Thursday, September 1, 2011

Big skies : Den Norske Opera og Ballett

Mary and I visited the Opera House yesterday.    The largest music and performing arts venue in Norway, it has three stages allowing concerts or dance performances almost every night.  It is the first (so probably still the only) opera house in the world where you can walk on the roof, which is where the first two of these photographs were taken.





The building is right in the harbour area of the city and commands a wonderful view all around.  Architecturally, it is completely stunning both inside and out, so visitors flock to it at all hours of the day and night.  There were lots of people around, even though the pictures don't give that impression.



The picture above looks out into the fjord where this fascinating glass sculpture seems to float.  Everywhere you look in Oslo there is sculpture: a theme for another day's blog...

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