The National Theatre in Oslo, set in Studenterlunden between the Royal Palace and the Storting, was designed by Henrik Bull and opened on 1 September 1899. Its three opening nights were devoted to Holberg, Ibsen's An Enemy of the People and Bjørnson's Sigurd Jorsalfar, whose incidental music was conducted by Edvard Grieg himself. Stephan Sinding's statues of Ibsen and Bjørnson stand in front of the building. The theatre is regarded as the home of Ibsen's plays and has held an International Ibsen Festival since 1990. After a fire in 1980, the main stage reopened in 1985 with Peer Gynt. Its neo-Rococo auditorium now seats 741, and the theatre also runs the Amfiscenen, opened in 1963, the Malersalen and the Torshov Theatre. Several plays by Jon Fosse premiered here. The building has been protected since 1983.
The Nationaltheatret Oslo, opened in 1899, is Norway's most important drama stage — Henrik Ibsen experienced many of his plays here during his lifetime and lastingly shaped Norwegian drama.
At a glance
- Type
- Theatre
- Location
- Oslo, Norway
More venues in Oslo
- Den Norske Opera · Opera house, Oslo
- Det Norske Teatret · Theatre, Oslo