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The Opera House has made good on its promise to serve as the keystone of Oslo's waterfront redevelopment, including the Munch Museum, the National Museum, and the Oslo Main Library - heralding further expansion of the cultural district.
May 7, 2008 · Seen from the central station and Chr. Fredriks sq. The opera catches the attention with a falling which frames the eastern edge of the view of the fjord and its islands.
Oslo's Opera house is part of the city's revitalization strategy to redevelop the city's historically industrial waterfront into an active public space. Oslo's harborfront, before the Opera was constructed.
Feb 21, 2019 · Architects from Snøhetta proposed a building that would become an integral part of the City of Oslo. Connecting land and sea, the Opera House would seem to rise up from the fjord. The sculpted landscape would become not just a theater for opera and ballet, but also a plaza open to the public.
The marble clad roofs cape forms a large public space in the landscape of the city and the fjord. The public face of the opera house faces west and north – while at the same time, the building’s profile is clear from a great distance from the fjord to the south.
The Oslo opera house is built on piles in the Oslo fjord, abutting reclaimed land that extends Oslo’s harbor, giving more of the city’s waterfront space back to the public. The new Opera house faces the city as much as the fjord and creates a strong visual connection between the downtown and Oslo’s eastern areas. Courtesy of Snøhetta
The Snøhetta architects used three main materials in designing Oslo Opera House: stone, wood and metal. The principal stone used in the construction is the characteristic white marble from Carrara in Italy.
Apr 9, 2008 · Here are some more photographs, plans and renderings of the new Oslo Opera House by Norwegian architects Snøhetta. See our previous story for more photographs and info.
Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, Oslo. In 1999, the National Assembly of Norway decided that the new Opera House was to be constructed on the Bjørvika peninsula, on the shores of Oslo’s fjord.
Oslo Opera House also has two smaller stages - the Second House and the Studio. Advanced theatre technology, specially built workshops, and rehearsal rooms for dance, song, orchestra and chorus make Oslo Opera House a modern, fully integrated performance venue.
