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Review: & JULIET at Cirkus
by Annette Stolt - February 19, 2026
Energetic and joyfull. The first non-replica production of &Juliet. Max Martin attended the opening night....
Review: JONAH at Playhouse Teater
by Annette Stolt - February 18, 2026
A marvellous play with brilliant actors...
Review: FRANKENSTEIN at Kulturhuset Stadsteatern
by Annette Stolt - February 14, 2026
Fredrik Benke Rydman has created a Frankenstein which is contemporary and unpleasant...
Review: ALL SHOOK UP at Diesleverkstaden
by Annette Stolt - February 06, 2026
Energetic and full of joy - a musical which brightens up the grey month of February. Songs like Jailhouse Rock, One night with you and All Shook Up are neatly fitted into the plot and reinforce the emotions and also brings a lot of laughter to the show....
Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (PJÄSEN SOM GÅR ÅT HELVETE) at Göta Lejon And On Tour
by Annette Stolt - January 24, 2026
With perfect timing both in delivery of lines and how the scenografy is falling down this is an evening at the theatre full of laughter....
Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Intiman
by Annette Stolt - January 23, 2026
Dear Even Hansen is back at Intiman with a partly new cast. Martiin Stokke Mathiesen returns as Evan Hansen and is even more brilliant than last time....
Past Shows
Swan Lake
Jun 4 – Jun 7, 2014
Portugal's national ballet Companhia Nacional de Bailado (CNB) is making a special appearance with one of the principal classics of dance history: Swan Lake. This...
Tosca
Apr 17 – May 17, 2014
Singer Floria Tosca is in love with idealistic artist Mario Cavaradossi. He is arrested by the ruthless chief of police, Scarpia – who desires Tosca....
La Juive
Apr 5 – May 8, 2014
With its particularly strong and poignant action this grand opéra highlights two Jewish people's outsider status through intrigue, love and oppression. This work, from 1835,...
La Cage Aux Folles
Sep 13 – Mar 9, 2014
Feather boas and high-heels are the order of the day once the entire stage has been transformed into the nightclub, La Cage Aux Folles. It...
The Spring Orchestral Concerts
Feb 20
The 86 musicians of the Göteborg Opera Orchestra climb up onto the stage and unfurl themselves in their full splendour. These orchestral concerts are truly...
L'elisir d'amore
Nov 16 – Jan 24, 2014
Donizetti's charming and eternally young L'elisir d'amore constantly attracts new interpreters and new audiences. As an older variation of Änglagård, ( a Swedish movie about...
Homeland
Dec 6 – Jan 19, 2014
"The future is here." This is a remark from an enchanted critic after the world premiere of these creations last season. The jungle announced the...
Twelfth Night Concert and Ball
Jan 5
Experience an unforgettable Twelfth Night at The Göteborg Opera! We will be filling this magical winter's evening with treats for the eyes, ears and palate....
Jultrad-i-ton
Dec 14 – Dec 20, 2013
In full winter attire, we invite you to attend Jultrad-i-ton, The Göteborg Opera's traditional and popular cavalcade of Christmas music and frolics. The Main Stage...
The Autumn Orchestral Concert
Nov 21
This is not only Mahler's longest symphony, it is also the longest in the entire symphony repertoire. In addition, it requires a large cast including...
Out of Mind
Oct 11 – Nov 17, 2013
One is from the West, the other from the East. On paper, American Richard Siegal's ideas look like secret formulae. In real life, he lets...
Homeland?
Oct 13 – Nov 16, 2013
Sharon Eyal is a dancer and choreographer from Israel with a unique voice: sensual, dramatic, precise and with a strong feeling for form and composition....
Billy Budd
Sep 14 – Oct 20, 2013
We are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of England's most prominent opera composer, Benjamin Britten, with a Swedish premiere for his heart-rending drama...
The Swan Lake
Jun 5 – Jun 15, 2013
Fredrik Rydman's interpretation of the classic tale of Swan Lake makes the action contemporary, with street dance meeting Tchaikovsky. Instead of sorcery and supernatural events,...
Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch
May 29 – May 31, 2013
Guest performance of absolutely world-class contemporary dance: During the Olympic Games in London in 2012, the Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch presented ten works by legendary...
Now it begins!
May 24 – May 26, 2013
4 performances through to the 26th of May . A lighter musical family programme on the Big Stage based on music from Swedish children TV-shows...
The Barber of Seville
Apr 27 – May 19, 2013
Finally we get to see again the artful fixer and barber Figaro, who helps his love-sick friend the Count Almaviva to win Rosina – his...
Spring Concert
May 18
Beethoven’s famous ninth symphony is regarded as one of the grandest masterpieces of the early Romantic period. The fourth and final movement, a composition that...
Simon Boccanegra
Apr 6 – May 16, 2013
The two opera giants of the nineteenth century, Verdi and Wagner, both celebrate their 200th anniversary in 2013. For Verdi, we will be celebrating this...
33, rue Vandenbranden
May 6 – May 14, 2013
In 33, rue Vandenbranden a unique world takes shape, a world where the borders between reality and imagined reality become blurred. We find ourselves in...
The rite of spring/BODY REMIX
Mar 2 – Apr 14, 2013
The rebel Marie Chouinard, prized and internationally in-demand Canadian choreographer, explores the poetry of the body in spontaneously clear and constantly surprising ways. Each new...
Tristan and Isolde
Feb 9 – Mar 23, 2013
A ship out at sea, between the Ireland of the king’s daughter Isolde and her future homeland in Cornwall, is the setting for this gigantic...
Twelfth Night Concert and Ball
Jan 5
We wish you a warm welcome to The Göteborg Opera ball evening! Last season, a throng of around a thousand found their way to this...
crazy mixMas
Dec 6 – Jan 2, 2013
In a playful programme of dance that includes irony, eccentricity and spoken dialogue, La La Land and The Outskirts are returning. Both have been created...
Jultrad-i-ton
Dec 15 – Dec 21, 2012
Welcome as we embark on a musical journey into Santa’s world for the whole family! In full winter attire, Father and Mother Christmas Hans Josefsson...
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