Wasa Theatre performance, says director Victoria Brattström.. In 2017 "Ingvar!" premiered in September 2017, directed by Markus Virta, composed by Erik Gedeon, with lyrics by Klas Abrahamsson.. The main characters played by Anna-Maria Hallgarn, Erik-André Hvidsten, Johan Aspelin, Saara Lehtonen, Thomas Lundin, Richard Mitts, Tove Qvickström and Maria Udd. The musical loosely based on the biography of IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad. Wasa Theatre Wasa theatre (Wasa Teater) is a professional Swedish-language theatre in the Finnish city of Vaasa. The theatre is the regional theatre of Österbotten and was founded in 1919. The current theatre building was completed in 1955 and was designed
Ingvar Wixell Ingvar Wixell Karl Gustaf "Ingvar" Wixell, (May 7, 1931October 8, 2011) was a Swedish baritone who had an active international career in operas and concerts from 1955 to 2003. He mostly sang roles from the Italian repertory, and, according to "The New York Times", "was best known for his steady-toned, riveting portrayals of the major baritone roles of Giuseppe Verdi — among them Rigoletto, Simon Boccanegra, Amonasro in "Aida", and Germont in "La traviata"". Ingvar Wixell was born in Luleå in 1931. After studies at the Stockholm Academy of Music, he made his debut in Gävle in 1952, then in