Kulturnatt at the Opera

The Culture Night 2026

Welcome to the Culture Night (Kulturnatten) at the Royal Swedish Opera. Here you can experience all the art forms that fit within our opera house – no fees, and just come and go as you please. If you have any questions during the evening, look for our employees who can guide you correctly and answer questions.

This will be the last Culture Night at the Opera House as next year we will move to the Gasometer, the Opera's home stage during renovation.

Food, Bars & Bubbly

In the evening, you can enjoy food and drink at the Grodan Restaurant, in the Golden Foyer and the Cocktail bar on the 1st balcony, on our terrace and in the café on the stalls level. From three-course dinners to bubbly and snacks!

Bags

During Culture Night we have unmanned cloakrooms and we would like to see that bags larger than A4 are not brought, even though there is no general bag ban. There is a very limited space for stroller parking next to the main entrance. Strollers may need to be parked outside the opera house if necessary.

Programme 2026

WELCOMING TONES
TIME 6–6.20, 7.15–7.45, 8.15–8.45, 9.15–9.45, 10.15–10.45 p.m.
WHERE Main entrance
Musicians from the Royal Swedish Orchestra plays classical music in the entrance hall.
VIOLIN Ylva Larsson Svanström
VIOLIN Olivia Høilund-Carlsen Ruud
VIOLA Ylva Lundén-Welden
VIOLONCELL Eleonora Svanström

ABOUT THE UPCOMING OPERA HOUSE AND THE OPERA'S STAGES DURING RENOVATION
TIME 6.30–7 p.m, 7.30–8 p.m.
VENUE The Golden Foyer
The Royal Swedish Opera's CEO Fredrik Lindgren talks and answers questions about the upcoming renovation and the home stages the Opera has during the renovation period.

COSTUME FITTING FOR CHILDREN
TIME 6–9 p.m.
WHERE 2nd row balcony and in the Christina room at the balchony outside the stalls
Here children of all ages can dress in exciting creations designed for performances at the Royal Swedish Opera.

CRAFT CORNER FOR CHILDREN
TIME 6–9 p.m.
WHERE Lower 3rd row balcony
Learn more about the Royal Swedish Opera's wig and mask department. Create imaginative character art with makeup cards.

TRY ON POINTE SHOES
TIME 6–10 p.m.
WHERE Upper 3rd row balcony
Here, both adults and children have the opportunity to try on pointe shoes and meet dancers from the Royal Swedish ballet. If you also make a donation to the Pointe Shoe Appeal, you will receive a pair of shoes signed by the opera's dancers to take home!

TRY OPERA FOR CHILDREN
TIME 6.45–7.15, 7.15–7.45, 8.15–8.45, 8.45–9.15 p.m.
WHERE Schweizeriet, lower 3rd row
CONDITIONS Limited number of participants per event, tickets can be collected from the box office at the entrance from 6 p.m. on the same day. First come, first served.
Here, children aged 6-10 years old can try out what it sounds and feels like to sing opera with the help of educators from Young Opera. Instructions are given in Swedish.

OPERA ON THE MAIN STAGE
TIME 6.30–7, 7.30–8 p.m.
WHERE Main stage
The opera's soloists, the Royal Swedish Opera's chorus and the Royal Swedish Orchestra perform highlights from the classic operas The Magic Flute and Turandot.
CONDUCTOR Jori Klomp
SOLISTERS Jens Persson Hertzman, Vivianne Holmberg and Dimitris Paksoglou
HOST Opera Director Tobias Theorell

OPERA SING-ALONG
TIME 8.30–9, 9.30–10, 10.30–11 p.m.
WHERE The Golden Foyer
Get on your toes and sing along to beloved opera classics!
HOSTS Jon Nilsson and Matilda Wahlund from the Royal Swedish Opera chorus
PIANIST Gunnel Lundberg

TRY OUT MODERN DANCE AND BALLET 
TIME 7–7.30 p.m. (classical ballet), 8–8.30 p.m. (modern dance)
WHERE The Studio, 3rd upper row
CONDITIONS Limited number of participants per event, tickets can be collected from the ticket office at the entrance from 6 p.m. on the same day. First come, first served.
Try classical and modern dancing under the guidance of repetiteurs from the Opera.
INSTRUCTOR (classical ballet) Minji Nam with pianist Massimo Broggio
INSTRUCTOR (modern dance) Hlin Hjálmarsdóttir

JAZZ TRIO
TIME 8–8.30, 9–9.30, 10–10.30 p.m.
VENUE 3rd lower row
Listen to swinging jazz with Staffan Mårtensson's trio!
MUSICIANS Staffan Mårtensson (saxophone), Anders Färdal (guitar) and Jan Adefelt (double bass)

BALLET ON THE MAIN STAGE
TIME 8.30–8.50, 9.30–9.50 p.m.
WHERE The Main Stage
The Royal Ballet accompanied by the Royal Swedish Orchestra performs classic pas de deux from the ballets Suite en Blanc, Juliet & Romeo, Swan Lake and In the middle, somewhat elevated.
DANCERS Luiza Lopes / AdiLiJiang Abudureheman, Kaho Yanagisawa / Julien Keulen, Maya Schonbrun / Dima Dmitry Zagrebin, Luiza Lopes / Gianmarco Romano.

TRY OPERA FOR ADULTS
TIME 9–9.30, 10–10.30 p.m.
WHERE The Studio, Upper 3rd row balcony
TERMS Limited number of participants per event, tickets can be picked up at the box office at the entrance from 6 p.m. on the same day. First come, first served.
Try singing opera under the guidance of soloist Jeremy Carpenter (9 p.m.) and teachers Sara Eriksson Stern and Linus Flogell (10 p.m.)
PIANIST Lars-David Nilsson (9 p.m.) and Olga Tomilina (10 p.m.)

MOONLIGHT BETWEEN THE BRIDGES – OPERA ON THE MAIN STAGE
TIME 10.30–11 p.m.
WHERE The Main Stage
Court singer Karl-Magnus Fredriksson together with pianist Martin Virin performs works by Ravel, Stenhammar and Brahms.

SCREENING OF THE MAGICAL HOUSE
TIME 11–11.45 p.m.
WHERE The Main Stage
Watch our web series The Magical House (in Swedish only) about life behind the scenes at the Opera House. Suitable for curious people of all ages!