»A privilege to experience the Royal Swedish Opera's Sweeney Todd«
»world class! «
»Ola Eliasson - what a thunderous voice he has!«
»Karolina Blixt makes her burlesque Mrs Lovett the most vivid character of the show«
»The set design and costumes are magnificent«
»The chorus delivers with amazing phrasing and diction«
»If you're going to play a musical on the national stage, you should start with Sweeney Todd«
»Magdalena Åberg's set design and Lena Lindgren's costumes hit the spot«
Sondheim's horror-filled Broadway classic SWEENEY TODD back at the Royal Swedish Opera
»Experiencing Michael Cavanagh’s solid, measured and sonorous staging at the Royal Swedish Opera is a joy, « wrote Dagens Nyheter after the premiere in 2023 of Stephen Sondheim’s musical Sweeney Todd. The sold out production is now making an eagerly awaited comeback.
»Masterful play in blood-soaked musical«
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When the embittered Sweeney Todd hears that his wife has died, he takes up his old profession as a barber – with the aim of murdering all hateful people who cross his path. By way of assistance he has Mrs. Lovett, who bakes meat pies to a recipe that is the stuff of nightmares.
What happens in Sweeney Todd
At the London docks 1850. Sweeney Todd, a surly, stoic man in his forties, express his feelings about being back in London – and he is full of grim irony. Sweeney finds Mrs. Lovett’s Pie Shop and stands gazing at it. Mrs. Lovett sees him and is excited to have a customer. She offers him a pie but admits they are disgusting. She apologizes, explaining that times have been hard, and meat is difficult to come by... READ FULL SYNOPSIS HERE »
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