A Conversation with Maestro Henrik Nánási

How does a conductor bring the musical power of Wagner's The Flying Dutchman to life? Before the concert, internationally acclaimed conductor Henrik Nánási joins Anelia Kadieva Jonsson for an intimate conversation about the conductor's role and his personal interpretation of Wagner and The Flying Dutchman. What is it really like to work in different countries and musical environments around the world, and what happens when different working methods and cultures meet in the rehearsal room? Nánási shares personal stories from his international career and offers a unique glimpse into life on the conductor's podium and behind the scenes at the opera. Don't miss this opportunity to gain fresh perspectives before the performance.

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Tid: 11.00

Datum: 7 augusti

Plats: Festival Lounge, Gallerian Hotel Skansen

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A Conversation with Maestro Henrik Nánási- Medverkande

Anelia Kadieva Jonsson is a trained stage director who has worked in the opera world for more than 25 years, both in Sweden and at leading European opera houses. She wrote the libretto for The Snow Queen (Malmö Opera, Royal Swedish Opera), and has served as editor of the Swedish Television programme Kontrapunkt as well as presenter for Swedish Radio P2. From the 2025/26 season, she will be working as a dramaturg at the Gothenburg Opera.

Henrik Nánási, Conductor, born and raised in Hungary. Regular guest at the world’s major opera houses: Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, San Francisco Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper Opéra National de Paris, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Opernhaus Zürich. Previously music director at Berlin’s Komische Oper from 2012 to 2017.

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