Vincenzo Milletarì Appointed Principal Conductor of Göteborg Opera

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(Credit: Marco Borrelli) Vincenzo Milletarì has been appointed as the new Principal Conductor of the Göteborg Opera. Milletarì succeeds Aivis Greters, who is the house’s first principal conductor until the summer of 2027. His initial tenure begins in autumn 2027 through the 2029-30 season, and he will conduct a broad repertoire, including at least five opera productions and several concerts. {…}

News, Season Announcement

Göteborg Opera Announces 2026-27 Season, Featuring Ida Falk Winland, Matilda Sterby, Kerstin Avemo & Tobias Westman

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The Göteborg Opera has announced its 2026-27 Season. In “Marital Secrets,” the company will present a double bill featuring “On the Harmfulness of Tobacco” and “Il segreto di Susanna.” Mattias Ermedahl and Carolina Sandgren star in Louise Ahlsell’s production. Performance Dates: Sept. 11-Nov. 8, 2026 Ida Falk Winland, Tobias Westman, and Orhan Yildiz lead Verdi’s “La Traviata” with Aivis Greters conducting and Silvia {…}

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Göteborg Opera Announces 2025-26 Season

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The Göteborg Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. Liam Bonthrone, Hannes Öberg, Åke Zetterström, Ann-Kristin Jones, and Kristoffer Töyrä lead Rossini’s “La Cenerentola.” Giancarlo Andretta conducts. Performance Dates: August 25-Sept. 19, 2025 Puccini’s “La Bohème” will star Ida Falk Winland, Matilda Sterby, Adam Frandsen, Orhan Yildiz, Sofie Asplund, Kristoffer Töyrä, and Kristian Lindroos. Giordano Bellincampi and Martyna Szymczak conduct. Performance Dates: Sept. 6, 2025-Feb. 4, 2026 Philipp Rosendahl directs {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Göteborg Opera 2024-25 Review: Carmen

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(Photo credit: Lennart Sjöberg) Göteborg Opera is celebrating its 30th season with an exciting lineup of favorites, beginning with Sir David McVicar’s production of Bizet’s “Carmen,” with libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on a novella by Proper Mérimée. This production was originally presented at Glyndebourne in 2002, and like most McVicar productions, it gets to the point {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Göteborg Opera Artistic Director Henning Ruhe On What It Takes to Bring Opera Forward

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(Photo credit: Tilo Stengel) Göteborg Opera won the award for Sustainability at the International Opera Awards 2022 Gala at Teatro Real in Madrid. Artistic Director for Opera/Drama, Henning Ruhe, makes his role a leading example by honoring ecological sustainability and collaborates with other opera house to make a positive difference along the way. This company celebrates its 30th year anniversary {…}

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Katarina Karnéus, Malin Byström, Luthando Qave & Matilda Sterby Lead Göteborg Opera’s 2024-25 Season

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Sweden’s Göteborg Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera Katarina Giotas headlines Bizet’s “Carmen” with Joachim Bäckström, Adam Frandsen, Luthando Qave, and Matilda Sterby. Aivis Greters and Martyna Szymcza alternate at the pit. Performance Dates: August 24-Oct. 12, 2024 Michael Weinius and Tomas Lind lead Verdi’s “Otello” with Jens Søndergaard, Adam Frandsen, Julia Sporsén, Carolina Sandgren, and Ann-Kristin Jones. Vincenzo Milletarì conducts the production by Rafael {…}

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Göteborg Opera to Present New Production of ‘Platée’

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Göteborg Opera is set to present Rameau’s “Platée” in a new production by Andreas Kriegenburg. The new take on the Rameau work will open on March 16 and runs through April 18, 2024. It stars Kristian Lindroos, Wiktor Sundqvist, Carolina Sandgren, Hannes Öberg, Mia Karlsson, Anders J Dahlin, Mattias Ermedahl, Sofie Asplund, and Ann-Kristin Jones. Kriegenburg’s production will feature set {…}

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Göteborg Opera Announces 2022-23 Season

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Sweden’s Göteborg Opera has announced its 2022-23 season. The season opens with “The Bartered Bride” starring Mattias Ermedahl, Carolina Sandgren, Matilda Sterby, Anders Lorentzoson, and Katarina Giotas. Alevtina Ioffe and Jirí Rozen alternate conducting duties while Mellika Melouani Melani directs. Performance Date: Sept 17 – Oct. 25, 2022 Next up is “Rigoletto” starring Davide Giusti, Ólafur Sigurdarson, Ida Fak, Mats {…}

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Göteborg Opera Announces Second Half of 2021-22 Season

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Göteborg Opera has announced the second half of its 2021-22 season. The season kicks off with Wagner’s “Götterdämmerung” in a production by Stephen Landgridge. Evan Rogister conducts a cast headlined by Daniel Brenna, Mats Persson, Mats Almgren, AnnLouice Lögdlund, and Ólafur Sigurdarson. Performance Dates: Dec. 5, 2021 – Jan. 9, 2022 The company will celebrate the 400th anniversary of the {…}

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Vincenzo Milletarì Appointed Principal Conductor of Göteborg Opera

Göteborg Opera Announces 2026-27 Season, Featuring Ida Falk Winland, Matilda Sterby, Kerstin Avemo & Tobias Westman

Göteborg Opera Announces 2025-26 Season

Göteborg Opera 2024-25 Review: Carmen

Q & A: Göteborg Opera Artistic Director Henning Ruhe On What It Takes to Bring Opera Forward

Katarina Karnéus, Malin Byström, Luthando Qave & Matilda Sterby Lead Göteborg Opera’s 2024-25 Season

Göteborg Opera to Present New Production of ‘Platée’

Göteborg Opera Announces 2022-23 Season

Göteborg Opera Announces Second Half of 2021-22 Season