
Rickard Söderberg
Acting
Biography
Söderberg is known for his interpretations of baroque music, Mozart and Wagner, in roles such as Idomeneo, don Ottavio, Lurcanio, Oronte and Loge. Earlier he has also been the lead singer in operas such as Greve Almaviva, Lenskij, Rodolfo and don José. In 2005 he had the lead role in a modern interpretation of the opera Temistocle by Johann Christian Bach. During the summer of the same year Söderberg made his writing debut at the Drottningholm Palace Theatre as Oronte in the opera Alcina along with Anne Sofie von Otter and Christine Schäffer. In 2007 he had the lead role in L'Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi and in 2012 the lead role in Orlando by Joseph Haydn. During 2011 he was part of Värmlandsoperan's interpretation of Wagner's Ring in the role as Loge. At Malmö Opera Rickard Söderberg has played the role of Idomeneo along with Malena Ernman. He has also had roles in Rucklarens väg, Karmelitsystrarna, Madama Butterfly, Hoffmans äventyr, Trollflöjten, Don Giovanni, Elias and Let's make an Opera by Benjamin Britten. In 2013 he participated in the TV4 show Körslaget, being the leader of the choir from Halmstad. He finished third in the show. Söderberg in a duet with Elize Ryd has participated in Melodifestivalen 2015 in hopes of representing Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria, but their song did not qualify. Söderberg participated in Let's Dance 2016 which was broadcast on TV4.
Known For

Melodifestivalen (direct translation: The Melody Festival) is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT). The competition is a six part tour (5 heats + the final) with stops in cities across Sweden to determine the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest. Melodifestivalen is also known informally as "Mello", or internationally as "Melfest".
Melodifestivalen

Så ska det låta is a Swedish game show, based on the Irish The Lyrics Board. The show was introduced in 1997 and led by Peter Harryson until Peter Settman took over in 2006. Så ska det låta can be watched online at svt play for approximately one month after airing.
Så ska det låta

Allsång på Skansen is a Swedish tv show held at Skansen, Stockholm, every summer on Tuesdays. The audience is supposed to sing-along with musical guests to well-known Swedish songs. The show started in 1935 on a small scale - about fifty people in the audience. Today about 10 000–25 500 people come to each performance.
Allsång på Skansen

Swedish celebrities put their baking skills to the test and bake their best to impress the rock-hard jury for the chance to win SEK 50,000 for charity. Under time pressure, they will bake everything from delicious cookies to magnificent cakes.
Hela Kändis-Sverige Bakar

Eight Swedish artists, representing different genres and generations, compete against each other each week by performing hit songs from eight different musical genres. Each week, the audience votes on their favorite contestants. Only one artist can be voted the Star of the Stars!
Stjärnornas Stjärna

Can one person beat all of Sweden? Live quiz with spectacular experiments. Everyone can compete live via the DUO app and the whole of Sweden competes as a team. Who will win - the lone contestant in the studio or team Sweden?
1 mot Sverige

To cope with major life changes, three older pals take a cruise, where a former lover on board puts stress on the trio's friendship.
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Laban is not like other ghosts, he is afraid of the dark. Laban wants nothing more than to be scary, but no matter how hard he tries, he only manages to scare himself. In the basement of the castle Gomorronsol, Laban lives with his mother and father Spöke and his daring little sister Labolina, who can imitate all the sounds in the world. The castle also houses people: the king and queen, as well as Princess Busan and little prince Bus, who are Laban's very best friends.