Royal Swedish Ballet Royal Swedish Ballet The Royal Swedish Ballet is one of the oldest ballet companies in Europe. Based in Stockholm, Sweden, King Gustav III founded the ballet in 1773 as a part of his national cultural project in response to the French and Italian dominance in this field; he also founded the Royal Swedish Opera and the Royal Dramatic Theatre. All of these were initially located in the old theatre of Bollhuset. The troupe was founded with the opening of the Royal Swedish Opera, which has served as its home since that time. In 1773, the cultural professions of acting, opera-singing
Gustavo III (Verdi) Sweden during the 2002/03 season, 146 years after Verdi took his libretto for "Gustavo III" away from the Teatro San Carlo in Naples. "Gustavo III" was given at the San Carlo in January/February 2004. Notes Sources Gustavo III (Verdi) Gustavo III is an opera by Giuseppe Verdi to a libretto begun in early 1857 by the Italian playwright Antonio Somma. Never performed as written, the libretto was later revised (or proposed to be revised) several times under two additional names – "Una vendetta in domino" and "Adelia degli Adimari" – during which the setting was changed to vastly different locations.