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Concert

Festival and gala concert with The Göteborg Opera and Ane Brun

Congratulations, Gothenburg!

  • Duration

    Approx. 90 min, no interval

  • Dates

    04 Jun 2023

  • Stage

    Frihamnen, 3.45pm

  • Genre

    Concert

  • Price

    Free admission

  • Accessibility

Learn more about the celebrations

Join us in a joyful celebration of Gothenburg’s 400th anniversary with opera singers, musical artists, singer Ane Brun as well as the The Göteborg Opera’s chorus, dance company, orchestra and children’s and youth choruses!

The concert is a part of Gothenburg’s Anniversary Festival (2–5 June). It will be held at Frihamnen (not at the Göteborg Opera House).

The Göteborg Opera and the city of Gothenburg welcome everyone to a festive gala concert packed with music, musicals, opera, dance, with an anniversary speech by H.M. The King of Sweden. Among the musical highlights are excerpts from Carmen, The Flying Dutchman, the hit musical Wicked and the official anniversary song “Vi vill leva, vi vill dö i Göteborg”. Singer Ane Brun will perfirm live with GöteborgsOperans Danskompani and the Göteborg Opera Orchestra in an excerpt from choreographer Kenneth Kvarnström’s interdisciplinary work 12 Songs.

Sunday 4 June is Gothenburg's official anniversary, to be celebrated with due ceremony in the company of the King and Queen of Sweden. Our master of ceremonies will be TV host and food writer Lotta Lundgren.

Performing

Conductor Aivis Greters
Host Lotta Lundgren
Göteborg Opera's opera and musical soloists
Ane Brun, song
Katarina Hemlin, song
Göteborg Opera Chorus
Göteborg Opera Orchestra
GöteborgsOperans Danskompani
Göteborg Opera’s Children and Youth Choirs

 

 

Music from 12 songs is performed in collaboration with Ane Brun Publishing/Sony Music Publishing:

Sonnet 138: When My Love Swears That He Is Made of Truth

  • Words William Shakespeare
  • Music Ane Brun/ Johan Lindström
  • Arrangement Johan Lindström

Directions

  • Text and music Ane Brun
  • Arrangement John Metcalfe