Bergen National Opera (Norwegian: Bergen Nasjonale Opera) in Bergen, Norway, originally called Den Nye Opera (the new opera) is a foundation established in 2005 by the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Den Nationale Scene, Grieg Hall and the Bergen International Festival. In 2007 Opera Vest became a part of the foundation, which aims to be the regional opera company for West Norway.
In addition to professional opera, Bergen National Opera also runs a participatory program for children and teenagers.
The foundation is supported by the Ministry of Culture, Arts Council Norway, the Hordaland community, the city of Bergen, and several other funds, associations and private supporters.
2005–2007 Stein Olav Henrichsen2007–2010 Stein Olav Henrichsen2010– Mary MillerBergen National Opera cooperates with the following orchestras:
Bergen Philharmonic OrchestraBIT20 EnsembleUng SymfoniChildren and youths
Bergen National Opera runs several projects for children and teenagers in schools in cooperation with BIT20 Ensemble.
Vi komponerer, vi!Skriv en Opera!Prosjekt OperaUnge stemmerSommerakademiTosca (Giacomo Puccini / Luigi Illica / Giuseppe Giacosa) Grieg HallThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Michael Nyman) Sandnes Kulturhus, Bodø KulturhusLirendreieren (Magne Hegdal) Oslo Nye Trikkestallen. Co-production with Opera SørCarmen (Georges Bizet / Henri Meilhac / Ludovic Halévy) Grieg HallL'Amour de loin (Kaija Saariaho / Amin Maalouf) Grieg HallDie Walküre (Richard Wagner) Grieg HallMelancholia (Georg Friedrich Haas / Jon Fosse) Grieg HallDer fliegende Holländer (Richard Wagner) Grieg HallSounds Like You (Bent Sørensen / Peter Asmussen) Grieg Hall – PremièreBluebeard's Castle (Béla Bartók / Béla Balázs) Grieg HallDie Dreigroschenoper (Bertolt Brecht / Kurt Weill) Grieg Hall – Berliner EnsembleEugene Onegin (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky) Bergenhus FortressCinderella (Vladimir Tarnopolsky / Roald Dahl, oversatt av Klaus Hagerup) Grieg HallHypermusikal (Glenn Erik Haugland / Heidi Tronsmo) Logen Teater / Fjellheimen / Radøyhallen – PremièreOpera gala with Barbara Frittoli, Grieg HallOphelias: Death by Water Singing (Henrik Hellstenius) Teatr Wielki, PolandThe Marriage of Figaro (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) Grieg HallAnne Pedersdotter (Edvard Fliflet Bræin / Hans Kristiansen) Bergenhus FortressLa Traviata (Giuseppe Verdi / Francesco Maria Piave) Bergenhus FortressVeslefrikk (Knut Vaage / Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen) Kulturhuset i Tromsø / Den Nationale Scene / National Theatre of Szeged, Hungary – PremièreAlpha and More, guest performance by the Polish National BalletLa Bohème (Giacomo Puccini / Luigi Illica / Giuseppe Giacosa) Grieg HallThe Tales of Hoffmann (Jacques Offenbach / Jules Barbier / Michel Carré) Grieg HallHypermusikal (Glenn Erik Haugland / Heidi Tronsmo) Oslo Opera HouseOedipus rex (Igor Stravinsky / Jean Cocteau) Grieg HallHänsel und Gretel (Engelbert Humperdinck) Grieg HallA New Requiem (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Christian Köhler / Jeroen Brouwers) Bodø Kulturhus / Peer Gynt Theatre, Grieg Hall / Sandnes Kulturhus / Brygga Kultursal, HaldenSiegfried (Richard Wagner) Grieg HallL'Étoile (Emmanuel Chabrier) Grieg HallPelléas et Mélisande (Claude Debussy) Logen TeaterXerxes (George Frideric Handel) Grieg HallLa Cenerentola (Gioachino Rossini) Grieg HallThe Cunning Little Vixen (Leoš Janáček) Grieg HallMarco Polo (Tan Dun) Grieg HallAlt om min familie (Atle Halstensen) Logen TeaterFidelio (Ludwig van Beethoven) Grieg Hall