{"id":22654,"date":"2025-03-06T14:12:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T12:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/forestallningar\/the-mistresses\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T16:13:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T14:13:06","slug":"the-mistresses","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/en\/programme\/the-mistresses\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mistresses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Based on a Nobel Prize winner’s breakthrough novel<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

If anyone has a destiny, it is a man; <\/em>If someone is struck by fate, she is a woman.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brigitte wants to be happy; Paula wants to be happy. Paula wants to be a seamstress; Brigitte already is one. She wants Heinz. Paula wants Erich. Both want children and financial stability. They use their wits, their charm, and their bodies to win the men\u2019s favor. But all bodies age. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this new opera by Jenny Wilson, based on Elfriede Jelinek\u2019s breakthrough novel from 1975, a painful question is brought to a head: How can women find happiness in a world where their success depends on men and the money they earn?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team behind the opera draws on Jelinek\u2019s ice-cold perspective on patriarchy and capitalism, but also on her absurd humor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fans of Jenny Wilson will recognize her distinctive sound in the music, which is premiered here by the Norrlandsoperan Symphony Orchestra and eight versatile vocal soloists, under the musical direction of Norrlandsoperan\u2019s new chief conductor, Eduardo Strausser. The production is directed by Franciska \u00c9ry, a London-based theater and opera director. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just in time for the Norrlandsoperan\u2019s 50th anniversary, they are setting out to bring this moving story to life using all the tools of opera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Elin Berge<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Recommended Age<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Ages 15 and up.
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Performed in Swedish with both Swedish and English subtitles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Artistic Team & Cast <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Composer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jenny Wilson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Libretto<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Erik Norberg, based on Elfriede Jelinek\u2019s novel, translated by Aim\u00e9e Delblanc<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Johan Siberg<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Eduardo Strausser<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Franciska \u00c9ry<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Basia Bi\u0144kowska<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Paula: Alexandra B\u00fcchel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brigitte: Linnea Andreassen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heinz \/ Wolfgang: Hr\u00f3lfur S\u00e6mundsson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Erich: Per Lindstr\u00f6m<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Susi: Natalie Hernborg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dad \/ Paula’s Dad: Markus Schwartz<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mom: Susanna Levonen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paulamorsan \/ Heinzsystern: Charlotte Hellekant<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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