Bjørn Simensen

Bjørn Simensen

Bjørn Erik Simensen (born 28 June 1947 in Lillehammer) is a Norwegian culture administrator and former journalist. He is known as director of the Norwegian National Opera from 1984 to 1990 and 1997 to 2009.

Starting his career as a journalist, he worked in "Fredriksstad Blad" and then in "Sunnmørsposten" from 1966 to 1972.

He then worked as a culture administrator. First, 1973 to 1980, he worked in Sandefjord municipality. He then became director of Gothenburg Concert Hall from 1980 to 1984, then of the Gothenburg Symphony before his first period as director of the Norwegian National Opera.

He was editor-in-chief for the national newspaper "Dagbladet" from 1990 to 1995 before returning to the National Opera. He oversaw the construction of the Oslo Opera House, which was opened in 2008.

References

* [http://no.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bj%C3%B8rn_Simensen&oldid=3671576 Norwegian Wikipedia]


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