The Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm presents a revival of Le nozze di Figaro, staged by Ole Anders Tandberg. The young soprano Christina Nilsson makes her role debut as Contessa. Markus Schwartz sings Bartolo and Jonas Degerfeldt appears as Basilio and Don Curzio.
The opening night is on February 15 with further performances until March 26.
Christina Nilsson has this season sung her first Elsa in Lohengrin in Dortmund. Later this spring she sings the title role of Aida on the same stage, a role she performed for the first time in 2018. Last season Christina added another new role to her repertoire; Ariadne in Ariadne auf Naxos which she performed at Frankfurt Oper and in Lausanne.
Markus Schwartz has this autumn sung Alidoro in La Cenerentola and the Barone Douphol in La Traviata. Last season included Leporello in Don Giovanni and Shaunard i La bohème, all at the Royal Swedish Opera.
Malmö Opera presents Offenbach's operetta Orphée aux Enfers - Orpheus in the Underworld, with a new Swedish translation by Andreas T Olsson. The performance is staged by Elisabeth Linton, the Malmö Opera Orchestra and Choir led by Tobias Ringborg/Jakob Hultberg. We hear Loa Falkman as Jupiter, the king of the gods, Rickard Söderberg appears as Public Opinion och Maria Streijffert sings Juno.
The opening night of Orphée aux Enfers is on February 14 with further performances until May 10.
The Göteborg Opera presents a new production of La bohème, staged by Max Webster. Kerstin Avemo sings Mimí for the first time and as Shaunard we hear Anton Ljungqvist. The Orchestra is led by Karen Kamensek/Henrik Schaefer. La bohème is opening on February 1st and will be played until Aptil 1st.
Kerstin Avemo is since the season 2018-2019 a guest solosit at the Göteborg Opera, as well as an ambassador for the opera house and could last season be seen in the roles of Juliette in Trois fragments de Juliette by Martinů and The woman in La voix humaine by Poulenc. Kerstin has previously been a guest at the Göteborg Opera and in 2017 she made a praised portrait of Violetta in La traviata.
Anton Ljungqvist has this autumn participated in Wermland Opera's production of Britten's Albert Herring as Mr Gedge. The previous season included a tour with Wermland Opera as well as guest appearances at the Bergen Nasjonale Opera in their production of Bernstein’s Candide.
The Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm presents Leonard Bernstien's Candide, staged by Norwegian director Ole Anders Tandberg and led by Maestro Stefan Klingele.
As Candide's love Cunegonde, we hear Elin Rombo, Jeremy Carpenter appears as Pangloss, Ragotski and Martin and as Old Lady we meet Miriam Treichl. Matilda Paulsson sings Paquette and as Maximilian and Grand Inquisitor we hear John Erik Eleby.
Candide opens on January 25 and will be played the entire spring, until May 8.
Jeremy Carpenter and Matilda Paulsson - photo credit Sören Vilks, The Royal Swedish Opera
Malin Byström and Peter Mattei has both been nomitated for the Swedish Grammis - the Swedish music industries equivalent of tha Grammy Award. Malin Byström for her debut solo album Orchestral Songs and Peter Mattei for his recording of Winterreise, together with pianist Lars David Nilsson.
Malin Byström recently released her first solo album Orchestral Songs which was recorded with the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra led by Stefan Solyom. Malin's debut album is released on the label Swedish Society and will be distributed by Naxosand we hear Malin Byström interpret Alban Berg's Sieben frühe Lieder and a selection of orchestral songs by Duparc och Rangström
The Swedish record label BIS has earlier this year released the recording of Winterreise with Peter Mattei and pianist Lars David Nilsson that was made in connection with last years' highly praised Nordic tour of the Schubert song cycle. Peter Mattei and Lars David Nilsson's Winterreise was also recorded in a special tv-version at Confidencen, Ulriksdal Royal Theatre by filmmaker and producer Bengt Wennehorst and has been sent on Swedish Television. This winter Peter and Lars David are looking forward to performing the song cycle together in one of the most prestigious stages, when they in January enter the stage in Zankel Hall / Carnegie Hall in New York. Winterreise will also be performed later this spring at Oper Frankfurt.
Peter Mattei has been chosen as the 2020 Vocalist of the Year by Musical America International Directory of the Performing Arts. The awards will be presented in December at the annual awards ceremony in Carnegie Hall, New York.
"The lyric beauty of his voice is just the beginning: He never allows us to forget what his characters are feeling. Berg’s Wozzeck, his tenth Metropolitan Opera role, will test the Swedish baritone’s skill at finding beauty while delving into the dark side."
Peter Mattei will this winter make his role debut in the title role of Alban Bergs Wozzeck at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. This spring include concert performances of Schubert's Winterreise together with pianist Lars-David Nilsson in Carnegie Hall and at Oper Frankfurt. He will also sing Bach's St Matthew Passion with the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam and he'll perform Mahler's Kindertotenlieder with the Gulbenkian Orchestra in Lissabon.
The young Swedish soprano Christina Nilsson makes her Wagner debut with the role of Elsa in Lohengrin at Theater Dortmund. The premiere was on November 30 with further performances on December 8 and 14, January 12, March 22, April 10 and May 22.
Christina Nilsson has this autiumn appeared in several concerts. She has sung Strauss' Vier letzte Lieder with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and she has been on tour in Germany with the Swedish choir Orphei Drängar. In February Christina will make another role debut when she sings Contessa in Le nozze di Figaro at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm.
"Die junge schwedische Sopranistin Christina Nilsson, übrigens eine Stipendiatin u.a. der Birgit-Nilsson-Stiftung, legte als Elsa eine mehr als beachtliche Talentprobe ab. Ihr lyrischer Sopran, gleichwohl auch in dramatischeren Regionen belastbar, reicht rollentechnisch von der Mozart-Contessa bis zur Ariadne. Da kommt Elsa gerade recht. Sie bemühte sich nach Kräften, diese Konzeption auch mit roten Blutkörperchen anzureichern. Respekt!" Read the entire review of Lohengrin by Karl Masek in Online Merker through the link below
"Christina Nilsson als Elsa mit ihrem schönen lyrischen Sopran macht eine ungeheure Entwicklung durch. Unter schwerer Anklage des Brudermords stehend erträumt sie sich einen Retter, der nach einer enormen auch musikalisch dramatischen Steigerung auf mysteriöse Art erscheint und sie in einem Kampf mit ihrem Ankläger Telramund rehabilitiert.
„Nimm alles, was ich bin“ – sie verspricht ihm bedingungslose Liebe. „Elsa, ich liebe dich“, antwortet Lohengrin, knüpft an die Ehe aber die Bedingung des Frageverbots. Wie sie Lohengrin in der Brautnacht zusetzt und Telramund mit dem Messer ersticht ist eine großartige Emanzipationsgeschichte. Auch hier ein vielversprechendes Rollendebut." Ursula Hartlapp-Lindemeyer / Red. DAS OPERNMAGAZIN
The Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm present a new production of La traviata staged by Swedish director Ellen Lamm. In the role of Violetta Valéry we hear Ida Falk Winland, who sings the part for the first time. Participating in the production are also Markus Schwartz as Baron Douphol, Jonas Degerfeldt as Gastone and John Erik Eleby as Doktor Grenvil. The Royal Swedish Orchestra and Choir will be led by Domingo Hindoyan alternating with Vincenzo Milletari.
The opening night is on November 23 and La traviata will be played until February 10.
Ida Falk Winland has this autumn appeared as Contessa in Le Nozze di Figaro at the Göteborg Opera. Last season included three role debuts; Contessa and Nedda in Pagliacci in Gothenburg and Gilda in Rigoletto in Stockholm.
Markus Schwartz is currently a guest soloist at the Royal Opera in Stockholm where he this season appears as Alidoro in La Cenerentola, Bartolo in Le Nozze di Figaro, Baron Douphol/La traviata and Ibn-Hakia in Tchaikovsky's Jolanta.
Malin Byström has, together with the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra led by Stefan Solyom, recorded orchestral songs by Alban Berg, Henri Duparc and Ture Rangström. Malin's Debut solo album is released on the label Swedish Society and will be distributed by Naxos. We hear Malin Byström interpret Alban Berg's Sieben frühe Lieder and a selection of orchestral songs by Duparc och Rangström.
Malin Byström is participating in another recent record release - a live recorduing of her first Salome at De Nationale Opera in Amsterdam, with the Concertgebouw orchestra led by Daniele Gatti. In March next year, Malin will make her debut at Teatro alla Scala in the same role.
Malin Byström har under hösten framträtt i rollen som Donna Anna i Don Giovanni på Royal Opera House Covent Garden, en föreställning som även livesänts på biografer runt om i världen. I maj lägger hon ytterligare en roll till sin repertoar, då hon sjunger Minnie i Puccinis Flickan från Västern på Kungliga Operan i Stockholm.
The Concertgebouw orchestra performs works by Gerald Barry and Thomas Adès, led by Adès himself and performed for the first time in the Netherlands. Gerald Barry has set to music August Strindberg's The Stronger in English translation and as a soloist we hear Swedish soprano Kerstin Avemo. The concerts take place on October 10 and 11 at Concertgebouw i. Amsterdam.
The Orchestra will also perform an orchestral suite from Thomas Adès opera Powder her face, an opera in which Kerstin Avemo has performed the role of the Maid at La Monnaie in Brussels and at the Polish National Opera. Kerstin has performed another role in Thomas Adès' operas when she sang the role of Leticia Meynar in Adès Exterminating Angel at the Danish premiere at the Royal Danish Opera inCopenhagen in 2018.
Kerstin Avemo has the previous season created a highly praised role portrait of the Woman in Poulenc's La Voix Humaine at the Göteborg opera and she appeared as Leilah/Lilith in the world premiere of Bohlin's opera Tristessa at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm. Kerstin was also a guest at the Grand Théâtre de Genève with the role of Oscar in Un ballon in maschera. This spring, Kerstin will sing the role of Mimì in La Bohème in Gothenburg.
The Swedish record label BIS has released the recording of Winterreise with Peter Mattei and pianist Lars David Nilsson that was made in connection with last years' highly praised Nordic tour of the Schubert song cycle.
Peter Mattei and Lars David Nilsson's Winterreise was also recorded in a special tv-version at Confidencen, Ulriksdal Royal Theatre by filmmaker and producer Bengt Wennehorst and has been sent on Swedish Television.
This winter Peter and Lars David are looking forward to performing the song cycle together in one of the most prestigious stages, when they in January enter the stage in Zankel Hall / Carnegie Hall in New York.
We are very happy to announce that Swedish soprano Malin Byström during the coming season 2019-2020 will make her house debut at Teatro alla Scala in Milan. Malin will sing the title role in a new production of Salome, staged by Damiano Michieletto and led by Mo. Riccardo Chailly.
Malin Byström was in 2018 awarded the prize as Female singer of the Year at the International Opera Awards in London for her role interpretation of Salome at De Nedarlandse Opera in Amsterdam in the summer of 2017. Malin has since then returned to the role of Salome which she performed at the Royal Opera House in London the following year.
The season 2019-2020 also include the role of Donna Anna in Don Giovanni at the Royal Opera House and Minnie in Puccini's La fanciulla del West at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm.