Göteborg Opera - Gothenburg | 18 June 2024 |
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ToscaGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
Tosca performed in Gothenburg in all its musical and visual glory |
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PlatéeGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() ![]() |
Musical champagne in Gothenburg Opera’s production of Rameau’s Platée |
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Der Fliegende HolländerGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() ![]() |
An intense and thrilling Flying Dutchman in Gothenburg |
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Don GiovanniGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() |
Don Giovanni är en riktigt ful gubbe i både Göteborg och Stockholm – men i helt olika sceniska koncept |
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Some baggage, but great singing in Gothenburg Opera’s Don Giovanni |
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MytomaniaGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() ![]() |
A chilling and thrilling world premiere shows the qualities of Gothenburg Opera |
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NabuccoGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() ![]() |
The new Nabucco in Gothenburg was worth waiting for |
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Märchen im Grand-HotelGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() ![]() |
A rare chance from Gothenburg Opera to see Paul Abraham’s fairytale operetta |
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Die Schweigsame FrauGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() ![]() |
Swedish premiere for unjustly forgotten Die schweigsame Frau |
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Les Contes d'HoffmannGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
Hoffmann’s disturbing tales at Gothenburg Opera |
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The Bartered BrideGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
Funny business and musical magic |
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RigolettoGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
Rigoletto is a compelling psychological journey in Gothenburg |
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GötterdämmerungGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() ![]() |
Closing the circle of Gothenburg Opera’s magnificent Ring cycle |
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ToscaGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
A dark and beautiful Tosca in Gothenburg |
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Pierrot LunaireGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
Kerstin Avemo’s tour de force in Schoenberg’s Pierrot lunaire in Gothenborg |
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Il barbiere di SivigliaGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() ![]() |
Gothenburg’s new Barber is a love letter to the magic of live performance |
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SiegfriedGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | ![]() ![]() |
Göteborg Opera's gleaming new Siegfried, pandemic style |
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Endspiel alternder Helden |
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Staging and singing in sync for the Ring’s scherzo |
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Gothenburg’s shining Siegfried gloriously surmounts the challenges of producing opera in a pandemic |
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Die WalküreGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | ![]() ![]() |
Un crime originel contre la nature |
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Langridge’s gripping and moving Die Walküre in Gothenburg |
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Wagners Empathie |
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Trois fragments de JulietteGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() |
Un art de la couleur |
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La Clé des songes & La voix humaine à Göteborg |
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La voix humaineGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() |
Un art de la couleur |
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La Clé des songes & La voix humaine à Göteborg |
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PagliacciGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
A unified verismo Cav and Pag double bill in Gothenburg |
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Cavalleria RusticanaGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
A unified verismo Cav and Pag double bill in Gothenburg |
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Gothenburg Opera’s ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’ interrupted twice
Conductor Pier Giorgio Morandi had to stop the performance of “Cavalleria Rusticana” not once, but twice because of separate incidents with indisposed persons in the audience.
Conductor Pier Giorgio Morandi had to stop the performance of “Cavalleria Rusticana” not once, but twice because of separate incidents with indisposed persons in the audience.
Das RheingoldGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | ![]() ![]() |
This accomplished and at times revelatory start to his Ring sets up the coming catastrophes very nicely indeed |
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Göteborg embarque dans le Ring |
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Revelatory Das Rheingold from Gothenburg Opera |
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Madama ButterflyGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() ![]() |
An unmissable Madama Butterfly in Gothenburg |
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The Monster in the MazeGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
The Monster in the Maze mesmerises young and old |
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Il barbiere di SivigliaGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
Farcical ‘Barbiere di qualità’ in Gothenburg |
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Ariadne auf NaxosGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() ![]() |
Highly entertaining Iolanthe from ENO |
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Die ZauberflöteGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() ![]() |
Mozart’s Magic Flute weaves its magic in Gothenburg |
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ElektraGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() ![]() |
Gothenburg Opera’s seamlessly executed Elektra |
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CarmenGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() ![]() |
A Carmen that delivers on all counts |
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IdomeneoGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
The music wins through in Mozart’s Idomeneo |
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MacbethGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() ![]() |
Von Geistern und Gespenstern: düstere Wiederaufnahme von Macbeth an der Göteborger Oper |
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HamletGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | ![]() ![]() |
An operatic Hamlet for our time |
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Zwischen Wahnsinn und Realität |
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Mais où sont passés les chanteurs français? |
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Madama ButterflyGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() ![]() |
Zusammenspiel von Ost und West: Madame Butterfly in der Göteborger Oper |
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Le nozze di FigaroGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
Le nozze di Figaro - Mozarts Verwechselspielchen wieder in Göteborg |
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NotoriousGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 13 | ![]() ![]() |
‘Notorious’ world premiere in Göteborg: Gefors meets Hitchcock |
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A Göteborg, Notorious de Gefors ou Les enchaînés de Hitchcock à l'opéra |
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Avec Nina Stemme, Notorious, opéra noir à Göteborg |
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Schuld war nicht der Bossa Nova |
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Hitchcock à Göteborg |
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Nina Stemme in Ingrid Bergman's shoes: world première of Hans Gefors' Notorious |
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A flawed but superbly performed adaptation of Hitchcock’s thriller |
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Tuer le père |
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Notorius all'opera |
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Göteborgsoperans uppsättning av nyskrivna operan Notorious är inte ett nyskapande verk |
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”Notorious” på Göteborgsoperan: Gastkramande och grandiost |
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”Notorious” hade behövt ett fadermord |
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Operation Hitchcock på Göteborgsoperan |
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La CenerentolaGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
Having a ball: Rossini’s La Cenerentola returns to Gothenburg |
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A Flowering TreeGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() ![]() |
A Flowering Tree blooms in Gothenburg |
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Le nozze di FigaroGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() |
A Figaro that could not be more perfect |
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So geht Oper - Premiere der Hochzeit des Figaro im Göteborger Opernhaus |
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Tristan und IsoldeGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
Ecstasy on and off the stage |
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TurandotGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
A magnificent Turandot in Gothenburg for the last time |
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Die ZauberflöteGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
A life-enhancing Magic Flute in Gothenburg |
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Lady Macbeth of MtsenskGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
Rehabilitating Katerina: Graham Vick’s Lady Macbeth in Gothenburg |
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Bizet
24 Aug to 12 Oct 2024
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23 Nov 2024 to 12 Jan 2025
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18 Jan to 24 May 2025
Britten
8 Mar to 1 Apr 2025
Mozart
4 to 25 May 2025
Tchaikovsky
4 to 25 May 2025
News & Articles
Göteborg Opera announces second half of 2021-22 season |
The second half of its season kicks off with Wagner’s “Götterdämmerung” in a production by Stephen Landgridge. |
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Göteborg Opera announces 2021-22 season |
The Göteborg Opera in Sweden has announced its 2021-22 season, which will include five opera productions. |
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Gothenburg Opera announces new Artistic Director |
The Gothenburg Opera has announced that Henning Ruhe will be its new Artistic Director for Opera and Drama. |
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Gothenburg Opera’s ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’ interrupted twice |
Conductor Pier Giorgio Morandi had to stop the performance of “Cavalleria Rusticana” not once, but twice because of separate incidents with indisposed persons in the audience. |
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Un Ring écologiquement durable à l’Opéra de Göteborg |
La Tétralogie à l’Opéra de Göteborg (entre 2018 et 2021), sera une quête pour L'Anneau du Nibelung mais également de solutions durables écologiquement dans tous les domaines de la production. |
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