New opera house!

Yes, I'm slow, but I keep my promises!

As you know, I went to see the opening show at the new Norwegian opera in Bjørvika. It's kind of weird for me to see the new house, since all my memories are from the old opera. I remember I used to hide in closets and run around gaping at all the beautiful costumes. I'd watch rehearsals when mom was dancing, or go with my dad to the orchestra... And I loved the mirror hall! I used to hide there during premiere parties. Always great fun. Aaah, the memories!

Anyway, the new opera house is great! It's so big! The orchestra's finally gotten their long awaited rehearsal room, and now there's enough space for all the dancers, singers, musicians and everyone else who makes the opera what it is. I get really annoyed when people say that we didn't need a new opera. They can't possibly have known anything about the working conditions in the old one.

Actually, what I saw was the dress rehearsal. So I saw it before the king did! Hah! I'm so cool. I took a look around with mom, and we listened to dad and some of his colleagues playing "Marble Surplus" (which originated from my brilliant dad's awesome idea, FYI.) before we went in to watch the performance. I also got this shot of mom before we went in to the foyer:

I always knew she was one...

The performance itself was really good. There were a number they had to do over again, but other than that everything went as it should. There was even a stand-in king! "The queen and I are delighted to be here tonight..." *silence followed by laughter from the audience* It was a lot of fun, and quite special for me to be able to see the opening ceremony. I'm glad I got the chance to do so.

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1: The large screen they had on stage, displaying various footages.

2: Musicians being directed by the composer.

3: My dad and his colleagues playing.

4: I'm not quite sure what they were doing here...