Station Illusion
Family performance
the ROYAL SWEDISH OPERA
2021
Listed as favourite cultural event by Sweden’s largest newspaper Dagens Nyheter in November 2021.
Station Illusion
Kungliga Operan, Stockholm, Sweden
23 October – 22 November 2021
A dazzling extravaganza set in 18th century Stockholm
Station Illusion is an invitation to Stockholm in 1700, where a French travelling theatre company provides the entertainment. Stunning costumes, captivating music and spectacular escapades. Our guide is Tessin, the popular palace architect and a great patron of culture who did everything in his power to cheer up the glum Swedes through illusion and playfulness.
Family performance, suitable for children from 6 years old.
Performance length 60 min.
MUSIC – excerpts from Jean-Baptiste Lully’s L’Amour médecin and Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s Le Malade imaginaire
TEXT – Jean-Baptiste Molière and Isaac de Benserade, new Swedish translation by Anna Linden
CHOREOGRAPHY, STAGE DIRECTION, SET DESIGN – Karin Modigh
DRAMATURG – Marie Persson Hedenius
COSTUME, MASK – Weriem
LIGHT – Karl Svensson
MUSICAL DIRECTION – Peter Spissky
Tessin – Mathias Terwander Stintzing
Dansen/Colombine – Sabine Novel
Teatern/Den Kärlekskranke/Pulcinella – Leif Aruhn-Solén
Musiken/Kvacksalvaren/Den Gamla/Stadsvakt – Helgi Reynisson
Harlekin – Andrea Coppone
Musicians/Stadsvakten
Violin – Peter Spissky, Tale Olsson
Viola – Ylva Lundén-Welden/Boel Hillerud
Cello – Mirjam Pfeiffer/Erik Wahlgren
Oboe/Traverso/Recorder – Petra Ambrosi
Theorbo/Lute – Jonas Nordberg/Marcus Strand
Harpsichord – Mariangiola Martello
Photos: Kungliga Operan / Markus Gårder
« Station Illusion is a pearl. A warm rarity that keeps the ten-years-olds riveted and finally makes them shout with joy. Fully understandable. »
« Luxurious and lush when theatre history comes to life. A vivid divertissement that playfully shows off baroque singing, dance and comedy from burlesque to elegance. »
