Royal Swedish Opera

The Royal Opera in Stockholm is a magnificent institution that offers world-class performances in a stunning setting. The building itself is a work of art, with its elegant architecture and beautiful interior. The opera and ballet productions are always of the highest quality, and the orchestra and singers are incredibly talented. A visit to the Royal Opera is an unforgettable experience that will leave you feeling inspired and moved. Whether you are a seasoned opera-goer or a first-time visitor, you are sure to be impressed by the beauty and artistry of this remarkable place.

As an Opera / Ballet lover I’ve visited many Opera houses, the Royal Swedish Opera gets the highest praise from me. I signed up for English Guided Tour which was informative and enjoyable . 1.5 hours flew by in this beautiful building full of history and amazing architecture. It’s relatively small vs Covent Garden ROH but cosy, I stayed to see Sweeny Todd musical sang in English - impressive performance and advanced scenography. Well worth a visit!

Saw the Askungen (Cinderella) balett. Was beautiful, both the show and the building. Good to know is that there is a free wardrobe, one does not have to use the ones requiring payment. We sat on 3:e övre raden ( highest up) and still saw perfectly alright.

Amazing, went for a premiere of the balette about Gustab Badin Couschi, the unknown prince of Sweden. Amazing dancers, music, scenografie and dress, blown away!

This is the Royal Opera House.  A building with over 250 years, one of Sweden's leading cultural institutions. Incredibly beautiful building. My very first visit here! We saw the "Nutcracker" ballet which was absolutely outstanding!  I got a taste for it so there will be more visits. Will definitely be more visits!

Got lucky and found a ticket the day before! Beautiful place with kind personnel and unimaginable performances

Wonderful Opera 'The Barber of Seville'. But I love the decorations in a historical style, not modern ones, and the costumes too. By the way, they were not bad, but in the same color scheme, and this does not happen in life. For complete immersion you need maximum naturalness, not licked purity

Opera visit. Fantastic place, if you have the opportunity and even don't fancy opera singing, I would suggest a visit anyway, just to listen to the live music from the orchestra.

WOW! I didn't know what to expect from the Royal Swedish Opera Ballet, this dance troupe is rarely talked about compared to the Paris Opera Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, American Ballet Theater, or The Royal Ballet. But the Swedes did a phenomenal work art of Sleeping Beauty. The live orchestra, talented dancers, colorful costumes, and elaborate sets all worked together harmoniously to create a wonderful classic ballet...the Carabosse was mesmerizing and seductive! Be careful when buying tickets online for this opera house. I picked out a couple of seats for 330SEK($37) each. They looked decent on the website chart, which unfortunately is not to scale and doesn't fully project the true sharp horseshoe shape of the theater. The seats were still decent, but required turning your head sharply for 3 hours. Fortunately, the show wasn't sold out. After 15 minutes into the show, we snuck over to some better seats that were much central and provided a significantly better view. I guestimate these seats were 500-700+ SEK. Still, I would've been happy with the 330SEK seats, they would've been 50% more in America. Though I'm guessing tax revenue subsidizes the ticket costs, thanks Sweden! If you're into the Arts, go check out a concert, opera, or ballet at this classical & beautiful opera house.

The opera house is unbelievably beautiful. I appreciated that the opera we saw was in Swedish with Swedish captions, as well, despite the fact that I did not understand a damn thing hahaha.

It is hard to not give this venerable institution founded 1773 a top mark; it's the stage where La Nilsson, Jussi Björling, Nina Stemme, Nicolai Gedda, Jenny Lind, Christina Nilsson, Elisabeth Söderström, Anne Sofie von Otter, Sixten Ehrling, and Anneli Alhanko have performed. The Royal Opera is the Swedish National Stage for opera and ballet. I have now been here a number of times, and it is a building that is the ultimate turn of the century building that fills you with awe with an interior to match it; marble stair cases, red velvet and gold (the gilded hall is just made for drinking champagne), busts of King Gustavus III (the founder) and the singer Jenny Lind. The productions have lately started to break free of the conservative, and I am excited to see more challenging and moderna ballet productions, and a La Bohème transferred to Stockholm's Old Town. And I look forward to many new productions - just to mention one: the Ring cycle in 2017! So, why not a five-star review? To me it boils down to the service and welcoming by the people working there. Far too often the people working there come through as too snotty and a tad to self-grandizing in relation to us the visitors. Just by working at a venerable institution doesn't make you shimmer with gold, only your helpfulness and service can. Far too many visitors find the opera intimidating and that they may not be "worthy" visitors - don't add to that feeling!

Absolutely love every performance I have seen here! I am new in town and I have gone every month to each of the shows! Beautiful building! The performers are very passionate and talented! If you are in Stockholm, check it out!! Great prices for those under 25 years old!