Royal Swedish Opera
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<img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/umsh/AN6v0v6y_tfQVoxMpvTSLaCXq0APvHcTAPEJVmOiQwyp_if4ylyBr5mVi_q_6995wg33hgIcsbNRysicwQJuIZ8YcY6po31c35Xk8KmAawBt4Rt_IhjZiSnpNj1-9rUfUvIySpcnYXZk6ncNJKas1587K0Xk1CIrGv2ynEAPNP2UVFAgr1HsVAuc6bC0ypA" height="200" width="auto" /><br><br>Photo By Tage Olsin (Own work (Photo taken by me)) [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AOperan_Stockholm.jpg)<br><br><br>Official site (http://www.operan.se/)<br><br><br><br>Kungliga Operan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Swedish_Opera) (The Royal Swedish Opera, lit. "The Royal Opera") is Sweden's national stage for opera and ballet.<br>The opera company was founded by King Gustav III (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_III_of_Sweden) and its first performance, "Thetis and Phelée" with Carl Stenborg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Stenborg) and Elisabeth Olin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_Olin), was given on January 18, 1773; this was the first native speaking opera performed in Sweden.<br>But the first opera house was not opened until 1782 and served for a century before being replaced at the end of the 19th century. Both houses are officially called the "Royal Opera", however the terms "The Gustavian Opera" and "The Oscarian Opera", or the "Old" and "New" Opera are used when distinction is needed.<br>The original Stockholm Opera House, the work of architect Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Fredrik_Adelcrantz) was commissioned by King Gustav III (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_III_of_Sweden), a strong adherent of the ideal of an enlightened absolutism and as such was a great patron of the arts. Construction began in 1775 and the theatre was inaugurated on 30 September 1782 with a performance of the German composer Johann Gottlieb Naumann (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Gottlieb_Naumann)'s Cora och Alonzo.<br>The orchestra of the Royal Swedish Opera, the Kungliga Hovkapellet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kungliga_Hovkapellet), dates back to 1526. Royal housekeeping accounts from 1526 mention twelve musicians including wind players and a timpanist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timpani) but no string players. Consequently, the Kungliga Hovkapellet is one of the oldest orchestras in Europe.