Live ballet
It’s no longer necessary to be in Stockholm to experience ballet at the Royal Opera. On December 16, Prisma, part of Mediatec Group, broadcast Chaikovky’s Nutcracker live in HD. As stated in a press release from the Royal Opera, this was the first time ballet was broadcast live to digital cinemas. In no less than 25 cinemas all over Sweden, and one in Norway, visitors were able to experience the two hour show, set in a classic Elsa Beskow style.
Although a premiere for ballet, this was not the first time Prisma performed live broadcasting from the Royal Opera. In February, 2008 visitors at a number of cinemas in Sweden could watch the opera Falstaff live. In November, Prisma carried out a similar HD broadcast of Bernardas house from Dramaten in Stockholm to 37 cinemas.
