OPERA AND BALLET. AT ANY TIME.IN ANY PLACE. THE ROYAL SWEDISH OPERA’S DIGITAL CHANNEL – The Art of Looking Forward
OPERA
STEMME SINGS WAGNER
- GENRE OPERA
- LENGTH Ca 18 mins
- 4 DAYS LEFT
BALLET
Meet the Choreographer - Alexander Ekman
- GENRE DANCE, EXCLUSIVE, BALLET, BEHIND THE SCENES
- LENGTH ca. 15 mins
- 18 DAYS LEFT
CONCERT
GOLINSKI CELEBRATES MONIUSZKO
- GENRE CONCERT, EXCLUSIVE
- LENGTH Ca 1 hr 2 mins
- 0 DAYS LEFT
DOCUMENTARY
Life at the Opera
- GENRE DOCUMENTARY, BEHIND THE SCENES, EXCLUSIVE
- LENGTH 5 x 60 mins
- 70 DAYS LEFT
COMING SOON
SHIFT | CACTI
Alexander Ekman + Royal Swedish Ballet
- GENRE BALLET, DANCE, EXCLUSIVE
- LENGTH ca. 1 hr
- PUBLISHED 07 NOVEMBER, 2020
PRIMA
DONNA
DONNA
Rufus Wainwright's celebration of the opera diva
- GENRE OPERA
- LENGTH ca. 2 hrs
- PUBLISHED 28 NOVEMBER, 2020
Alexander Ekman's
ESKAPIST
Excerpts from the hit performance with the Royal Swedish Ballet
Alexander Ekman is a choreographer that keeps on surprising us. In 2012 he created his first piece for the Royal Swedish Ballet - Tyll - and in 2015 his Midsummer Night's Dream was a huge success at the Royal Swedish Opera. Today he creates dance productions all over the world - but he returned to the Royal Swedish Ballet in 2019 with an original creation - Eskapist. A production like no other - Eskapist quickly sold out and was loved by critics as well as the audience. This compact production shows exclusive, selected scenes from Eskapist and a (rare) interview with Alexander Ekman.
Meet the Artist –
MIKAEL KARLSSON
On creating music for dance
Mikael Karlsson is the composer who has been working side by side with Alexander Ekman on several projects. How do you actually go about it when composing for dancers? How do you cooperate with the choreographer? Meet one of the most interesting Swedish composers right now - who just landed a contract for a full length opera with the Royal Swedish Opera!
Meet the Artist –
HENRIK VIBSKOV
From the catwalk to the stage - similarities and differences
Henrik Vibskov is one of the most celebrated designers of the Danish fashion design miracle - and just like composer Mikael Karlsson, he often works with Alexander Ekman. The trio collaborated on the acclaimed Cow at the Semperoper in Dresden. How does creating for the stage differ from creating everyday fashion? How do you go from idea to a finished product - that you can actually dance in?
Artistic Team
CHOREOGRAPHY/STAGE DESIGN/LIGHT Alexander Ekman
MUSIC Mikael Karlsson
COSTUME & MAKE UP Henrik Vibskov
DRAMATURGE Carina Nildalen
THE ROYAL SWEDISH BALLET
INTERVIEW WITH
Łukasz Goliński
Meet the Polish baritone
A conversation with Polish baritone Łukasz Goliński who excels at the Polish song and operatic treasure.
Recorded at the Royal Opera in September 2019.
LIFE AT THE OPERA
part 2
Premiere coming up and a tense casting
Welcome to Life at the Opera, part 2. You can almost touch the air as the premiere of Turandot approaches. The title role is sung by megastar soprano Nina Stemme - and the stakes are high... and, at the same time, a veritable legend is welcomed by the Royal Swedish Ballet - and she puts the dancers to the test in a very tough casting.
IN SWEDISH
LIFE AT THE OPERA
part 3
A visiting legend and busy days in the costume department
Welcome to Life at the Opera, part 3. Legendary prima ballerina Natalia Makarova is in the house staging Giselle - and she puts the dancers of the Royal Swedish Ballet to the test with her high demands. The costume department is struggling to keep head over water with all the last minute changes to the costumes...
IN SWEDISH
LIFE AT THE OPERA
part 4
Rehearsals, rehearsals and more rehearsals... and a premiere signed Young at the Opera
Welcome to Life at the Opera, part 4. The production of the opera Peter Grimes is pushing the house to the limit. After many years singing at the Royal Swedish Opera, soloist Marianne Eklöf likes to "have a finger in the pie". First soloist dancer Jenny Nilsson stages a performance for children - with a very special guest in the audience.
IN SWEDISH
LIFE AT THE OPERA
part 5
Illness panic and dancers exerting themselves
Welcome to Life at the Opera, part 5. What do you do when someone falls ill? Illness strikes the cast of the operetta Die Fledermaus and a stand-in has to be found - and before the evening's performance. Not only the opera section is struggling - the premiere of the ballet Juliet & Romeo is approaching, and the world press is gathering in Stockholm to see the Royal Swedish Ballet.
IN SWEDISH
Cast
ALL THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE WHO WORKED AT THE ROYAL SWEDISH OPERA DURING 2013
THE ROYAL SWEDISH ORCHESTRA
THE ROYAL SWEDISH OPERA CHORUS
SOLOISTS
THE ROYAL SWEDISH BALLET
CREATIVE TEAMS