Malmö Opera has announced its 2023-24 season. The first opera on the slate is “Don Giovanni.” Wolfgang Wengentroth conducts a production by Paul-Émile Fourny. The opera stars Jacques Imbrailo, Henning von Schulman, Joel Annmo, Matilda Sterby, Rachael Wilson, Linnea Nordenback, Viktoria Karlsson, Taras Schtonda, and Nikoli Elsberg. Performance Dates: Oct. 7 – Dec. 17, 2023 David Niemann conducts Mozart’s “Requiem.” {…}
(Photo Credit: Peter Holgersson AB) The board of Malmö Opera announced that Christina Hörnell will be the new CEO and artistic director of Malmö Opera. Hörnell will succeed acting CEO Bengt Hall, who aided the board in the search for a suitable candidate to fill the permanent position. Hörnell previously served as a chorus master at the Royal Opera in {…}
Image: Finnish National Opera The Finnish National Opera and Ballet (FNOB), in collaboration with XR/VR technology leader Varjo, made history as the first opera house to use immersive technology throughout the entire production process. FNOB used Varjo Aero virtual reality headsets and the “XR Stage” tool to create the entire set for Puccini’s “Turandot,” from the proof-of-concept phase to the {…}
The Mälmo Opera has unveiled the live streaming options for its 2022-23 season. Audiences can watch the operas directly off the company’s official website. First up will be “Roméo et Juliette.” The opera stars Kseniia Proshina and Sehoon Moon in the title roles. Patrik Ringborg conducts and Amy Lane directs. Other cast members include Orhan Yildiz, Alexander Roslavets, Mark Stone, {…}
The Malmö Opera has announced its 2022-23 season. The first opera of the season will be Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette” which will be directed by Amy Lane and conducted by Patrik Ringborg. The opera stars Kseniia Proshina and Sehoon Moon in the title roles. Alexander Roslavets, Orhan Yildiz, Mark Stone, and Thomas Volle round out the cast. Performance Dates: Nov. {…}
Sweden’s Malmö Opera has fired Danish director Michael Bojesen after being accused of sexual harassment. The company’s board noted that confidence in Michael Bojesen has been exhausted and that the organization needed a new leader. The news comes after the newspaper Ekstra Bladet exposed some of Bojesen’s activities from the time when he was artistic director of the Copenhagen Opera {…}
Sweden’s Mälmo Opera has announced that Patrik Ringborg will be its principal guest conductor. Ringborg is a renowned Swedish conductor whose repertory features over 90 works. He was music director of the Staatstheater Kassel between 2007 and 2017. His experience has taken him to the Semperoper in Dresden, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar, Volksoper Wien and the Norwegian National {…}
Malmö Opera has married opera with hip hop to create “Hip Hopera: Il Barbiere,” a creative mashup of hip hop and Rossini’s “Largo al factotum” from “The Barber of Seville.” The three-minute video features Effayé, a rapper, musician, and songwriter from Malmö, performing alongside Swedish tenor Sebastian Durán. Backed by the 60-piece Malmö Opera Orchestra conducted by Nils-Petter Ankarblom, the {…}
Malmö Opera in Sweden has announced its 2021-22 season featuring opera, musicals, chamber music, and dance. Here is a look at the opera and vocal performances. Opera Daniel Fjellström and Maria Sundqvist’s “Det går an” will star Magdalena Risberg, Richard Hamrin, Hans Ola Heinpalu, Mathilda Bryngelsson, Kine Sandtrø, Emma Lyrén, andTor Lind. Max Lörstad conducts the production by Niklas Hjulström. {…}
The entire run of the Malmö Opera production of Verdi’s “Falstaff” will be streamed online. The production by Lotte de Beer is set to star Misha Kiria, Jacquelyn Wagner, Orhan Yildiz, Alexandra Flood, Sehoon Moon, Maria Streijffert, and Matilda Paulsson. Steven Sloane will conduct. Dde Beer, newly appointed artistic director at Volksoper Wien, is one of Europe’s most sought-after young {…}
The Malmö Opera has announced its 2020-21 season. The Swedish opera house kicks off its season with “Transformations in Hell.” The opera by composer Isabelle Aboulker and librettist Jean-Pierre Vaguer will be directed by Dite Hammar and stars Tor Lind The, Hanna Fritzson, Linnea Andreassen, and Teresia Books. Performance Dates: July 25 – August 22, 2020 Next on the slate {…}