Birgit Nilsson-days 2024
Birgit Nilsson-days 4-10 augusti
The Birgit Nilsson Days 2023, August 6-12, will take place for the seventh year in a row in the great opera star’s home region in Västra Karup. The concerts take place at three venues. In the Birgit Nilsson hall at Ravinen, in Västra Karup’s church and at Center Courten in Båstad.
The Birgit Nilsson days begin with a Master Class. With an audience ticket, you can take part in the teaching on August 4-7, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The work culminates in a closing concert in the Birgit Nilsson hall on August 8 at 19:00.
Recipients of this year’s Birgit Nilsson scholarship will be announced on May 17. The distribution with concert takes place on August 9 at 19:00 in Västra Karup Church.
Program
Un Ballo in Maschera at Center court in Båstad
Saturday, August 10 at 19:00 a concertante outdoor performance-Un ballo I Maschera-Centercourten, Båstad
Top international singers take part in the performance, again this time together with the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra and a choir with singers from Bjäre and Helsingborg – all under the direction of maestro Pier Giorgio Morandi, an expert in Italian opera who last year made an acclaimed appearance at Birgit Nilsson’s Tosca in Concert.
Welcome at 18.15 in the Gallerian for a concert introduction with the opera director Anelia Kadieva Jonsson
Hear the vivid and insightful story of Giuseppe Verdi’s Un ballo in Maschera. Hear, among other things, about Verdi’s fight against censorship, the contrasting music and about his unusual use of humor in a tragic context. Don’t miss this introduction!
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Un ballo in Maschera with world singers
World singers Joyce El-Khoury and Michael Fabiano make their long-awaited return to Båstad this summer together with Swedish star baritone Fredrik Zetterström and master conductor Pier Giorgio Morandi.
After last year’s Tosca success, a special performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Un Ballo in Maschera follows – this time the finale will take place on the Birgit Nilsson days in 2024 at Båstad Tennisstadion with Staffan Valdemar Holm as director.
Absolutely fantastic - despite the rain - what a show!
Jenny Littorin - Tosca in concert 2023
Good to know
A warm welcome to Giuseppe Verdi’s “Un ballo in Maschera” at the center court in Båstad.
As organizers, we want to take the opportunity to inform you who are coming as guests to Båstad on August 10.
-Open-air concert
-Entrane open from 5:00 pm
-Program is included in the ticket
-Sale of refreshments with snacks, coffee etc. in the concert area
-Cashless payment
-It is not permitted to bring your own food and drink
-Umbrellas not allowed
Leave your bag at home
Based on the increased security level, the Police Authority has decided on a bag ban at major events in Sweden. The masquerade ball is included in this and there will be a ban on bags inside the arena area. No luggage storage is offered.
Exceptions may be made for people who for medical reasons need to bring a bag into the arena and for people with children who need a diaper bag.
Questions and answers
What can I bring into the arena?
You may bring things with you that fit in your pocket or that you hold in your hand, e.g. tickets. Bags with straps or stomach bags are not permitted.
Can I bring a bag?
No
Can I bring a toiletry bag?
Yes, if it fits in your pocket.
What about menstrual protection?
What fits in the pocket is OK. Free menstrual protection is offered inside the toilets in the arena area.
What about medical needs?
Bags for medical needs may be brought in. Nothing other than the medical needs may be kept in the bag. Prescription/certificate may be required.
Can I bring a pram in?
Yes, but there must not be any bags other than a diaper bag in the stroller.
What about wheelchairs/permobiles?
May be brought in but will be checked.
Can I bring an umbrella?
No
Can I bring a water bottle?
Yes
Is there a wardrobe?
No
What about what is traded inside the arena?
Purchased goods/bags inside the arena are OK but may not be taken out and then re-entered.
Be in time
The concert starts at 19.00.
The area around the center court opens at 17.00 and refreshments are available for purchase.
If you come by car, it is a good reason to add a little extra time to find the right parking around Båstad. The distances are not that long in Båstad and there is perhaps a parking space a bit away from the center court. It is fine to let people with walking difficulties get off near the entrance to the center court and then park the car in a free parking space.
In the ticket for the concert at 19.00 also includes the concert introduction in the Gallerian at 18.15 with the opera director Anelia Kadieva Jonsson.
Our volunteers will greet you at the entrance to the center court and the program for the evening’s concert will be handed out.
Should it rain, there are rain ponchos available.
17.00
The area around the center court opens.
18.15
Concert introduction in the Gallerian with opera director Anelia Kadieva Jonsson
19.00
ACT I
Susanne Rydén, Birgit Nilsson Stiftelsen, welcomes you
8:30 p.m
Paus and mingle
About 21.15
ACT II
About 22.15
The concert is over.
Birgit Nilsson-package
Stay at Hotel Skansen 10/8 when Verdi’s opera Un ballo in maschera is staged in a open-air concert version on the center court, directly outside the hotel. The perfect end to the 2024 Birgit Nilsson days.
The package includes a concert ticket, a two-course dinner before the concert, overnight stay, breakfast buffet and access to the spa, rooftop and cold bathhouse.