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Opera

Die Zauberflöte

Opera in two acts by W. A. Mozart (1756–1791). Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. Swedish translation Rikard Bergqvist.

A magical production of Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’ for the whole family.

  • Duration

    Ca 2 h and 50 min incl. 1 interval (35 min)

  • Dates

    13 Dec 2025 — 07 Feb 2026

  • Stage

    Main Stage

  • Genre

    Opera

  • Language

    Swedish. Titles in Swedish and English.

  • Price

    150–750 kr

  • Accessibility

A blend of comedy, drama, animation and delightful music bring to life this fantastic journey through darkness and light, as Tamino sets out to find his Pamina.

“Beautiful, stylish” Göteborgs-Posten
“The singers shine in Mozart’s magical saga” Svenska Dagbladet
“Visually stunning” Svenska Dagbladet
“A gateway for teenagers to the world of opera” Svenska Dagbladet

The powerful Queen of the Night rules a realm of freely-flowing imagination – but her daughter Pamina has been kidnapped by their enemy, Sarastro. The stranger Tamino plunks down in the margins between the Queen’s and Sarastro’s opposing kingdoms – determined to help Pamina reach her independence. Along the way, he is aided by the eccentric Papageno, a set of magic chimes and an enchanted flute.

But who is truly good, and who is evil?

In this new production, we are transported to a spectacular dreamscape – a magical universe where anything can happen – filled with fanciful animated illusions by French video designer Grégoire Pont.

Mozart’s eternally youthful music balances playfulness and depth. Die Zauberflöte contains some of opera’s most iconic melodies—from the Queen of the Night’s dazzling aria to Papageno and Papagena’s playful duet, and Sarastro’s rumbling words of wisdom.

Trailer

SARASTRO
Kristoffer Töyrä (13/12, 19/12, 31/12, 18/1, 22/1, 29/1, 1/2)
Mats Almgren (17/12, 21/12, 2/1, 8/1, 14/1, 25/1, 7/2)

TAMINO
Tobias Westman (13/12, 17/12, 19/12, 2/1, 14/1, 18/1, 25/1, 29/1, 1/2)
Viktor Johansson (21/12, 31/12, 8/1, 22/1, 7/2)

SPEAKER OF THE TEMPLE Åke Zetterström

THE QUEEN OF THE NIGHT
Kerstin Avemo (13/12, 17/12, 19/12, 21/12, 31/12, 2/1, 8/1, 14/1, 18/1, 22/1, 25/1, 29/1, 1/2)
Sofie Asplund (7/2)

PAMINA
Ida Falk Winland (13/12, 19/12, 14/1, 18/1, 22/1, 25/1, 1/2)
Mia Karlsson (17/12, 21/12, 31/12, 8/1, 29/1, 7/2)
Henriikka Gröndahl (sidosång 2/1)

FIRST LADY
Carolina Sandgren (13/12, 19/12, 31/12, 2/1, 8/1, 14/1, 18/1, 25/1, 29/1, 1/2, 7/2)
Micaela Sjöstedt (17/12, 21/12, 22/1)

SECOND LADY
Ann-Kristin Jones (13/12, 17/12, 19/12, 21/12, 31/12, 8/1, 14/1, 18/1, 22/1, 25/1, 1/2, 7/2)
Anna-Sara Åberg (2/1, 29/1)

THIRD LADY
Katarina Giotas (13/12, 17/12, 19/12, 31/12, 2/1, 18/1, 25/1)
Erika Tordéus (21/12, 8/1, 14/1, 22/1, 29/1, 1/2, 7/2)

PAPAGENO
Kristian Lindroos (17/12, 21/12, 2/1, 22/1, 1/2)
Hannes Öberg (13/12, 19/12, 31/12, 8/1, 14/1, 18/1, 25/1, 29/1, 7/2)

PAPAGENA
Micaela Sjöstedt (19/12, 31/12, 8/1, 14/1)
Alva Olsson (13/12, 17/12, 21/12, 2/1, 18/1, 22/1, 25/1, 29/1, 1/2, 7/2) Praktikant SKH

MONOSTATOS Daniel Ralphsson
A GUARD Dardan Bakraqi
FIRST BOY Gottfrid Norrby, Axel Sand
SECOND BOY Hilmer Norrby, Johan Belfrage
THIRD BOY Isak Nilsson, Silas Paulsons Johansson

The Göteborg Opera Chorus
The Göteborg Opera Orchestra

Curious about this production?

Listen to the panel discussion:
What makes Die Zauberflöte such an evergreen opera?

Panel: James Bonas (director), Thibault Vancraenenbroeck (set design), Nathalie Pallandre (costume design), Tobias Westman (Tamino), Hannes Öberg (Papageno), Ida Falk Winland (Pamina) and more. The discussion will be led by Göran Gademan (dramaturge). The conversation is in English.

Recorded 27 Nov 2025 at the Göteborg Opera’s Small Stage

Curious about this production?

Panel discussion

Photos from the performance

Den andra damen står över en medvetslös Tamino framstupa på marken. Den första och tredje damen står och tittar på henne.

In photo:  Micaela Sjöstedt, Erika Tordéus, Ann-Kristin Jones|Photographer:  Håkan Larsson