Gustav III was King of Sweden from 1771 until his assassination in 1792. He was the eldest son of Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden and Queen Louise Ulrika (a sister of King Frederick the Great of ...
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The metatheatrical notion of an opera-loving king assassinated in the opera house he built was irresistible to 19th-century composers, spawning at least three operas about Gustav’s demise.