Witch trials, female pioneers, and forced marriages with fatal consequences. When the opera summer of 2024 kicks off, new works are mixed with established classics.
28/6 "Gods and Goddesses" with Kammaropera Syd, Ystad. (More dates to come)
Rickard Söderberg and Marianne Mörck have the lead roles as God the Father and Venus, respectively, in this "operetta review with extra everything". Conductor is Jonas Samuelsson.
4/7 "Madame Butterfly", Opera på Österbybruk.
Puccini's classic opera in a modern interpretation of cultural clashes and humanity's most fundamental dramas with love, sorrow, death, and betrayal.
6/7 "Lucia di Lammermoor" with Skånska Operan.
Gaetano Donizetti's touring opera about a forced marriage with fatal consequences. In a famous madness scene, Lucia sings one of the most technically challenging arias in the opera world.
Youth against Patriarchy
12/7 "La Gazzetta" at Läckö Castle.
Swedish premiere of Rossini's comic work from 1816, where youth triumphs over patriarchy. Based on Carlo Goldoni's play "Marriage through Advertisement".
12/7 "Orpheus and Eurydice" at Vattnäs Concert Hall, outside Mora.
Premiere of this opera classic from 1762 about Orpheus, who retrieves Eurydice from the Underworld. A journey into the inner lives of the characters, directed by Niklas Hjulström.
25/7 "Alcina" at Confidencen, Solna, outside Stockholm.
One of Handel's most famous operas about great emotions and inner conflicts, directed by Helena Röhr. About being shaken by deep love and deep betrayal.
26/7 "The Photographer" at Vadstena-Akademien.
World premiere of a new opera by Anna Einarsson with libretto by Magnus Florin. About female pioneers around the turn of the last century. A time travel about social rules and their consequences.
Most Performed Opera
27/7 "Norma" at Opera på Skäret, Ljusnarsberg.
Vincenzo Bellini's most performed opera, a female portrait with connections to our time. Performed by two singer teams, where Sonja Saric and Alina Tkachuk share the role of Norma.
1/8 "The White Bridge" at Höörs Summer Opera.
Newly written opera by Josef Zetterberg Pihl. A power and passion drama in midsummer in a industrial town in the 1890s. "The White Bridge" is also Pihl's very first own work.
3/8 "Armide" at Drottningholms Slottsteater.
Tragic baroque opera by a French artistic team and Drottningholmsteatern's choir and dancers. Performed in French with Swedish text on a screen.
30/7 "My Daughters" at Dala-Floda Operafest.
A newly written "opera in folk tone" that revolves around the witch trials in the Dala-Floda area in the 1600s. About how trust and care turn into fear and cruelty.
Note: The dates indicated are premiere dates. More dates to come.
