Gratianus

I visited the opera house at Skäret, where I watched La Bohème. It was an excellent performance that held very high class. Three singers stood out in particular. José Gutierrez was excellent as Rodolfo. He has a pleasant voice, somewhat muscular in the higher register, and he used it with intelligence. I thought he also was a rather good actor. Otherwise, I particularly liked the Marcello (Peter Kajlinger), who sang beautifully, and the Musetta (Catarina Lundgren), who had great stage presence. The stage set and the direction was fine, especially in the Momus scene, which was done with great verve. (But the director should tell his tenor not to lean against the supposedly very hot iron stove when he sings!)











The opera was performed in the building to the right, where lumber used to be stored. The building has excellent acoustics.



The performers



The view from outside the opera house over the lake Ljusnarn.