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Matilda Lundström (administrative director). The opera was nicknamed Mattis & Moe and was thus, unusually for the time, led by two women. The artistic director was first the Italian

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, later the young Hjalmar Meissner. Several of the nearly twenty singers came from the

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, where Moe had spent several successful years, and there was a small orchestra and a small ensemble for ballet. They were the first permanent opera stage in the country to stage almost twenty world premieres. This was in 1883 with Fredrich von Flotow's Martha, '' The Barber of Seville, Rigoletto, The Beggar Student'' and ''

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''. In 1884 they continued with ''

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'' and others. Olefine Moe had most of the leading roles. There was also a tour to Bergen and Oslo (1885). The last was '' Lohengrin'' (1886).

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External links

"Den Norske Opera"
''sceneweb.no'' (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-09-06. {{coord missing, Norway 1886 in Norway 1882 in Norway 1886 disestablishments in Norway 1882 establishments Culture in Oslo Opera houses in Norway