The Royal Opera is a neo-classicist theatre from 1898,
build at the place of the original opera house, build by Gustav III.
The building across the present opera building used to
mirror the first venue, giving you an idea of how it was earlier.
It is in this opera house Gustav III was killed, later
made into the opera “Un Ballo in Maschera” by Verdi.
At the time we were invited to look at the renovation of all the under and upper stage machinery (by Bosch Rexroth), as well as the renewed lighting equipment.
It was of course very impressing to see the newest thing of technology implemented in an historic building, but we also had the chance to join a "historic tour", conducted by a former member of the ballet.
The man was an impressive raconteur, taking us trough the building, telling anecdote after anecdote.
.The Tours can be booked as a public tour trough the box office of the opera house.
If all guides are as good as ours was, I can recommend it fully!
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