Another night at the Opera

Tonight we took Martin and Ida with us to the premiere of Rigoletto at the Royal Opera house in Stockholm. (To thank them for all the work they put in during our wedding.) It's about a week since we went to the opera, but the difference from the last performance was astounding. Swedish radio broadcasted the opening night (live) and it seemed to inspire the singers' contribution on stage. A great night and a lovely version of Rigoletto. (Joakim last enjoyed Rigoletto in 1993 - funny enough with the same tenor in the role as the Duke of Mantua.)

Media Seminar

Joakim, speaking at the Open Society Conference at the Helsingborg Campus.
(Lots of Popperians with dissenting views were present.)

More photos here(thanks to Danyael).

A night at the Opera

Today we went to see the season finale of Verdi's Il Trovatore, playing at the Royal Opera in Stockholm. A nice performance, although not as grand as we expected. It almost seemed like the singers we tired of the librettos.