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Beauty and the Beast: this season’s first premiere at Drottningholms Slottsteater
After last season’s postponed productions, Drottningholms Slottsteater is now opening its door again to audiences. First out is the premiere of the classic Beauty and the Beast on 22 May. A newly written comic opera for the whole family, Beauty and the Beast is inspired by an original work that premiered here 250 years ago. Owing to the current restrictions, audiences are limited to eight people.
The comic opera Zémire and Azor had its premiere at Drottningholms Slottsteater in 1778 after having conquered Europe in just a matter of years and earned a reputation as Marie-Antoinette’s favourite opera. It’s easy to understand why, with its vindictive elves, spirit ballets, a fearless young heroine and an unhappy Prince who’s been turned into a monster. Nowadays, adults and children know the story as Beauty and the Beast, a modern classic best known perhaps in its Disney rendition.
“This is a fairytale that has been told countless times since the 1700s,” says script-writer and director Tuvalisa Rangström. “We now welcome younger audiences from the age of 6 and up to this magical historical theatre and a show about love, chance and transformation.”
The Drottningholms Slottsteater version is based on the original Zémire and Azor by André Grétry and Jean-Francois Marmontel. The music is largely drawn from the 18th century work as is the newly-written libretto. On stage will be an actor with a dancer and musicians, and afterwards the audience will be able to engage in a discussion on transformation with a philosopher. The work was due to be performed last summer but was postponed for a year due to Covid-19.
The next premiere at Drottningholms Slottsteater will be Agrippina by Handel on 7 August.
Drottningholms Slottsteater has remained intact since 1766 and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is the only theatre of its kind in the world that still uses original hand operated stage machinery.
Beauty and the Beast
A family show from 6 and up
Performances from 22 May to 6 June. For dates and times, see www.dtm.se
Script and direction: Tuvalisa Rangström
Musical concept: Maria Lindal
Actor: Jessie Lewis Skoglund
Dancer: Elisabeth Ludwig
Musicians: Maria Lindal, Kerstin Frödin, Magdalena Mårding and Olof Wendel
Philosopher: Johan G:son Berg
With the generous support of the Jacob Wallenberg Foundation, the Infinity Foundation and donors.
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