This year’s theme was Musical Cities. Join us on a musical journey to Prague, Berlin, Paris, Liège, London and Vienna! During the 2022/23 season, the Göteborg Opera invited you to six chamber concerts, each having a city as their theme. Each themed city is related to the current performances on the Main Stage.
Concert
Chamber Concerts
Singers and instrumentalists give small concerts with varied repertoires.
Length
Varies per performance
Stage
Foyer
Genre
Concert
Price
Free admission with ticket
Accessibility
On a few Saturdays each season, musicians and singers from the Göteborg Opera and their guests give concerts in the foyer.
Programme
29 April, Musical metropolises: Vienna
W. A. Mozart
Adagio from Divertimento in E-flat major K.563
Oboe quartet in F major K.370
Karin Berggren violin
Heather Levenstein altviolin
My Hellgren cello
Geoff Cox oboe
F. Schubert
From Die schöne Müllerin
IV Danksagung an den Bach
XI Mein!
Impromptu no.2 from op. 90
Ur Die schöne Müllerin
XV Eifersucht und Stolz
XVI die liebe Farbe
XX des Baches Wiegenlied
Hanne Öberg, baritone
Michel Sikish, piano
6 May, 12.30pm
Examination concert with students from the Masters’ of Opera.
After 2 years of study for a Masters’ degree in Opera Högskolan för scen och musik, our 5 students will give a farewell concert in the Göteborg Opera foyer. Duing their studies theh have worked with coaches and mentors from the Göteborg Opera. In this concert you’ll hear some excerpts from the operas hey have worked with.
Performing
Marcus Bartoletti
Anne Birgitte Bouwhuis Røkke
Amelie Flink
Stephania Parlantza
Katariina Poikela
Accompanying on the piano: Karin Holm & Joakim Kallhed
Free admission with ticket. Running time approx. 1 hour.
Previous concerts
3 September: Prague
Music by Dvořák, Smetana and Suk. Presented as part of the Gothenburg Culture Festival.
8 October: Berlin
Music by J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 and 6, and Concerto in D minor.
29 October: Paris
Music by Farrenc, Ibert and Françaix
10 December: Liège
Music by Cesar Franck, born on 10 Dec. 1822