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Venue: GöteborgsOperan, Gothenburg

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AddressChristina Nilssons Gata
Gothenburg
Västra Götaland
SE 41104
Sweden
Google maps57° 42' 36.885" N 11° 57' 47.861" E
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Hoffmann’s disturbing tales at Gothenburg Opera

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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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Göteborg Opera's gleaming new Siegfried, pandemic style

Forced to shift to online for the third episode of its Ring cycle, Göteborg Opera delivers absorbing new production by Stephen Langridge.
****1
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Figaro returns to Gothenburg

Gothenburg Opera's revival under the baton of Leo Hussain shone with a harmonious cast in a timeless staging.
****1
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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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Harlequin would be laughing at this La Cenerentola

Wonderful costumes, sublime comic timing, beautiful playing and world class singing.  A 5* production of La Cenerentola at the Gothneburg Opera.
*****
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Göteborgs Figaro - so geht Oper!

Everything is right in this Gothenburg production of Mozart's Figaro that exceeds all expectation and offers high-level entertainment up until the very last chord.
*****
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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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Goteborgs Operan Danskompani: Spirit

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Saburo Teshigawara present a double-bill under the heading Spirit. At the Gothenburg Opera. The evening promises high quality, yet harbors the danger that the level of abstraction which permeates the two works might undermine the urgency of the message.
****1
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