Royal Swedish Opera

The Royal Swedish Opera, or Kungliga Operan, is the national stage for opera in Sweden. The building lies in the center of Stockholm, on the eastern side of Gustav Adolfs torg. The opera company was founded by King Gustav III and its first performance was given on January 18, 1773. The first opera house was inaugurated in 1780s and served for a century before being replaced at the end of the 19th century. Both houses were 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.

The Oscarian Opera

The old opera served for another century, when it was demolished in 1892 to give way to construction of a new Opera by Axel Johan Anderberg, finished seven years later and inaugurated by king Oscar II. The new house bears the letters Kungl. Teatern, literally "Royal theatre", causing the later founded Royal Dramatic Theatre to add the distinction "dramatic" to its name.

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1892 - Axel Johan Anderberg - Oscar II - Royal Dramatic Theatre

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