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Performer: Mats Persson

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Hoffmann’s disturbing tales at Gothenburg Opera

Kerstin Avemo, Tomas Lind, Eskil Fridfors © Lennart Sjöberg
Krisztian Lada's thoughtful production goes to the dark heart of ETA Hoffmann's stories, mixing Offenbach's deceptively cheerful music with staging that is always impactful and sometimes gross.
*****
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Notorious: world première in Gothenburg

When one of the most sought-after sopranos of our time slips into the role of her most famous countrywoman, the foundations for an eventful evening of opera have already been laid. The Swedish world première Notorious, after Alfred Hitchcock's film of the same title, shows in an all-round successful production that contemporary opera can have a promising future.
*****
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The Merchant of Gothenburg: the return of La Juive

La Juive, Fromental Halévy's grand opéra, makes a powerful return to Gothenburg, the same city where it received its Swedish première 150 years ago, in Günther Krämer’s stark staging. 
****1
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Düstere Wiederaufnahme: Macbeth in Göteborg

Mit starken Solisten und wohl dosiertem Orchesterklang führte Antony Hermus durch die düstere Geschichte nach Shakespeare.
***11
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Farbenreiche Butterfly in Göteborg

In der Göteborger Inszenierung der Butterfly gab es viel zu hören, viel zu sehen, viel zu erleben: so soll Oper sein!
****1
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