Drottningholm Palace Theatre

Drottningholm Palace Theatre

The Drottningholm Palace Theatre (Swedish: Drottningholms slottsteater) is an opera house located at Drottningholm Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, which has been described by Per-Erik Öhrn, the theatre’s former artistic director, as "the Swedish jewel in our European cultural heritage crown of centuries-old theatres".

Currently the reinvigorated theatre has acquired a growing international reputation as a summer opera festival theatre by focusing on works by Haydn, Handel, Gluck and Mozart and emphasis on authentic performance. The theatre has also had guest performances by the Royal Swedish Opera.

Read more about Drottningholm Palace Theatre:  Original Theatre, Twentieth Century Restoration and Revival, The Theatre As Featured in Bergman's The Magic Flute

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