- I'm looking forward to go on stage with Bel Canto again. It's been almost a year since last time. This time we are playing in our hometown and that´s always nervewrecking. And the festival Insomnia is exciting too, lots of good acts will play, says Anneli.

- I hope people will show up and celebrate this special anniversary with me and Nils. Jane Kelly and Andreas Eriksen will be with us on stage, like always.

She can also reveal that Gaute Barlindhaug is hired to help them with the electronics. And he and Nils are working together in Tromsø at the moment.

- I don't know what they are doing right now. Oh, yes, I do, The Suffering and Unicorn needed some new beats!

Festival-concerts are usually a little bit shorter than ordinary concerts and no exceptions for Bel Canto. The Insomnia-gig will be about an hour long. But in Oslo two weeks later they will do a full set.

Again they will play at Rockefeller. (To win tickets for this concert see the right column). And this time they will also bring a support band which Anneli is excited about.

- Bermuda Triangle is a techno act from Norway who uses different guest singers. I love their songs!

Will you do more than these two concerts? Are you planning a new tour?

- We did a tour already last autumn in Norway. There is no planning for anything abroad, we must get distribution abroad first. There were plans on going to Mexico this fall but we haven't heard anything more from the local arranger.

And last, but not least: Will there be more Bel Canto? Are you working on new material?

- We are slowly planning on something yes.. In the process...

Text/photo: Thomas Olsen

(The photo is from Bel Canto's concert at Rockefeller in January 2005)