Folkoperan
Encyclopedia
Folkoperan is an opera house
in Stockholm
, Sweden
, founded by Claes Fellbom
in 1976. It is located in Stockholm
at Hornsgatan 72 in a popular southern district of Stockholm called Södermalm
.
Over the years, Folkoperan has functioned as an antithesis to the Royal Swedish Opera
in Stockholm. It has become much appreciated by the Swedish opera audience on account of its smaller more intimate stage and unconventional productions. Over the years Folkoperan has also come to be known as Sweden's most important stage for freelance opera singers and musicians.
Folkoperan is one of Scandinavia
's most successful opera houses in terms of the size of the audience.
Folkoperan celebrated its 25th anniversary with the new opera, Jeppe: The Cruel Comedy, written and directed by Fellbom and composed by Sven-David Sandström
.
Opera house
An opera house is a theatre building used for opera performances that consists of a stage, an orchestra pit, audience seating, and backstage facilities for costumes and set building...
in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, founded by Claes Fellbom
Claes Fellbom
Claes Fellbom is a Swedish film director, screenwriter, and composer, and a librettist and opera stage director. He is the founder and managing director of Folkoperan....
in 1976. It is located in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
at Hornsgatan 72 in a popular southern district of Stockholm called Södermalm
Södermalm
Södermalm, often shortened to "Söder", is a district in central Stockholm. It covers the large island formerly called "Åsön". With a population of 99,685, it is one of the most densely populated districts of Scandinavia...
.
Over the years, Folkoperan has functioned as an antithesis to the Royal Swedish Opera
Royal Swedish Opera
Kungliga Operan is Sweden's national stage for opera and ballet.-Location and Environment:...
in Stockholm. It has become much appreciated by the Swedish opera audience on account of its smaller more intimate stage and unconventional productions. Over the years Folkoperan has also come to be known as Sweden's most important stage for freelance opera singers and musicians.
Folkoperan is one of Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
's most successful opera houses in terms of the size of the audience.
Folkoperan celebrated its 25th anniversary with the new opera, Jeppe: The Cruel Comedy, written and directed by Fellbom and composed by Sven-David Sandström
Sven-David Sandström
Sven-David Sandström is a Swedish composer best known for his compositions operas, oratorios, battets, and choral works, as well as orchestral works.Sandström studied art history and musicology at Stockholm University...
.
External links
- Folkoperan (official site)