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Stockholm

Dark Drama in Stockholm’s New Otello

29/03/201521/03/2015 by Stan

 Verdi, Otello. Soloists, Royal Stockholm Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Alexander Vedernikov (conductor). Royal Stockholm Opera. 14.3.2015, Premiere. (GF)

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Triumphant Butterfly in Stockholm

23/11/201415/11/2014 by Stan

 Puccini Madama Butterfly. Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Swedish Opera, Lawrence Renes (conductor). Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm 8.11.2014. Premiere (GF)

Butterfly-500
Photographer: Markus Gårder Asmik Grigorian (left), Daniel Johansson (right)

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Don Giovanni and the Paparazzi

13/08/202028/03/2014 by Stan

SwedenSweden. Mozart Don Giovanni. Soloists, The Royal Opera Chorus and Orchestra. Lawrence Renes (conductor). The Royal Opera, Stockholm, 15.3.2014. Premiere (GF)

Don Giovanni (c) Swedish Royal Opera
Don Giovanni (c) Swedish Royal Opera

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Categories Concert Reviews, International Opera, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published Tags Göran Forsling, Stockholm 1 Comment

Fine Singing in Stockholm’s Flawed Don Giovanni

24/03/201423/03/2014 by Stan

SwedenSweden Mozart,  Don Giovanni, Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus and Royal Court Orchestra, Orchestra / Lawrence Renes (conductor), Royal Opera, Stockholm, 15.3.2014. (RD)

 

 Luthando Qave as Leporello and Anders Lorentzson as the Commendatore - photo Markus Gårder

Luthando Qave as Leporello and Anders Lorentzson as the Commendatore – photo Markus Gårder

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Triumphant Mitridate at the RoyalCastle

12/02/2014 by Stan

SwedenSweden Mozart Mitridate, Ré di Ponto (concert performance): Soloists, Rebaroque, Maria Lindal (leader) at the RoyalCastle, Stockholm, 8.2.2014 (premiere) (GF)

 Anna Eklund-Tarantino and Paulina Pfeiffer Photo: Elias Gammelgard
Anna Eklund-Tarantino and Paulina Pfeiffer
Photo: Elias Gammelgard

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Must-see Salome in Stockholm

11/03/202303/12/2013 by Stan

SwedenSweden  Richard Strauss Salome: Soloists, The Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra / Lawrence Renes (conductor). The Royal Opera House, Stockholm, 30.11.2013. Premiere (GF)

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Parsifal in Stockholm

27/11/2013 by Stan

 SwedenSweden  Wagner Parsifal: Soloists, The Royal Opera Chorus, Children’s Chorus från Adolf Fredrik Music Classes, The Royal Orchestra, Patrik Ringborg (conductor). The Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm 12.10.2013 (GF)

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Grim Grimes in Stockholm touches heart-string

15/05/201312/05/2013 by Stan

SwedenSweden  Britten Peter Grimes:  Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Swedish Opera, Lawrence Renes (conductor). Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm. 8.5.2013. New Production (GF)

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