Kjell Torriset (born 7 May 1950) is a Norwegian painter and graphic artist. He was born in
Ă…lesund. He is represented in several public art collections in Norway. He has been member of the board of the
Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art and of
Oslo Kunstforening
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Oslo Kunstforening is a contemporary art gallery and art society located in Oslo, Norway.
History
Oslo Kunstforening is located at ''RĂ¥dhusgata 19''. The gallery, situated in one of the oldest houses in the Kvadraturen area, is the oldest art ...
. In 1992 he was awarded the city of Ă…lesund's art prize.
Torriset designed the sets and costumes for the four operas of
Richard Wagner, Wagner's
Ring Cycle
(''The Ring of the Nibelung''), WWV 86, is a cycle of four German-language epic music dramas composed by Richard Wagner. The works are based loosely on characters from Germanic heroic legend, namely Norse legendary sagas and the ''Nibelung ...
at
Longborough Festival Opera
Longborough Festival Opera is an opera festival which presents a season of high quality opera each June and July in the English Cotswolds village of Longborough in north Gloucestershire. It began in 1991 as Banks Fee Opera by presenting concerts ...
between 2007 and 2012.
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References
1950 births
Living people
People from Ă…lesund
20th-century Norwegian painters
Norwegian male painters
21st-century Norwegian painters
20th-century Norwegian male artists
21st-century Norwegian male artists
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