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Läckö Castle

Rain on Figaro and Susanna’s Wedding is a Good Omen

09/08/201922/07/2019 by Niklas Smith

SwedenSweden Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists and Ensemble of Läckö Slottsopera, Läckö Chamber Orchestra / Simon Phipps (conductor), Läckö Castle Courtyard, 14.7.2019. (NS)

Susanna (Frida Engström) (c) Daniel Strandroth

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A Sublime and Delectable Rossinian Fantasy in Läckö

30/07/201725/07/2017 by Niklas Smith

SwedenSweden Rossini, A Turk in Italy (Sung in Swedish): Soloists and Chorus of Läckö Slottsopera, Läckö Opera Orchestra / Simon Phipps (conductor), Läckö Castle courtyard, 22.7.2017. (NS)

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L to R: Geronio (Markus Schwartz), the Poet (Carl Ackerfeldt & Narciso (Wiktor Sundqvist)
(c) Daniel Strandroth

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Fjellström’s Det går an: a Diamond Among New Operas

24/07/201620/07/2016 by Niklas Smith

SwedenSweden Daniel Fjellström, Det går an:  Soloists,  Läcko Opera Orchestra, Simon Phipps (conductor), Läckö Castle, 16.7.2016. (NS)

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Circus Falstaff Comes to Läckö

29/07/201424/07/2014 by Stan

SwedenSweden Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff  Soloists, chorus, Läckö Slottsorkester, Simon Phipps (conductor), Läckö Castle, Sweden, 19.07.2014 (NS)

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Foreground, left to right: Pistola (Jens Malmkvist), Falstaff (Lars Arvidson) and Bardolfus (Fredrik af Klint). Photo: Martin Hellström

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“A Fit Medicine for Melancholy”: Britten’s Midsummer Night’s Dream at Läckö

19/02/201419/07/2013 by Stan

SwedenSweden Benjamin Britten: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Soloists, Läckö Chamber Orchestra, Simon Phipps (conductor), Läckö Slottsopera, Läckö Castle, 13.07.2013 (NS)

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A Cunning Little Vixen Janáček Would Have Been Proud Of

11/04/201425/07/2012 by Stan

SwedenSweden Leoš Janáček, The Cunning Little Vixen: Soloists, Läckö Chamber Orchestra, Simon Phipps (conductor), Läckö Castle, 21.7.2012 (NS)

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Britten’s The Turn of the Screw Casts a Spell on Läckö Castle

11/08/202031/07/2011 by Stan

SwedenSweden Britten, The Turn of the Screw: Soloists, Läckö Chamber Orchestra, Simon Phipps (conductor)  Läckö Castle, Sweden, 26.7.2011 (NS)

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