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The Coronation of Poppea(1643) and the Legacy of Claudio Monteverdi Get ready for summer! Ahead of this season’s magnificent production of Claudio Monteverdi’s *L’incoronazione di Poppea* at Drottningholm Court Theatre, the second lecture will focus on this landmark work in opera history, as well as on the life and legacy of its composer.

We conclude our season with "Carmina Burana." These very secular songs from Benediktbeuern, set to music by Carl Orff, are among the most popular choral works of the 20th century. They ignite a zest for life, for dance and pleasure, and, with the goddess Fortuna at their center, are a powerful symbol of the mutability and unpredictability of human existence. After the successful premiere in 1937, Orff wrote to his publisher: "Everything I have written so far, and which you have unfortunately printed, you can now pulp! My collected works begin with Carmina Burana."

CHALLENGER – EN NYSKRIVEN OPERA AV KAMRATERNA OM HOPP, HYBRIS OCH RYMDHAVERI Musik: Joel Thoor Engström Libretto: Sigrid Herrault Plats: Folkoperan Datum: 2, 3 och 4 juni 2026

Säsongsavslutning med musiken ur den tragiska operan Pajazzo av Ruggiero Leoncavallo De Geerhallen, Norrköping, Crusellhallen, Linköping

På scen står skådespelaren Jonas Karlsson som Friedrich Nietzsche tillsammans med operasångarna Vilma Skäryd och Philip Hartman, pianisten Dmitry Tyapkin samt Folkoperans orkester under musikalisk ledning av Henrik Schaefer. I föreställningen hör vi musik av Wagner, Liszt och Nietzsches egna kompositioner samt Georges Bizet – tonsättaren som Nietzsche vände sig till efter uppbrottet med sin forne vän.

Ellen Key Ormdödaren Vadstena Castle World Premiere July 23 2026