The Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago is the only Festival in the world fully dedicated to the composer Giacomo Puccini. It takes place every summer in the very places that inspired Maestro Puccini’s immortal melodies. Over the years the festival has become an increasingly prestigious event which each year attracts tens of thousands of spectators from all over the world.
City festival Gjøvik
Opera Opus and Sinfonietta Innlandet
Elise Caluwaerts as Rosina, Manuel Amati as Il Conte Almaviva and Francesco Vultaggio as Figaro.
Opera Opus
Soprano Eli Kristin Hanssveen, tenor Henrik Engelsviken, baritone Yngve Søberg. Conductor Vegard Nilsen.
City Festival Gjøvik
Opera Opus and Sinfonietta Innlandet
The Elixir of Love by Donizetti. Soloists Hanne Korsbrekke Askeland as Adina, Ole Morten Velde as Negorino, Espen Langvik as Belcore, Emil Havold Næshagen as Dr. Dulcamara, Agnes Auer as Giannetta. Conductor Vegard Nilsen.
Opera Opus, Gjøvik Symphony Orchestra, Oslo philharmonic orchestra, JURK
Gjøvik and Lillehammer
Don Giovanni, Così fan Tutte and Figaros wedding. Soprano Eli Kristin Hansveen, baritone Yngve Søberg. Conductor Vegard Nilsen.