Royal Swedish Opera
The Royal Opera House (Swedish Kungliga operands ) is the Swedish State Opera. In order to distinguish them from other royal opera houses, it is often called " Royal Swedish National Opera " in German-speaking, in the English language ( and in the international treaties of the opera artist ) " Royal Swedish Opera ."
It is located in the central district of Norrmalm capital Stockholm in a historic architectural ensemble at Gustav Adolf's Torg ( Gustav Adolf's Square), opposite the Erbfürstenpalais ( Arvfurstens palats, now the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ) on the north bank of the Norrström over which they bridge Norrbro with the Royal Stockholm Palace and the Reichstag ( Riksdagshuset ) connects. On its back there is the Kungsträdgården ( King's Garden ), one of the oldest city parks in Stockholm. In the immediate vicinity is also the Sagersche House, the official residence of the Swedish Prime Minister.
Facts and History
In the Kungliga operands ballet be shown to about 60 percent to 40 percent and operas. Are about 15 to 20 opera productions and about 5 ballet productions in repertory each season ( season).
In the same building is the Royal Ballet, Kungliga ballets, and the Royal Court Orchestra, Kungliga Hovkapellet housed. In the cellars of the Opera, the restaurant is Operakällaren.
The Royal Swedish National Opera plays a major role in the cultural history of Sweden as they and their predecessors bodies through direct cultural policy impulses and influences of the respective queens and kings (notably Gustav Vasa, Kristina, Gustav III. , Oscar II ) levels of the corresponding artistic style and zeitgeist were radiated representative of that time from the capital to the wider environment of the country.
Her story is also close with her - much older - "House Orchestra ," the Royal Court Orchestra ( Kungliga Hovkapellet ), amalgamated, which has sometimes been strongly promoted since its founding in the 16th century under King Gustav Vasa of the respective royal rulers and composer and conductor internationally attracted that interacted in turn influential on the operas. They include a number of German musicians, including notably several members of the Duben family and Johann Gottlieb Naumann, Georg Joseph Vogler and Joseph Martin Kraus.
As the birth of the Swedish opera will be the beginning of the performances under Gustav III, King of Sweden, as seen in Bollhuset on January 18 in 1773. She was then called simply Royal Theatre ( Kungliga Teatern ). However, in addition to the opera and ballet performances and plays were performed. The first opera house was not opened before 1782.
After 15 years of Gustav III founded. 1788 additionally the Royal Dramatic Theatre as a spin-off from the existing Royal Theatre ( Kungliga Teatern ) on a behind the Opera House located at Kungsträdgården own venue, to spatially separate music and drama. Since this cleavage, the newly founded Royal Dramatic Theatre was the venue exception of spoken drama. The Royal Theatre, however, remained as pure Opera House Opera and Ballet since 1997 and consist Kungliga operands (Royal Opera House ) is called.
The Royal Opera House has received in its history by the respective kings in chronological order two buildings at the same location; the second is today's Kungliga operands ( Royal Swedish National Opera ).
The first Royal Opera House
King Gustav III. made himself strong for the opera for the first time in 1775 and had an opera house at Gustav Adolf's Square, designed by architect Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz build. At the inauguration on September 30, 1782, the Swedish opera Cora och Alonzo by Johann Gottlieb Naumann was performed. Gustav III. met his death at the Royal Opera House, when he was assassinated at a masked ball on March 16, 1792. This event has been handled by Giuseppe Verdi, almost 70 years later in his opera Un ballo in maschera ( A Masked Ball).
As an exact replica of the Opera House, King Gustav's sister Princess Sofia Albertina 1783-1794 the palace of the hereditary princes ( Arvfurstens palats ), designed by Erik Palmstedt directly opposite the Opera House on Gustavus Adolphus built space, so there was an architectural symmetry. Thus, the original architecture of the first opera house is still preserved after that had to make way for a successor building in 1891. Today, the Arvfurstens palats the Foreign Ministry.
The second Royal Opera House
After over one hundred years, the first opera house in 1891 was demolished because it had become worn and too small. The ensemble was in the seven years from 1892 to 1898, which lasted for the new building, located on Blasieholmen the Swedish Theater ( Svenska Teatern ). The new opera house was built in neoclassical style by Axel Anderberg at the same place, at which there was the old house. It is today's Opera House The Royal Opera House.
The inauguration was held by King Oscar II on September 19, 1898. Adolf Fredrik Lindblad opera was played Frondörerna ( The rebels ). The hall has about 1100 seats; on the ceiling there is a two -ton chandelier. The imposing so-called gold foyer ( Guldfoajé ) ( at the height of the first lodges - rank on the first floor above the main entrance area ) is very complex decorated with gold and mirrors and measures 28 x 8 meters. In the new house there since 1895 also a restaurant and a bar since 1905 The exterior color of the building corresponds to that of lying on the opposite bank of the Norrstrom Royal Stockholm castle.
For the family of Swedish King Carl XVI. Gustaf is reserved royal box in the first tier above the orchestra pit and a private room in the home of opera.
Ensemble, artists and artistic direction
Among the famous Swedish singers that emerged from the ensemble of the opera house include, among other Jussi Björling, Gösta Winbergh, Nicolai Gedda, Peter Mattei, Jenny Lind, Birgit Nilsson, Elisabeth Söderström, Anne Sofie von Otter, Solveig Kringlebotn, Miah Persson Katarina Dalayman and Nina Stemme.
In recognition of outstanding artistic achievements is selected members of the vocal ensemble from the Swedish king the title Hovsångare (male ) or Hovsångerska (female ) ( "Royal / r Court opera / in " ) awarded, which is comparable to the German title of the chamber singer.
The founding of the Orchestra of the Opera House, the Royal Court Orchestra ( Kungliga Hovkapellet ), is historically attributed to the year 1526. The orchestra thus is one of the oldest in Europe.
The Royal Ballet ( Kungliga Baletten ) was developed by Gustav III. founded in 1773.
The current director of the Royal Opera in Stockholm is the Swedish mezzo-soprano Birgitta Svendén.