Royal Swedish Opera | ||
Karen Kamensek | Conductor | |
Linus Fellbom | Director | |
Dan Potra | Set Designer, Costume Designer | |
Royal Swedish Opera Chorus | ||
Royal Swedish Orchestra | ||
Elisabeth Meyer | Soprano | Mina |
Joel Annmo | Tenor | Jonathan |
Ola Eliasson | Baritone | Dracula |
Katarina Leoson | Mezzo-soprano | Elizabetha |
Sanna Gibbs | Soprano | Lucy |
Susann Végh | Soprano | Mrs Westenra |
Kristian Flor | Bass-baritone | Holmwood |
Johan Edholm | Baritone | Dr. Seward |
Lars Arvidson | Bass | Dr. Van Helsing |
Jonas Degerfeldt | Tenor | Renfield |
Jon Nilsson | Tenor | Quincey |
2 hours and 15 minutes
Sung in Swedish with Swedish surtitles
How long can love survive? What would you do if a stranger appeared out of nowhere and told you he has been searching for you for 400 years? A stranger who challenges your dreams, your self-image and very the future you have charted for yourself? Love brings surprise, but is eternity a blessing, or is death a relief? In an opera based on Bram Stoker’s famous 1897 novel, we follow the story of Mina, whose settled existence is transformed forever when she falls in love with a mysterious gentleman.
Dracula is being performed for the first time ever at the Royal Swedish Opera just in time for Halloween. It’s a new work composed by Victoria Borisova-Ollas, one of the most interesting composers of our era, with text by librettist duo Claes Peter Hellwig and Kristian Benkö. Together with the composer, director Linus Fellbom and set/costume designer Dan Potra have created a breathtaking production with everything you could wish for on the operatic stage – Gothic romance, Victorian fashion and magnificent choirs. Broken hearts. Revenge. And blood. Of course.