Hedvig Jalhed is senior lecturer in Chamber Music and Chamber Opera at Mälardalen University and senior lecturer in Artistic Research in Music with specialization in Music Drama. She holds a position as director for Inter Arts Center, the center for cross-disciplinary research and practice within the Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts at Lund University. She is a professionally trained opera singer with a Master’s degree in Musical Performance and Doctoral degree in Performance in Theatre and Music Drama. Her artistic research concerns the development of operatic practice in new works with a special focus on operatic game-design and issues regarding immersion and interaction. Besides her academic career, she has founded the independent chamber opera company Operation Opera and is appointed artistic director for Halland Opera & Vocal Festival on behalf of Region Halland.