Folke Abenius

Swedish opera director, opera director, singing teacher and professor, born October 8, 1933 in St. Göran's parish, died June 18, 2014. He was manager at the Royal Theater 1978–1984 and was also active at the Drottningholmsteatern, Storan in Gothenburg and at the opera houses in Oslo, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Kiel and Hamburg. In addition, he was a professor of music-dramatic performance. He received numerous awards and prizes, including the Litteris et Artibus in 1991 and the Medal for the Promotion of Sound Arts (Medaljen för tonkonstens främjande) in 2003.