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8 unusual facts about Peer Gynt


Bobbysocks!

Due to their ESC victory, Bobbysocks! were awarded with the Peer Gynt Prize in 1985, which is awarded by the Stortinget, Norway's parliament.

Colossi of Memnon

The "Vocal Memnon" features prominently in one scene of Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt.

Frederik Paludan-Müller

Rather unknown outside Denmark, Paludan-Müller has perhaps however exerted an influence on world literature in that way that the early works of Henrik Ibsen, Brand, Peer Gynt, seem to be influenced by his thoughts.

Last Cigarette Ever

Morning Mood from the Peer Gynt Suite by Edvard Grieg, played during flashbacks of 13-year-old Marshall's camping trip, when he had his first cigarette.

Sezai Karakoç

These three elements he calls Peer Gynt’s triangle, according to Karakoç, exists in Henrik Ibsen’s play, Peer Gynt.

The Elf Mound

The most notable reference to the story is the Norwegian stage play Peer Gynt in which the Mountain King (Dovregubben), is clearly modeled on the Norwegian troll king in Andersen's tale.

Theodor Loos

In the 1930s he could be seen performing in classic theater, on over 400 occasions in Peer Gynt alone.

Thomas Truax

In 2013 Truax composed a new original score for Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt, which was staged at the Theater Dortmund, Germany during its 2013/14 season, with music performed live by Thomas in an open metal container suspended above a stage of water.


Ásmegin

Some of the tracks on Hin vordende Sod og Sø are modeled after the Norwegian play Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen.

B. Bumble and the Stingers

However, neither that record nor the next release, "Dawn Cracker", based on Morning Mood from Peer Gynt by Grieg, were successful, and no more B. Bumble and the Stingers records were issued after 1963, when Rendezvous went out of business.

Bastian Semm

In 2009 he was awarded with the Rosenthal Talent Award for his portrayal of "Peer Gynt" at the Luisenburg Festival in Wunsiedel.

Benedicte Adrian

She has since sung with Bergen Oratoriekor and Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, in addition to having participated in works like Dido and Aeneas, Peer Gynt and Olav Engelbrektsson.

Christian Skolmen

He has also performed at the Torshovteatret in Ondskapen (Guillou), and the Trøndelag Teater in Peer Gynt (Ibsen).

Colin George

Colin George was also a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company during the years 1994-1999, in plays such as Peer Gynt, Coriolanus, Measure for Measure, The Merchant of Venice and The Tempest and a stage musical adaptation of the French film Les Enfants du Paradis.

Gjende

For example Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt took his famous wild-reindeer ride along "the Gjendin Ridge", a reference to either the narrow Besseggen Ridge - or the Knutshø ridge on the other side of lake Gjende.

Lalla Carlsen

She acted in O'Neill's Skjønne ungdom at Rogaland Teater, played the character "Mrs. Peachum" in an adaptation of Brecht/Kurt Weill's musical The Threepenny Opera at Riksteatret, the character "Aase" in Ibsen's verse drama Peer Gynt, and played in O'Neill's drama Anna Christie.

Nora Ibsen

Nora Ibsen also produced the International Gala performance of Peer Gynt at the Great Pyramid of Giza, which was held under the auspieces of Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak and also attended by Queen Sonja of Norway.

Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir

She subsequently moved back to Iceland to re-launch a career on the stage and television as a mature artist, making her debut at the National Theatre of Iceland in the role of Solveig in Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt.

Sue Holderness

She began her acting career with Manchester’s 69 Theatre Company in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Peer Gynt and as Desdemona in Catch My Soul (Jack Good’s rock-musical version of Othello).


see also

Ibsenhuset

The building currently houses large concert hall, "Dovregubbens hall" (In the Hall of the Mountain King), accommodating 800 guests; the smaller "Peer Gynt hall" takes up to 250 people.