Opera Package: The Flying Dutchman August 8, 2026

The Flying Dutchman is coming to Båstad! Experience a unique open-air opera performance featuring world-class artists, 100 choir singers, and the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra in Richard Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman at the Båstad Tennis Stadium. This scenic outdoor production stars Swedish soprano Elisabet Strid as Senta and will be performed on 8 August 2026.

about the package

Book a Hotel Package with Opera
Book the Summer Package or the Late In Package and select an opera ticket as an add-on (choose it in step 2 when booking your package online).


Included in the package:

  • Overnight stay with breakfast
  • Access to the spa, rooftop, and cold bathhouse
  • Dinner at Restaurant Sand (2 courses in Late In, 3 courses in the Summer Package), from 16:00
  • Concert ticket in the front rows, entrance from 17:00A glass of wine during the intermissionOn this day, dinner is served from 16:00, giving you time to enjoy the seasonal flavours and sea views before the performance. You book your dinner time when you book your package.

 

Images: Johan Lilja

About the concert

Wagner’s Flying Dutchman Arrives in Båstad

Richard Wagner’s dramatic and romantic opera The Flying Dutchman follows last summer’s audience success Aida. The opera is based on a maritime legend about a ship whose crew is doomed to sail the seas forever… In addition to the Dutchman, the young woman Senta stands at the center of the story.

When: August 8 at 7:00 PM
Where: Tennis Stadium in Båstad
How: Outdoor concert
Duration: Two acts, approx. 3 hours including a 45-minute intermission
Admission: From 5:00 PM
Food & drink: Available on site, cash-free payment only.
Outside food and beverages are not allowed

The performance is part of the Birgit Nilsson Festival, organized by the Birgit Nilsson Foundation, August 3–8, 2026. See the full program at www.birgitnilsson.com

Cast:
The Dutchman – Christopher Maltman
Senta – Elisabet Strid
Daland – Günther Groissböck
Erik – Stanislas de Barbeyrac
Mary – Martina Dike
Daland’s Steersman – Tobias Westman
Conductor – Henrik Nánási
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra and choir singers from Skåne

summer in båstad

At Hotel Skansen, you stay with the concert arena right outside your door. Here you can enjoy well-crafted food, sea views, a vibrant atmosphere, and relaxation in the spa, rooftop area, and cold bathhouse. Just up the hill stands the Birgit Nilsson statue at the Dahlmanska site, and you have Båstad’s beach life, shops, and restaurants just around the corner.

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