Classical concerts featuring

Jannika Gustafsson

Ethel Smyth – Stolt och upprorisk

During the Pride Festival in summer 2024, the English composer Ethel Smyth was celebrated with chamber music and readings. The show was a success and is now presented again – on International Women’s Day.Composer Ethel Smyth was a strong personality who stood out in Victorian England. She was openly lesbian and one of the leaders in the suffragette movement, which fought for women's suffrage, the right to vote in parliamentary and general elections. Ethel Smyth was appointed Dame of the British Empire in 1922, becoming the first female composer to receive such an honour. Smyth was also an author and wrote several books. There will also be readings from her entertaining memoirs.Readings from Ethel Smyth’s entertaining memoirs are combined with songs and instrumental music. Among others, we will hear musicians from the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra together with alto Susanna Sundberg, who has appeared on many of the country's opera stages.The script is written by Sophie Helsing, playwright and dramaturge.