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BERGEN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 2017
OPENING CEREMONY
Opening Ceremony km
TORG- ALLMENNINGEN
DATE / TIME Wednesday 24 May at 12:30
DURATION 1:00
Free admission
Their Majesties the King and Queen will be present during the official opening of the Bergen International Festival 2017 , which takes place Wednesday 24 May at 12:30 in the city square , Torgallmenningen .
The Opening Ceremony offers teasers from Festival artists , speeches and , of course , the traditional singing of Nystemten .
This year ’ s Festival speaker is Her Majesty Queen Sonja .
A full programme for the Opening Ceremony will be published at www . fib . no in May . Welcome !
Supported by the Kavli Trust
Sponsored by DNB and DNV GL
Edited by : Bergen International Festival / Design and concept : ANTI Bergen / Printed by : Bodoni / Concept Images : Fred Jonny / Photos : Thor Brødreskift ( p 3 ), Andrew Campell ( p 6 ), Magne Turøy ( p 8 ), Gary Kramer ( p 14 ), Matthew Welch ( p 17 ), Morten Krogvold ( p 18 , left ), Thor Brodreskift ( p 18 right , p 19 left ), Dyveke S . Nilssen ( p 19 , right ), NPG-records ( p 20 ), Stephen Freiheit ( p 21 , left ), Jean-Pierre Bataille ( p 21 , right ), Peter Adamik ( p 22 ), Thor Brodreskift ( p 23 ), Andrew W . Lang ( p 25 ), Alexandre Galliez ( p 26 ), Thor Brødreskift ( p 29 ), La Strada Graz ( p 31 ), Thor Brodreskift ( p 32 , right ), Ingerid Jordal ( p 33 ), Massao Mascaro ( p 34 ), Magnus Skrede ( p 37 ), Robert Ascroft ( p 38 ), Yann Bougaran ( p 40 , right ), Mirjam Devrient ( p 41 ), Kim Wendt ( p 42 ), Helge Skodvin ( p 44 ), Sasha Gusov ( p 45 ), Jamie Jung ( p 46 , left ), Benjamin Ealovega ( p 46 , right ), Decca / Marco Borggreve ( p 47 ), Benjamin Ealovega ( p 48 , top right .), Nikolaj Lund ( p 48 , bottom left .), Marios Taramides ( p 48 , bottom right ), Niclas Jessen ( p 49 , left ), Maarit Kytöharju ( p 49 right ), Sverre C . Jarlid ( p 50 , middle ), Juventino Mate ( p 50 , right ), Decca / James McMillan ( p 51 left ), ACT / Grosse Geldermann ( p 51 right ), Mona Odegaard ( p 52 ), Liv Ovland ( p 53 , left and right ), Morten Krogvold ( p 54 ), Harald Hoffmann ( p 55 , left ), Jamie Jung ( p 55 , middle ), Benjamin Ealovega ( p 55 , right ), Mats Bäcker ( p 57 , top ), Erin Baiano ( p 57 , bottom ), Rune Kongsro ( p 58 ), Bjorn Wad ( p 59 ), Lluis Calm Vidal ( p 60 ), Anne Kolstad Morken ( p 61 , left ), Tomas Moss ( p 61 , right ), Peter Adamik ( p 62 ), Nicki Twang ( p 63 , left ), Maike Helbig ( p 63 , middle ), Anders Bergersen ( p 63 , right ), Sussie Ahlburg ( p 64 , middle ), Geir Dokken ( p 64 , right ), Nikolaj Lund ( p 65 , left ), Jamie Jung ( p 65 , right ), Sverre Christian Jarild ( p 66 , left ), Felix Broede ( p 66 , no 2 from the left ), Nadia Norskott ( p 66 , no 2 from the right ), Sussie Ahlburg ( p 66 , right ), Maike Helbig ( p 67 , middle ), Nikolaj Lund ( p 64 , right ), Eyvind Ness ( p 68 , middle ), Annamaria Kowalsky ( p 68 . right ), Steve Riskind ( p 71 , left ), Özgür Albayrak ( p 71 , right ), David Baker ( p 73 ), Anne Elisabeth Næss ( p 74 ), Lesley Leslie-Spinks ( p 76 ), Ester Segarra ( p 79 ), Espen Winther / WinPics ( p 80 ), Kevin Leighton ( p 85 ), Érick Labbé ( p 86 ), Photo Graphic Art ( p 88 ), Thor Brodreskift ( p 90 ), Jorn Lavoll ( p 91 ), Jean-Baptiste Beranger ( p 94 ), Jan Haug , The Royal Court ( p 95 ), Laimonas Puisys ( p 97 )
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