Welcome to an evening on the mountain with Italian food and Italian opera of the highest class 1011 meters above the fjord in Hoven Restaurant Saturday 19 October. Here you will be served a four-course menu of Italian food, seasoned with two of the best opera singers in Western Norway.
Four-course menu, aperitif and concert: NOK 1,195. Those who have a ticket can also buy a return ticket with the Loen Skylift at a reduced price.
The last track down is at 00:30 on this day.
There is a limited number of places at this event. Registration deadline October 16.
Jorunn Torsheim is educated at Goldsmiths College, University of London and the Norwegian Academy of Music. Jorunn has a versatile musical background in both theater and opera. In Nordfjord, she has participated in The Sound of Music as Maria Von Trapp and The Magic Flute, which also visited the Norwegian Opera in Oslo. She has created several projects of her own, including Susanna from Sunnfjord, which she toured with both Sogn og Fjordane Theater and Den Kulturelle Skolesekken. Jorunn has also participated in many concert and dance productions in addition to several opera and theater productions. These include The Marriage of Figaro, Which Witch, and The Witches. In 2021 and 2023, she participated in Kilden's major production "Amadeus" where she portrayed the role of Katharina Cavalieri / Queen of the Night. Jorunn has also released an album in Italian: "Amore e morte" with songs by Bellini, Puccini and Donizetti. Jorunn is originally from Førde, but now lives in Oslo.
Eivind Kandal comes from Kandal in Nordfjord. He graduated from the Opera Academy in Copenhagen in the spring of 2017, but made his debut as an opera singer in 2012 in the opera Querini at Røst in Lofoten. Eivind has been a soloist in a long line of opera productions, church music and contemporary works, both internationally and at home in Norway, including at the Royal Theater in Copenhagen, the Norwegian Opera & Ballet, the Opera in Kristiansund and Opera Nordfjord. In addition, he has been involved in producing and performing a number of productions and concerts that have toured in eastern, western and northern Norway. Eivind and his partner Torstein Kollevåg run Sølvane Gard in Kandal, where they organize opera concerts and a number of other cultural events.
Andreas Løken Taklo is a sought-after musician, both as a soloist, chamber musician, accompanist and repetiteur. He has performed as a soloist with orchestras in Italy and Norway, and has given solo concerts in France, Germany and Russia. Andreas has a master's degree in performing music from Barratt Due Music Institute in Oslo, and a master's degree in opera conducting from the Norwegian Academy of Music. He has worked as a repetiteur for Opera Nordfjord since 2017. He currently works as an opera répétiteur at the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet in Oslo, and is regularly hired as an accompanist for the Barratt Due Music Institute and other institutions.
Would you like to combine this with an overnight stay at Hotel Alexandra?
For those wishing to stay overnight in Loen, Hotel Alexandra offers accommodation incl. breakfast and entry to Alexandra Bad from NOK 2060,- per person. Supplement for single room from NOK 400,-. Contact Hotel Alexandra at alex@alexandra.no or 57 87 50 00.
Practical information
The evening starts with an aperitif from 19:00, and there will be table seating at 19:30. The last ride down is at 00:30. The bar closes at midnight.
Tickets for the dinner must be purchased in advance on this page. Those who have a ticket to the event can buy a Skylift ticket at the ticket office for 295,- t/r (regular price 495,-). Those who have an annual pass can use this.
Are you allergic? Send this by e-mail to eva@alexandra.no
