The Göteborg Opera has three permanent stages. The Main Stage, the Small Stage and the Skövde Stage. But we also tour frequently, both in the region and internationally.
The Main Stage auditorium accomodates 1280 people. The Small Stage can have an audience of 230. A few times each season there are also concerts held in the foyer of the Göteborg Opera. These are free of charge and you sit wherever you can find a place, on benches or on the stairs.
"The smaller, more intimate format is a good complement to the performances on the Main Stage,” says Göran Gademan, dramaturgist at the Göteborg Opera. "Sometimes you want to get close to the audience in a way that is not possible on a large stage."
Ballet director Johannes Öhman agrees. "To me the small stages are extremely important,” he says. "Here the cast can experiment and develop their dancing."
In Skövde there are three possible places to give performances: the stage (Scenen), the hall (Salen) and the café. The stage is the largest and can hold about 130 people. In the café, free Saturday concerts are sometimes held.
The Göteborg Opera in the region...
The Göteborg Opera’s fixed tour plan includes Karlbergsteatern in Åmål, Östraboteatern in Uddevalla, Hebeteatern inTrollhättan and Falköping's stadsteater. Göteborgs Kulturkalas, Ung Nordisk Musik and World New Music Days are examples of some of the events in which the Göteborg Opera participates with concerts.
... and in the world.
To go on tour and give guest performances is part of our artistic vision and enables us to meet new audiences. This year the Göteborg Ballet will be going to Germany and Luxemburg among other places. "When we're on tour we become visible, when we are visible then the choreographers get interested and if the choreographers come they attract the dancers. This is a pre-requisite in order to create new works,” says Johannes Öhman.
