How does it work?
Take four classical singers, a cellist, a pianist, an accordionist, four percussionists, a hoard of singers, dancers and actors. Put them in a super-size furniture store. Mix them together with an unsuspecting audience. Top with meatballs and add four dates in June for seasoning. Cooking time: 1 hour.
All the store is a stage….
Staging an opera in a furniture store is a tricky concept. Flatpack takes advantage of the ready-made ‘theatrical sets’ that are found in the various areas of the store. Flatpack is a promenade opera and each 
scene of the opera will take place in a different area of IKEA. Guides will lead the audience through each department to witness the action and music in every scene. Performers, audience members and shoppers will intermingle throughout the piece, blurring the boundaries between ‘reality’ and ‘performance. This creates an inclusive and entertaining experience for the audience, who become as much a part of the opera as the singers and instrumentalists.
Music
Everything about Flatpack relates in some way to furniture, shopping and domesticity. Even the instruments in some of the scenes are 
reflections of this. Pots and pans, cheese graters and wine glasses create harmonies with the piano, accordion and cello. Radically, in-keeping with the IKEA surroundings, the opera also sets Swedish furniture names to music.