Daniel Brenna & Katarina Karnéus Highlight Göteborg Opera’s 2020-21 Season
By Francisco SalazarPerformance Dates: August 30-Sept. 20, 2020
Offenbach’s “Champagne Tears” gets a new production starring Åke Zetterström and Carolina Sandgren. Musical artist Ingahlill Wagelin will narrate the operetta. The production will be presented first at the Göteborg Opera and will then be toured around Västra Götaland for 20 performances.
Performance Dates: Sept. 12-20, 2020
Giancarlo Andretta conducts Verdi’s “Nabucco” with baritone Mats Persson in the title role and Zoya Tsererina as Abigaille. Tomas Lind and Mats Almgren round out the cast.
Performance Dates: Oct. 31, 2020–Jan, 24 2021
The first two parts of Wagner’s epic work “Der Ring des Nibelungen” will be screened for audiences in anticipation for “Siegfried.” “Das Rheingold” was performed in the autumn of 2018 and “Die Walküre” was performed in 2019.
Performance Dates: Nov. 28, 2020–Jan 3, 2021
Director Clara Svärd helms a production of “Mytomania” by Gothenburg composer Paula af Malmborg Ward and librettist Kerstin Perski. Andreas Hanson conducts the world premiere. The cast is set to include Joachim Bäckström, Ann-Kristin Jones, and Kerstin Avemo.
Performance Dates: Feb. 20–March 25, 2021
Katarina Karnéus sings the title role in Bellini’s “Norma” alongside Mia Karlsson, Tomas Lind, and Anders Lorentzson. Myron Michailidis conducts.
Performance Dates: March 5–28, 2021
Mattias Ermedahl, Mats Almgren, Kerstin Avemo, Vassilis Kavayas, Ann-Kristin Jones, Markus Schwartz, Hannes Öberg, and Mia Karlsson lead Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” with Ville Matvejeff conducting.
Performance Dates: May 8–June 2, 2021
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