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The Astrid Lindgren Prize goes to a "tough-boiled" author

Tough-boiled, easy to read, and immediate. This is how the jury describes this year's Astrid Lindgren prize winner Petter Lidbeck, who is awarded the prize of 100,000 kronor for an authorship that "grabs you from the very first page".

The Astrid Lindgren Prize goes to a "tough-boiled" author

Vattnäs Concert Barn Stages Monteverdi

Monteverdi's "The Coronation of Poppea" will be this summer's opera at Vattnäs concert barn outside Mora. The opera, which was to be Monteverdi's last, takes place in Rome and deals with Poppea who had a love affair with Emperor Nero.

Vattnäs Concert Barn Stages Monteverdi