The Royal Opera in Stockholm was founded in 1773 at the direction of King Gustaf III. A great lover of the arts and an actor and playwright himself King Gustaf wanted to promote the use of Swedish as the language of the upper classes. He decreed that all opera was to be sung in Swedish, and began bringing important European composers to create operas with Swedish poets. Shortly after the formation of the Royal Opera, French ballet master Louis Gallodier created an ensemble of thirty dancers. Under Gustaf's patronage dramatic ballet grew in stature both at home and abroad.The present building was built in 1898. Today about 250 performances of over thirty different works are given every season (from mid-August to mid-June). The repertoire is varied with a concentration on 'classical' opera and ballet.
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