Rite of Spring with the Orchestra

Royal Swedish OperaGustav Adolfs torg 2, Stockholm, 111 52, Sweden

Dates/times in Stockholm time zone

Friday 25 September 2026	19:00
Saturday 26 September 2026	19:00

Programme

Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)	Peter Grimes, Op.33a: Four Sea Interludes
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)	Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, song cycle, Op.31
Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)	Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)

Performers

Royal Swedish Orchestra
Michael Weinius	Tenor
Stefan Dohr	French horn
TBC	Conductor

Hear enchanting works by Igor Stravinsky and Benjamin Britten, two of the 20th century’s greatest composers, in concert on the Opera House’s main stage. Music director and Royal Court Kapellmeister Alan Gilbert conducts.

The Royal Swedish Orchestra is celebrating its 500th anniversary, and will perform Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring – the modernist ballet that was a notorious success when it premièred in Paris in 1913. Two works by Britten will also be performed: the orchestral suite »Four Sea Interludes« from the opera Peter Grimes, and the serenade, featuring tenor Michael Weinius and German horn player Stefan Dohr.

Price

55 - 610 kr

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