The medal Litteris et Artibus is each year awarded by HM King Carl XVI Gustaf for outstanding service to the arts, especially to music, dramatic art and literature.
Tenor Daniel Johansson was awarded on awarded the medal Litteris et Artibus with the motivation "For outstanding artistic contributions as an opera singer".
Daniel Johansson has been a guest at opera houses such as Deutsche Oper Berlin, Wiener Staatsoper, San Fransisco Opera and Bregenzer Festspiele. This autumn he sang his first Tristan in Tristan i Isolde at the opera house in Essen. Daniel has appeared in several roles at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm Don José i Carmen, Cavaradossi i Tosca och Rodolfo i La Bohéme.
In 2018 Daniel Johansson was appointed Court Singer by H.M. The King of Sweden.
The Royal Swedish Opera presents a revival of their production of Rigoletto from 2018, staged by Sofia Jupither. As Gilda we hear Ida Falk Winland who made her role debut with this production in 2018. John Erik Eleby sings Sparafucile and as Maddalena we hear Katarina Leoson.
Ida Falk Winland has recently sung her first Violetta in La traviata at the Royal Swedish Opera. She has also appeared at Contessa in Le nozze di Figaro at the Göteborg Opera, where she this autumn made another role debut as Mimì in La Bohème in the Göteborg Opera live streamed concert versions.
Katarina Leoson has the previous season appeared as Carmen at the Royal Swedish Opera. John Erik Eleby will this season appear as Bartolo in Il barbiere di Seviglia, Sciarrone in Tosca och Doktor Grenvil in La traviata, all at the Royal Swedish Opera.
The Royal Swedish Opera presents Rufus Wainwright's opera Prima Donna, with Elin Rombo in the title role. In the role of her butler Philippe we hear Jeremy Carpenter. Wainwrigth's Prima Donna opens on October 10 with further performances until November 14. From November 28, the performance will be available at the Royal Swedish Opera streaming service OperanPlay, see the link below.
Elin Rombo has appeared at the Royal Swedish Opera in several roles and most recently as Cunegonde in Bernstein's Candide. This spring she participates in the world premiere of Philip Glass' opera Circus Days and Nights, a co-production of Cirkus Cirkör and Malmö Opera. Elin will also visit Valetta in Malta, where she appears as Agnès in George Benjamin's Written on Skin.
Jeremy Carpenter has the previous season appeared as Dr. Vigelius and The baron in Schreker's Der ferne Klang and as Dr. Pangloss in Candide, both at the Royal Swedish Opera. This season include Angelotti in Tosca and Germont in La traviata, on the same stage. Jeremy will also be a guest in Valetta, Malta, where he sings the role of the Protector in Written on Skin.