Winners in the Adult category: Patrik Bandling and Lina Eriksson.
Winners in the Children’s Category: Ellen Bergner and Malve Siklund.
Winners will be notified by email.
The correct answers are highlighted in bold.
Adults
1. At the Norrlands Opera, there are staff members with the title of “props master.” What do they do?
1. Costumes,
X. Props
2. Mask and wig
2. In the mid-1980s, the Norrlands Opera staged the opera *Cinderella*. Who composed the music for this classic?
1. Gioacchino Rossini
X. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2. Gaetano Donizetti
3. In 2023, how many visits were made to the Norrlandsoperan (the venue at Operaplan in Umeå) to attend a performance, concert, or exhibition?
1. Approx. 13,000
X. Approx. 19,000
2. Approx. 25,000
4. What kind of instrument is a harpsichord?
1. Keyboard instruments
X. Wind instruments
2. String instruments
5. Within the NMD network (Norrland Network for Music Theater & Dance), the Norrland Opera collaborates with several ensembles based in northern Sweden. Norrdans is one of them—in which town is Norrdans based?
1. Piteå
X. Östersund
2. Härnösand
6. How many performances and activities for children and young people did the Norrlandsoperan organize in 2023?
1. 389 units
X. 541 units
2. 701 units
7. Parts of the Norrlandsoperan’s current premises were used as a fire station until 1980, but in what year were these premises completed and ready for use by the fire department?
1. 1938
X. 1949
2. 1957
8. Which opera was performed at the Norrlandsoperan in 2002 in connection with the inauguration of the new facilities, with members of the royal family in attendance in the auditorium?
1. The Guild at Solhaug
X. The Island of Bliss
2. The Flying Dutchman
Children
1. How many years will the Norrlandsoperan celebrate this year (2024)?
1. 30 years
X. 40 years
2. 50 years
2. What is the name of the instrument used to play the violin?
1. Beat stick
X. Bow
2. Key
3. If you breakdance, what style do you practice?
1. Hip-hop
X. Ballet
2. Disco dancing
4. If you work at the Norrlandsoperan as a chorus member, what do you do?
1. Plays an instrument
X. Sings in a choir
2. Seams clothes
5. What is the name of the curtain that hides the stage before and after a performance?
1. Set piece
X. Backdrop
2. Curtain
6. What is the name of the person who decides what the set design for a theater or opera production should look like?
1. Conductor
X. Set Designer
2. Director
7. In 2016, the Norrland Opera staged an opera called “The Cunning Little Fox.” To which animal family does the fox belong?
1. Rodents
X. Dogs
2. Cats
8. How many seats are there for the audience in the Norrlandsoperan concert hall?
1. About 300
X. About 500
2. About 700
