Operan

[b]'Operan'[/b] (the Royal Swedish Opera).

For the Royal Swedish Opera building when credited as location, see [l=The Royal Opera House, Stockholm]

[b]'Kungliga Operan'[/b] (The Royal Opera) has changed its Swedish official name twelve times since it was inaugurated by in 1773. Originally named [b]'Kongl. Operan'[/b], after many minor variations on the same theme, the name was changed to at the beginning of the 20th century and remained so for more than three-quarters of a century. However, since 1997, the official name is [b]'Kungliga Operan'[/b] (the Royal Opera). In common parlance, the theater has always been referred to as [b]'Operan'[/b].