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StockholmCosì fan tutteNew production

© The Royal Swedish Opera / Henrik Halvarsson
Mozart: Così fan tutte
Alan Gilbert; Clara Svärd; Royal Swedish Opera; André Callegaro; Royal Swedish Orchestra; Royal Swedish Opera Chorus; Julia Sporsén
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Stemme leads an explosive Jenůfa at Royal Swedish Opera

Nina Stemme (Kostelnička), Cornelia Beskow (Jenůfa) © Markus Gårder
Janáček’s drama of infanticide is delivered at full power by Nina Stemme and Agneta Eichenholz in Annilese Miskimmon’s well-crafted production. The orchestra, however, are just too loud.
****1
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Overpowering Candide at Royal Swedish Opera

Ole Anders Tandberg's edgy take on Bernstein's satirical operetta is lifted by some good performances but marred by an overpowering orchestra.
***11
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A dark, brutal Don Giovanni in Stockholm

The Royal Swedish Opera revives Tandberg’s 2014 production with a solid cast of Swedish singers.
***11
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A funny, original take on The Merry Widow

A funny, original take on The Merry Widow at the Royal Swedish Opera in StockholmHenrik Dorsin rewrites a witty libretto for The Merry Widow to represent a fictitious financial crisis in the Kungliga Operan itself, satirizing the modern cultural scene.

A Liederabend in Stockholm

An evening of songs by Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Quilter, and several Scandinavian composers.

Thoughtfully directed, superbly played

A superb orchestral performance from Lawrence Renes and the Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra lights up Michael Cavanagh's well directed Nixon in China.
****1
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