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Old 03-11-2008, 03:34 PM
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Default Opening of the new Opera, April 2008

King Harald will open the new operahouse on April 12th.

Forside | Den Norske Opera & Ballett

Among the guests there will be
- Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
- Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
- President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson of Iceland
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President of Stortinget Thorbjørn Jagland

Kronprinsesse Victoria på operafest
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Impressive guest list.

Can't say I'm thrilled about the new opera, but they're certainly managing to put a royal party together for the opening.
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12.04.2008
The Norwegian Opera

Their Majesties The King and Queen and Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and Crown Princess attend the opening of the new opera house in Oslo (20:00).
Princess Astrid or Princess Märtha Louise aren't mentioned... so they'll probably won't attend. I keep my fingers crossed to see them as well.
It would be a bit weird to have foreign Royal Guests (Margrethe and Victoria), but the own Royal stay away from the event.

Does anyone know what kind of dresses we can expect?
Will it be a black-tie and galadresses event?
Or probably a Tiara-event?
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Princess Astrid or Princess Märtha Louise aren't mentioned... so they'll probably won't attend. I keep my fingers crossed to see them as well.
It would be a bit weird to have foreign Royal Guests (Margrethe and Victoria), but the own Royal stay away from the event.

Does anyone know what kind of dresses we can expect?
Will it be a black-tie and galadresses event?
Or probably a Tiara-event?
The opera webpage: Forside | Den Norske Opera & Ballett says that it is a gala performance, but what that means in terms of dresses or tiaras… I presume we're in the same category as the opening of the 1905-2005 anniversary, at Drammen theatre, (only without the historical aspect) where the gentlemen were in black-tie, and the women in long dresses.
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April 7, 2008.

Queen Sonja attended the special vernissage for the design at the new Opera House in Bjørvika outside Oslo.Design features of the Opera House was showed for distinguished guests Monday.

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Queen Sonja watches when Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson points out the features of the closet walls he designed at the new Opera House

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Here are some more pictures of the Queen arriving
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(she used her scarf to protect her hair from the rain )


Another Gallery
Teppet opp for operakunst - oa.no
http://gfx.api.no/image-versions/www...44510x510r.jpg

Video: - Folkets opera*|* TV 2 Nyhetene


The Queen looked lovely.
I like the light pink suit. That's a color I would love to see on Mette-Marit as well.
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Link to a Kongehuset-Article

kongehuset.no - Kunst i operahuset
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Some of the Guests:

HM The King

HM The Queen

HRH The Crown Prince

HRH The Crown Princess

HM The Queen of Denmark

HRH The Crown Princess of Sweden

HE Mrs. Angela Merkel, Bundeskanzlerin of the German Federal Republic (I wonder if we'll see her wearing an eveningdress )

HE Mrs. Tarja Kaarina Halonen, President of Finland

HE Mr. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland
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Is she speaking French in the video?
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Is she speaking French in the video?
She is speaking Norwegian.
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when the opening takes place? is there any new from the event?
I don't knoe why but I am waiting so much to see the family and the guests.
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when the opening takes place? i
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The Norwegian Opera Their Majesties The King and Queen and Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and Crown Princess attend the opening of the new opera house in Oslo (20:00).

First pic:
http://www.nrk.no/contentfile/file/1.5373122!img5373103.jpg


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Victoria seems to look wonderful!
I am not impressed by Mette's look.


More pictures from VG:
http://www.vg.no/uploaded/image/bild...2618153_79.jpg
http://www.vg.no/uploaded/image/bild...911619_655.jpg

http://www.nrk.no/contentfile/file/1.5373149!img5373131.jpg
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I'm hoping we'll see some shots of Mette-Marit without the jacket, because the dress looks like a really nice color. Victoria looks stunning!
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I'm hoping we'll see some shots of Mette-Marit without the jacket, because the dress looks like a really nice color. Victoria looks stunning!
O yes! I hope so too!

Victoria looks really beautiful! Love her outfit!
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Victoria looks wonderful
can not tell the same about Mette-Marit untill I see the outfit without jacket.
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Dagbladet / Utfordringen ligger i å gjøre det tilgjengelig for alle
Crown princess Victoria is so beautiful tonight.
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Haakon, Mette Marit and Victoria
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NRK

Margrethe, Harald and Sonja
http://nrk.no/contentfile/file/1.5373301!img5373281.jpg

Festen er i gang - Nyheter - NRK Nyheter

Angela Merkel:
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She looked elegant. Quite an unusual image.
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