A new opera dealing with the opioid crisis has opened in Umeå, according to Dagens Nyheter. The production, titled The Galloping Cure, premiered on 12 September 2026 and drew attention for stage imagery that includes exposed internal organs, Dagens Nyheter reports.
The Swedish daily's headline describes the work as a drug-fuelled opera about the opioid crisis, pointing to a staging that does not soften its subject matter. The premiere took place in Umeå, where the show opened on that date, according to a listings guide on HurBra.se.
Reviews in the Swedish press suggest a mixed but intense reception. Svenska Dagbladet published a review of The Galloping Cure, while Västerbottens-Kuriren carried a piece whose headline describes a grandchild crying at the top of its lungs and the audience seeing the beginning of the end. Folkbladet, for its part, framed the production as a success that sets emotions galloping.
