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Productions
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Calendar
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Così fan tutte
Così fan tutte
A playful story with darkness at its core — an opera about romantic relationships, disguises, and desire, set to ingeniously crafted music by Mozart.
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Chamber/Cacti
Chamber/Cacti
Kinetic energy, humour, precision and collective power in 2 x 30 minutes of modern dance expression: Walerski's ritual work Chamber and Ekman's expressive Cacti.
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Lost
Lost
"The opera is simply a little gem – lucky are those who manage to secure a ticket!” wrote Dagens Nyheter after the 2024 premiere. Now, Lost (Vilse) is finally back!
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The NutcrackerAt Cirkus
The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker, choreographed by Pär Isberg, is one of the Royal Swedish Ballet’s greatest successes. The plot has been updated with Elsa Beskow’s fairytale characters, and Tchaikovsky’s dance fantasy has become a Christmas tradition for audiences of all ages. This year’s performance will be staged at Cirkus.
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Die FledermausAt Filadelfia Convention Center
Die Fledermaus
Johann Strauss II, a master of the art of composing waltzes, wrote Die Fledermaus in 1873. It has since become one of glittering Vienna’s best loved operettas. Guest appearance at Filadelfia Convention Center in Stockholm.
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Tosca
Tosca
Tosca is the opera that has it all: grand set design, a large chorus and some of the most beloved duets in opera history in a classic prouction.
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Gershwin to BernsteinJubilee
Gershwin to Bernstein
As the grand finale to the Royal Swedish Orchestra’s 500th anniversary celebrations, the main stage will come alive with colourful, energetic orchestral music from the USA. Alan Gilbert conducts.
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Children's Saturdays
Children's Saturdays
Welcome to a magical visit at the Royal Swedish Opera - experience our popular Children's Saturdays!
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Blue Hour
Blue Hour
Welcome in, have a drink at the bar and tune in as some of our musicians play their personal favorites off stage.
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Who's there?
Who's there?
What happens when someone unexpected steps into your world? The much-loved children’s ballet Who’s There? returns – an imaginative story about two lonely children whose worlds suddenly collide. In spring 2027, it will become Young Opera’s first production at the Swedish Museum of Performing Arts.
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Lustra
Lustra
In a world of flawless surfaces, desire has been lost. Alexander Ekman brings it back to life in Lustra — a playful and surreal dance work that inaugurates the Royal Swedish Opera’s new stage.
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Pagliacci
Pagliacci
A clown is supposed to make the audience laugh. At the same time, his life is falling apart. When a travelling theatre company arrives in a village for an evening of entertainment, the performance turns into a story of love, betrayal and people who can no longer distinguish between the roles they play and their real lives.
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Requiem
Requiem
In Requiem, 150 singers, dancers and musicians come together to create a spectacular theatrical experience. Through dance, set design and costumes, Verdi’s dramatic mass takes on a new form.
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Playlist
Playlist
From poetic beauty to pulsating energy. In Playlist, George Balanchine and William Forsythe come together in three works that reveal the full range of ballet – from romantic longing and classical virtuosity to the sheer joy of dance.
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Mahler with the Royal Orchestra
Mahler with the Royal Orchestra
From the sensation of falling into a black hole to birdsong, heartbreak and a funeral march based on Frère Jacques. The Royal Swedish Orchestra and Music Director Alan Gilbert are joined at Gasometer by internationally acclaimed baritone Peter Mattei for an evening that takes you from near silence to the full force of a symphony orchestra – with Mahler’s First Symphony as its spectacular climax.
Performances & events at the Royal Swedish Opera
Every year we propose a number of different productions at the Royal Swedish Opera; everything from completely newly written productions to classic vintage masterpieces. We preserve tradition while pushing boundaries. All in three main areas; opera and ballet as well as activities for children and young people.
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