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Ellen Key Ormdödaren Vadstena Castle World Premiere July 23 2026

Creative Team & Contributors Composer: Francesca Caccini Libretto: Ferdinando Saracinelli Musical Director: Peter Spissky Set & Costume Design: Bente Rolandsdotter, Artistic Director of Den Andra Operan Director: Jacopo Spirei Lighting Design: TBA Musicologist: Holger Schmitt-Hallenberg

In the summer of 2026, Läckö Castle will be transformed into a prison. Fidelio is Beethoven's only opera. A rescue opera, its plot is said to be based on a real event from the French Revolution. It is a work whose story can reflect many situations in our time where human rights are suppressed and ordinary people are killed or taken away into captivity. But it is also a story of hope. The hope that the resistance of the little person can bring about real change.

Der Fliegende Holländer A legendary opera takes place in the heart of Båstad One of the opera world's most mythical stories soars over the Bjäre peninsula when Richard Wagner's The Flying Dutchman lands as a grand open-air concert at the Tennis Stadium in Båstad. Under the open sky, just a stone's throw from the sea and in the middle of the pulsating centre of summer life, world-class soloists, a hundred chorus singers and the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra come together to create a musical experience that is both immediate and unforgettable. Following the success of Verdi's Aida, which filled the stands to record levels in 2025, the Birgit Nilsson Festival is raising the bar once again and inviting audiences to another unique, world-class opera event. An evening where drama, music, and summer evenings come together to create something truly special.