| Göteborg Opera - Gothenburg | 17 October 2021 |
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Das Rheingold
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Pierrot LunaireGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Kerstin Avemo’s tour de force in Schoenberg’s Pierrot lunaire in Gothenborg |
 6 Oct 21 / Seen and Heard |
Il barbiere di SivigliaGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Gothenburg’s new Barber is a love letter to the magic of live performance |
| 9 Sep 21 / Seen and Heard |
SiegfriedGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Göteborg Opera's gleaming new Siegfried, pandemic style |
| 2 Apr 21 / Bachtrack |
Endspiel alternder Helden |
| 31 Mar 21 / concerti |
Staging and singing in sync for the Ring’s scherzo |
| 30 Mar 21 / The Arts Desk |
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Gothenburg’s shining Siegfried gloriously surmounts the challenges of producing opera in a pandemic |
| 28 Mar 21 / Seen and Heard |
Die WalküreGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Un crime originel contre la nature |
| 13 Jan 20 / Wanderer |
Langridge’s gripping and moving Die Walküre in Gothenburg |
| 10 Dec 19 / Seen and Heard |
Wagners Empathie |
| 4 Dec 19 / concerti |
Trois fragments de JulietteGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Un art de la couleur |
| 25 Apr 19 / Forum Opéra |
La Clé des songes & La voix humaine à Göteborg |
| 20 Apr 19 / Olyrix |
La voix humaineGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Un art de la couleur |
| 25 Apr 19 / Forum Opéra |
La Clé des songes & La voix humaine à Göteborg |
| 20 Apr 19 / Olyrix |
PagliacciGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
A unified verismo Cav and Pag double bill in Gothenburg |
| 18 Feb 19 / Seen and Heard |
Cavalleria RusticanaGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
A unified verismo Cav and Pag double bill in Gothenburg |
| 18 Feb 19 / Seen and Heard |
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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 |
| 30 Nov 18 / Opera News |
Göteborg embarque dans le Ring |
| 26 Nov 18 / Olyrix |
Revelatory Das Rheingold from Gothenburg Opera |
| 26 Nov 18 / Seen and Heard |
Madama ButterflyGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
An unmissable Madama Butterfly in Gothenburg |
| 6 Sep 18 / Seen and Heard |
The Monster in the MazeGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
The Monster in the Maze mesmerises young and old |
| 6 Jun 18 / Seen and Heard |
Il barbiere di SivigliaGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Farcical ‘Barbiere di qualità’ in Gothenburg |
| 10 Apr 18 / Seen and Heard |
Ariadne auf NaxosGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Highly entertaining Iolanthe from ENO |
| 17 Feb 18 / Seen and Heard |
Die ZauberflöteGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Mozart’s Magic Flute weaves its magic in Gothenburg |
| 6 Apr 17 / Seen and Heard |
ElektraGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Gothenburg Opera’s seamlessly executed Elektra |
| 8 Feb 17 / Financial Times (via Google) |
CarmenGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
A Carmen that delivers on all counts |
| 12 Dec 16 / Seen and Heard |
IdomeneoGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
The music wins through in Mozart’s Idomeneo |
| 27 Sep 16 / Seen and Heard |
MacbethGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Von Geistern und Gespenstern: düstere Wiederaufnahme von Macbeth an der Göteborger Oper |
| 17 May 16 / Bachtrack (German) |
HamletGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
An operatic Hamlet for our time |
| 20 Apr 16 / Seen and Heard |
Zwischen Wahnsinn und Realität |
| 19 Apr 16 / Bachtrack (German) |
Mais où sont passés les chanteurs français? |
| 13 Apr 16 / Forum Opéra |
Madama ButterflyGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Zusammenspiel von Ost und West: Madame Butterfly in der Göteborger Oper |
| 1 Mar 16 / Bachtrack (German) |
Le nozze di FigaroGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Le nozze di Figaro - Mozarts Verwechselspielchen wieder in Göteborg |
| 20 Jan 16 / Bachtrack (German) |
NotoriousGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 13 | |
‘Notorious’ world premiere in Göteborg: Gefors meets Hitchcock |
| 14 Oct 15 / Seen and Heard |
A Göteborg, Notorious de Gefors ou Les enchaînés de Hitchcock à l'opéra |
| 10 Oct 15 / Diapason |
Avec Nina Stemme, Notorious, opéra noir à Göteborg |
| 2 Oct 15 / ResMusica |
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Schuld war nicht der Bossa Nova |
| 26 Sep 15 / Die Welt |
Hitchcock à Göteborg |
| 24 Sep 15 / Altamusica |
Nina Stemme in Ingrid Bergman's shoes: world première of Hans Gefors' Notorious |
| 24 Sep 15 / Bachtrack |
A flawed but superbly performed adaptation of Hitchcock’s thriller |
| 22 Sep 15 / Financial Times (via Google) |
Tuer le père |
| 22 Sep 15 / Forum Opéra |
Notorius all'opera |
| 22 Sep 15 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Göteborgsoperans uppsättning av nyskrivna operan Notorious är inte ett nyskapande verk |
| 21 Sep 15 / Göteborgs-Posten |
”Notorious” på Göteborgsoperan: Gastkramande och grandiost |
| 21 Sep 15 / DN.se |
”Notorious” hade behövt ett fadermord |
| 21 Sep 15 / Svenska Dagbladet |
Operation Hitchcock på Göteborgsoperan |
| 21 Sep 15 / Expressen |
La CenerentolaGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Having a ball: Rossini’s La Cenerentola returns to Gothenburg |
| 28 May 15 / Seen and Heard |
A Flowering TreeGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
A Flowering Tree blooms in Gothenburg |
| 10 Feb 15 / Seen and Heard |
Le nozze di FigaroGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
A Figaro that could not be more perfect |
| 4 Nov 14 / Seen and Heard |
So geht Oper - Premiere der Hochzeit des Figaro im Göteborger Opernhaus |
| 17 Sep 14 / Bachtrack (German) |
Tristan und IsoldeGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Ecstasy on and off the stage |
| 16 Mar 13 / Seen and Heard |
TurandotGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
A magnificent Turandot in Gothenburg for the last time |
| 29 Jan 13 / Seen and Heard |
Die ZauberflöteGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
A life-enhancing Magic Flute in Gothenburg |
| 17 May 12 / Seen and Heard |
Lady Macbeth of MtsenskGöteborg OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Rehabilitating Katerina: Graham Vick’s Lady Macbeth in Gothenburg |
| 10 Apr 12 / Seen and Heard |
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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. |
| 6 Jun 2021 / OperaWire |
| Gothenburg Opera announces new Artistic Director |
The Gothenburg Opera has announced that Henning Ruhe will be its new Artistic Director for Opera and Drama. |
| 25 Jun 2019 / OperaWire |
| 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. |
| 11 Feb 2019 / OperaWire |
| 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. |
| 6 Nov 2018 / Olyrix |
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