My picks in Arts & Culture

This little-known opera and ballet festival is a gem, staged in a beautifully preserved 18th-century theater in Drottningholms Palace in Stockholm. The performances are presented with authentic costumes, instruments and fireworks from the period—a visual feast. The 2008 season will feature Haydn's comedy Il Mondo della Luna; the Finnish baritone Petteri Salomaa will delight audiences with his starring role in Monteverdi's Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria, and the festival ends with an hilarious sketch comedy send-up of the opera world, L'Opera Seria. Simply beautiful and very romantic—surprise someone special with a trip to Sweden this summer.

May 24—August 10, 2008.

Tickets from €18.