A look into the magic of theatre. Hear the story of two pairs of star-cross’d lovers and their burning passion, storming adventures and gripping fates. But beware, wicked witches lurk behind the scenes! Recommended from 6 years.

A look into the magic of theatre. Hear the story of two pairs of star-cross’d lovers and their burning passion, storming adventures and gripping fates. But beware, wicked witches lurk behind the scenes! Recommended from 6 years.

This summer’s opera production is a double-bill featuring the best of English Baroque opera, staged by British director William Relton.

Venus & Adonis, composed in 1683 by John Blow, tells the enchanting story of two mythical lovers and their cruel fate in scenes reaching from light-hearted comedy to heartfelt despair. Henry Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas from 1689 has become one of the most beloved operas from the Baroque era, with its sumptuous music, dramatic plot and its themes of jealousy and cruelty, friendship and love.

It is with great pleasure that we welcome actor Marika Lagercrantz back to our stage, this time together with singers Rupert Enticknap and Bernt Ola Volungholen and lutenist Jonas Nordberg. Together they will take us along on a journey into the realm between Shakespeare’s poetic universe and the music that it has inspired.

This summer’s opera production is a double-bill featuring the best of English Baroque opera, staged by British director William Relton.

Venus & Adonis, composed in 1683 by John Blow, tells the enchanting story of two mythical lovers and their cruel fate in scenes reaching from light-hearted comedy to heartfelt despair. Henry Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas from 1689 has become one of the most beloved operas from the Baroque era, with its sumptuous music, dramatic plot and its themes of jealousy and cruelty, friendship and love.

This summer’s opera production is a double-bill featuring the best of English Baroque opera, staged by British director William Relton.

Venus & Adonis, composed in 1683 by John Blow, tells the enchanting story of two mythical lovers and their cruel fate in scenes reaching from light-hearted comedy to heartfelt despair. Henry Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas from 1689 has become one of the most beloved operas from the Baroque era, with its sumptuous music, dramatic plot and its themes of jealousy and cruelty, friendship and love.

In a staged performance concert, Henry Purcell’s monumental Hail! Bright Cecilia for chorus, orchestra and soloists will fill the entire Confidencen auditorium with music and movement. We invite you to a feast to celebrate Saint Cecilia, the patroness of musicians, and the power of music!

In a staged performance concert, Henry Purcell’s monumental Hail! Bright Cecilia for chorus, orchestra and soloists will fill the entire Confidencen auditorium with music and movement. We invite you to a feast to celebrate Saint Cecilia, the patroness of musicians, and the power of music!

In a staged performance concert, Henry Purcell’s monumental Hail! Bright Cecilia for chorus, orchestra and soloists will fill the entire Confidencen auditorium with music and movement. We invite you to a feast to celebrate Saint Cecilia, the patroness of musicians, and the power of music!

Baroque music is dance music even when no dancer is present. The musicians of the era took their cue from the physical movement as they set strings and reeds into vibration, as do the outstanding baroque players that we welcome back to the Confidencen stage for this concert. But what if we set these vibrations to dance?

This summer’s opera production is a double-bill featuring the best of English Baroque opera, staged by British director William Relton.

Venus & Adonis, composed in 1683 by John Blow, tells the enchanting story of two mythical lovers and their cruel fate in scenes reaching from light-hearted comedy to heartfelt despair. Henry Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas from 1689 has become one of the most beloved operas from the Baroque era, with its sumptuous music, dramatic plot and its themes of jealousy and cruelty, friendship and love.

This summer’s opera production is a double-bill featuring the best of English Baroque opera, staged by British director William Relton.

Venus & Adonis, composed in 1683 by John Blow, tells the enchanting story of two mythical lovers and their cruel fate in scenes reaching from light-hearted comedy to heartfelt despair. Henry Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas from 1689 has become one of the most beloved operas from the Baroque era, with its sumptuous music, dramatic plot and its themes of jealousy and cruelty, friendship and love.

This summer’s opera production is a double-bill featuring the best of English Baroque opera, staged by British director William Relton.

Venus & Adonis, composed in 1683 by John Blow, tells the enchanting story of two mythical lovers and their cruel fate in scenes reaching from light-hearted comedy to heartfelt despair. Henry Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas from 1689 has become one of the most beloved operas from the Baroque era, with its sumptuous music, dramatic plot and its themes of jealousy and cruelty, friendship and love.

This summer’s opera production is a double-bill featuring the best of English Baroque opera, staged by British director William Relton.

Venus & Adonis, composed in 1683 by John Blow, tells the enchanting story of two mythical lovers and their cruel fate in scenes reaching from light-hearted comedy to heartfelt despair. Henry Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas from 1689 has become one of the most beloved operas from the Baroque era, with its sumptuous music, dramatic plot and its themes of jealousy and cruelty, friendship and love.

This summer’s opera production is a double-bill featuring the best of English Baroque opera, staged by British director William Relton.

Venus & Adonis, composed in 1683 by John Blow, tells the enchanting story of two mythical lovers and their cruel fate in scenes reaching from light-hearted comedy to heartfelt despair. Henry Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas from 1689 has become one of the most beloved operas from the Baroque era, with its sumptuous music, dramatic plot and its themes of jealousy and cruelty, friendship and love.

Meet the future stars of opera as we proudly launch a new edition of the Confidencen Opera & Music Festival Academy! With generous support from the Anders Wall Foundation, four young singers will deepen their knowledge of the baroque style together with internationally renowned coaches in the field and with musicians from the Confidencen Opera & Music Festival Orchestra.

This summer’s opera production is a double-bill featuring the best of English Baroque opera, staged by British director William Relton.

Venus & Adonis, composed in 1683 by John Blow, tells the enchanting story of two mythical lovers and their cruel fate in scenes reaching from light-hearted comedy to heartfelt despair. Henry Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas from 1689 has become one of the most beloved operas from the Baroque era, with its sumptuous music, dramatic plot and its themes of jealousy and cruelty, friendship and love.

This summer’s opera production is a double-bill featuring the best of English Baroque opera, staged by British director William Relton.

Venus & Adonis, composed in 1683 by John Blow, tells the enchanting story of two mythical lovers and their cruel fate in scenes reaching from light-hearted comedy to heartfelt despair. Henry Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas from 1689 has become one of the most beloved operas from the Baroque era, with its sumptuous music, dramatic plot and its themes of jealousy and cruelty, friendship and love.

This summer’s opera production is a double-bill featuring the best of English Baroque opera, staged by British director William Relton.

Venus & Adonis, composed in 1683 by John Blow, tells the enchanting story of two mythical lovers and their cruel fate in scenes reaching from light-hearted comedy to heartfelt despair. Henry Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas from 1689 has become one of the most beloved operas from the Baroque era, with its sumptuous music, dramatic plot and its themes of jealousy and cruelty, friendship and love.

With great anticipation we welcome back to the festival the duo LISAS: Lisa Rydberg, violin and Lisa Långbacka, accordion. Together with human ecologist and historian of ideas Per Johansson, they will seek ways out of the dead-end that more and more people see themselves trapped in. With the unexpectedly different world of ideas of the 18th century as a starting point, in the inspiring power of music and the multiple meanings of the word spirit, the trio will show us a potentially richer reality.

This summer’s opera production is a double-bill featuring the best of English Baroque opera, staged by British director William Relton.

Venus & Adonis, composed in 1683 by John Blow, tells the enchanting story of two mythical lovers and their cruel fate in scenes reaching from light-hearted comedy to heartfelt despair. Henry Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas from 1689 has become one of the most beloved operas from the Baroque era, with its sumptuous music, dramatic plot and its themes of jealousy and cruelty, friendship and love.