Theater director Stein Winge is dead – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country

The Norwegian director and Emmy-nominated actor has passed away. The family announced this in a press release on Monday. – Stein Winge was not only a recognized artist, but also a loving family man. As the son of visual artist Sigurd Winge, husband of actor Kari Onstad, and father of Julie, Sigurd Nikolai and Viktoria Winge, the family was always an integral part of his artistic life, the family writes in the press release. Stein Winge embraces theater manager Ellen Horn in front of the National Theater when the sixth international Ibsen Festival was opened in August 1998. Photo: Erik Johansen / NTB According to Store norske lexikon, Stein Winge staged plays already during his studies at the Statens Teaterhøgskole. Wanted to become a conductor – became a theater man The theater career came after he first started playing the violin in his teens with the aim of becoming a conductor, but was then convinced by the tater legend Claes Gill that he had to become an actor. – We want to remember Stein Winge as a visionary, a mentor and a friend. His legacy will live on through the countless productions he has created and the lives he has touched. His family is in mourning, and their thoughts also go out to his friends and everyone who knew and admired his work, the press release continues. Director Stein Winge and actor Bjørn Sundquist (th) during the rehearsals for the play “Bible”, which premiered at the Norwegian Theater in Oslo in February 2013. Photo: Håkon Mosvold Larsen / NTB Winge later became theater manager at the National Theater and chief director at Den Norske Opera in during his career. He was also a guest director at most theaters in Norway and at several stages in other countries. In the 80s, he worked at the LA Theater Center in Los Angeles, where he brought Espen Skjønberg, among others, to play King Lear. Award-winning In 2001, Winge was appointed a knight of the 1st class of the Order of St. Olav. Among his many awards was the Hedda committee’s honorary award, which he received in 2019, in recognition of his lifelong contribution to Norwegian theatre. It was Winge who in his time took the initiative for an Ibsen festival at the Nationaltheatret. According to SNL, he has also been responsible for several innovative and bold Ibsen productions.



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