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Ett barn och en gulfärgad varg sitter på en sanddyn med ryggen mot kameran och tittar på månen. Barnets arm är runt vargen.
Kids & Youth

Sandvargen (The Sand Wolf)

Opera in one act by Johanna Fridolfsson. Libretto Malin Aghed after the book ‘Stora boken om Sandvargen’ Åsa Lind.

A new childen’s opera for little philosophers with big questions.

  • Length

    Approx. 55 mins

  • Runs

    16 Sep — 27 Nov 2022

  • Stage

    On tour, including the Small Stage

  • Genre

    Kids & Youth

  • Language

    Swedish, no surtitles.

  • Price

    60–120 kr

  • Recommended age

    6–10

  • Accessibility

Sit down with the Sand Wolf under a starry sky where everyone is welcome. The first performance of a children’s opera based on Åsa Lind’s much-loved trilogy. Recommended for children aged 6 to 10.

Zackarina lives in a house by the sea with her parents. From the sand on the beach, she digs out a new friend, the clever Sand Wolf. While playing together, they explore existential questions and the audience also gets involved. This poetic story combines the everyday with the existential, all the while with humour, warmth and respect.

The children’s opera Sandvargen (The Sand Wolf) is based on Åsa Lind’s acclaimed, August Prize nominated trilogy, now brought to life with music. This philosophical opera is written by Johanna Fridolfsson and Malin Aghed and directed by Emelie Sigelius.

Illustration of Sandvargen: Kristina Digman

Trailer

ZACKARINA Hanna Brehmer
SANDVARGEN Åke Zetterström
FATHER Viktor Johansson
MOTHER Viveca Rydén Mårtensson

Musicians from the Göteborg Opera Orchestra
Johanna Fridolfsson viola
Viveca Rydén Mårtensson violin
Kerstin Anderson cello
Frida Grinne/Reymond Larsson Rea double bass
José Raúl Tenza Ramírez horn
Tarina Lennartsson/Helena Nyman Panofsky clarinet
Fredrik Duvling percussion

Photos from the performance

Zackarina bär Sandvargens kostym och rider på hans rygg. Bakom dem spelar musiker i mörkret framför en mörklila fond.

In photo:  Åke Zetterström, Hanna Brehmer, GöteborgsOperans Orkester|Photographer:  Tilo Stengel

Sandvargen meets the kids

Save the Children and GöteborgsOperan invited children to the opera house to hear the story and musik, as well as have a peek at the set design.

Barn sitter och lyssnar på medan en musiker klumpar på sitt viola. En stor kartongfigur av en varg sitter bredvid barnen.

In photo:  Malin Aghed, Johanna Fridolfsson|Photographer:  Harald Nilsson

Performance calendar

This information may be updated.

Public performances

Skövde

17 September, 11.00am & 3.00pm
Where: Stadsteatern, Skövde Kulturhus
Presented by Kultur i Skövde. Part of Familjedagen.
Tickets: Skövde Kulturhus tel. 0500-49 80 99,
Skövde Turistcenter tel. 0500-44 66 88

Kinna

1 October 11.30am
Where: Lyckeskolans scen och salong
Tickets: Free admission, no pre-booking.

Lerum

15 October 11.00 am & 1.00pm
Tickets: Information kommer inom kort.
Presented by Lerums kommun

Göteborg

12, 13, 19, 26 & 27 November 1.00 & 3.00pm

Where: Göteborg Opera's Small stage
Tickets: Buy tickets on this page, or ring tel. 031-13 13 00

You access the Small Stage via the main entrance, just as for performances on the Main Stage.

Relaxed performance of Sandvargen
18 November, 11.45am

Where: Göteborg Opera's Small stage
Tickets: Released 29 Sept at 10:00am

A relaxed performance is specially adapted for audiences who want slightly more freedom than other performances offer.

School performances

Skövde 16–22 September, 19–20 October
Presented by Skövde kommun

Kinna 28–29 September
Presented by Kultur- och fritidsförvaltningen, Marks kommun

Nödinge 4–7 October
Presented by Ale kommun

Trollhättan 11–13 October
Presented by Trollhättans kommun

Göteborg 25 October – 25 November
Presented by GöteborgsOperan