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Goran Forsling

Tchaikovsky’s Intense Emotions Performed from the Heart

02/04/201728/03/2017 by Goran Forsling

FinlandFinland Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin (Jevgenij Onegin): Soloists, Finnish National Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Mikhail Agrest (conductor). Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, 17.3.2017. (GF)

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Jevgenij Onegin (c) Finnish National Opera

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Jenůfa in Stockholm Goes Directly to the Heart

26/03/201724/03/2017 by Goran Forsling

SwedenSweden Janáček, Jenufa: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera, Stockholm / Lawrence Renes (conductor). Royal Opera, Stockholm, 18.3.2017 (Premiere). (GF)

Operan Jenufa på Kungliga Operan våren 2017. På bilden; Malin Byström i rollen som Jenůfa samt Lena Nordin som Kostelnička.
Malin Byström (Jenůfa) & Lena Nordin (Kostelnička) © Maryam Barari

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Deeply Touching and Intensely Dramatic Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

11/02/201706/02/2017 by Goran Forsling

FinlandFinland Shostakovich, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Soloists. Finnish National Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Oleg Caetani (conductor). Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, 27.1.2017. (GF)

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Widow Missing – But The Show Is Good

05/02/201701/02/2017 by Goran Forsling

SwedenSweden Lehár, The Merry Widow: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Swedish Opera / Joakim Unander (conductor), Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm. 21.1.2017. (GF)

Elin Rombo as Hanna Glawari and the Opera Chorus; photo credit - Markus Gårder.
Elin Rombo as Hanna Glawari and the Opera Chorus
Photo: Markus Gårder

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Göran Forsling’s Opera Update from Helsinki and Stockholm

21/01/202015/12/2016 by Goran Forsling

Recent Opera in Helinski and Stockholm Reviewed by Göran Forsling

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Nixon in Stockholm an Aural and Visual Spectacular

16/10/201610/10/2016 by Goran Forsling

SwedenSweden John Adams, Nixon in China: Soloists, Dancers, Royal Swedish Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Lawrence Renes (conductor). Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm, 1.10.2016 (premiere) (GF)

Hanna Husáhr as Pat Nixon and Ola Eliasson as Richard Nixon. Photo © Markus Gårder
Hanna Husáhr (Pat Nixon) and Ola Eliasson (Richard Nixon) © Markus Gårder

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Dutchman Lost in Tallinn

30/09/201626/09/2016 by Goran Forsling

EstoniaEstonia Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer, Soloists, Estonian National Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Vello Pähn (conductor), Estonian National Opera, Tallinn, 22.9.2016 (première). (GF)

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Committed Young Singers Produce Marvellous Results

07/09/201628/08/2016 by Goran Forsling

SwedenSweden 2016 Opera Fest Dala-Floda: Soloists, Jacob Moscovicz (piano). Floda Church, Dala-Floda, Gagnef, Dalecarlia. 12.8. and 14.8.2016. (GF)

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Linnéa Sjösvärd singing Meine Lippen sie küssen so heiss (c) Göran Forsling

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