent film from 1912 that is considered lost. Plot The film was a drama in which a young woman from a coastal town gets to know an artist from Paris. They start a relationship and she has a daughter. The young woman, Elise, leaves, and on the steamship home to Norway she throws the child overboard. When she returns home, she marries Lieutenant Almeng. It turns out that the child she threw overboard did not die, but was found by a fishing couple, who have adopted the child. One day, Elise and the lieutenant meet the fisherman, and Elise breaks down and tells her husband the story of what happened. The lieutenant first takes the matter very sternly, but when he sees how unhappy this has made Elise, he goes to the fisherman and retrieves his wife's daughter, and he promises to treat her as though she were his own child. Cast * Christian Nobel as Lieutenant Almeng * Signe Danning as Elsie Halling * Pehr Qværnstrøm as a fisherma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fattigdommens Forbandelse
''Fattigdommens forbandelse'' (The Curses of Poverty) is a Norwegian silent film that premiered at the Kosmorama Theater in Kristiania (now Oslo) on October 7, 1911. The film is considered the first Norwegian feature film, and was also announced as "the first Norwegian art film" (''Den første norske kunstfilm''). It was directed by Halfdan Nobel Roede, who also directed the films '' Under forvandlingens lov'' (1911), ''Alt for Norge'' (1912), and '' Hemmeligheden '' (1912). The film is considered lost, and so its exact content is not known, but the film was described as a "a mini-drama on the shady side of life in three acts" (''minodrama paa Livets Skyggeside i 3 Akter''). The indoor scenes were filmed at Riis farm in Vestre Aker. The outdoor scene was partly filmed in Son A son is a male offspring; a boy or a man in relation to his parents. The female counterpart is a daughter. From a biological perspective, a son constitutes a first degree relative. Social issues In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Sperati
Paolo Agostino Sperati (March 26, 1821 – May 20, 1884) was an Italian conductor, musician, and composer that was active in the theater and opera life of Christiania (now Oslo), Norway in the 19th century. Life and work Sperati grew up in a family of musicians, and he made his debut as an organist at the age of nine in 1830. He became a military musician in Genoa in 1834, and from there moved to Nice, where he accompanied Paganini. He led a traveling ensemble in 1838 and 1839 that visited Marseille, where he met the conductor Pietro Negri, who engaged him in the opera in Berlin and then in Copenhagen (1841–1850) as conductor of the Italian Society () at the Court Theater and the Royal Danish Theatre. They performed Danish premieres of works by Giuseppe Verdi and were commissioned by Christian VIII. He then led the Italian opera troupe that brought the impresario Vincenzo Galli (1798–1858) to Norway in 1849, after he had spent a year at the Royal Swedish Opera. In Norwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
