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Gothenburg – all about musical and Musical!

European Choir Games 2019 hit the Musical city of Gothenburg

European Choir Games 2019

Choirs, Musicals, opera, shower – not matter where you enjoy music: Singing has countless ways of expressions. This also applies to Gothenburg, the city of the Grand Prix of Nations & European Choir Games 2019. Sweden’s second largest city will not only become host of choirs from all over the world next year, but is also proud to be home of three most famous musical education institutions: The Balettakademien Göteborg, the Performing Arts School and the Högskolan för scen och musik at the Göteborgs Universitet.

Since 1976 the Balettakademien Göteborg trains talents in music and dance. Graduates such as Shirley Clamp, who four Top 10 singles and three Top 10 albums in Sweden or Petra Mede, who became a successful comedian, dancer, actress and TV presenter realized their dream of a successful career on stage. Gothenburg’s Performing Arts School focuses on enhancing their student’s skills in song, dance, and theatre in order to achieve a coherent scenic performance and regularly invites guest lecturers such as Björn Dobbelaere, Head of the Musical Theatre at the Royal Academy of Music in London. The third “Musical” institution is Göteborgs Universitet, which offers Sweden’s only university-level musical theater program, which offers the possibility to achieve a Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theater.

The Sweden’s love for Music-als also becomes visible in the programme of the city’s opera: Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame will be seen this season, followed by the Musical Oliver next season. And of course the works of the much-loved ABBA members Benny Andersson and Björn Ulveus such as Chess and Kristina från Duvemåla became very popular in Sweden. Therefore it is no surprise that a Swedish Musical called “I Love Musicals” also became a hit in the home country of Music-al lovers. The European Choir Games 2019 in Gothenburg will captivate this energy of song, bring it on stage and inspire the musical community from around the world for another vocal highlight.

Early Bird Registration for the Grand Prix of Nations Gothenburg 2019 & 4th European Choir Games ends on October 15, 2018. Get more details about participation and registration for the event here and follow the official event page at Facebook for more regular updates, photos and videos!

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