{"id":22725,"date":"2025-02-05T10:36:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T08:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/forestallningar\/introduction-to-the-mistresses\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T16:13:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T14:13:35","slug":"introduction-to-the-mistresses","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/en\/programme\/introduction-to-the-mistresses\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to *The Mistresses*"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Talks and musical tastings<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Director Franciska \u00c9ry and Norrlandsoperan\u2019s chief conductor, Eduardo Strausser, invite you to an in-depth introduction to The Mistresses<\/a><\/em> \u2014 indie queen Jenny Wilson\u2019s first opera, based on Nobel Prize winner Elfriede Jelinek\u2019s novel of the same name \u2014 which will have its world premiere on Norrlandsoperan\u2019s Main Stage on March 8 and run through March 29, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opera Director Dan Turd\u00e9n will lead a discussion with members of the artistic team about the work on the production. The discussion will be conducted partly in English. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Musical excerpts featuring singers from the opera will be performed with piano accompaniment by Jonas Olsson throughout the evening.

A warm welcome!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mistresses, March 8\u201329<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

On Longing in a Patriarchal World. World premiere of indie queen Jenny Wilson\u2019s first opera, based on Nobel Prize winner Elfriede Jelinek\u2019s breakthrough novel, directed by Franciska \u00c9ry. <\/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. And they use their wit, 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

Just in time for the Norrlandsoperan\u2019s 50th anniversary, they are setting out to bring this gripping story to life using all the tools of opera\u2014without paying the slightest attention to its rules and conventions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Norrlandsoperan’s Bistro\/Foyer<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday, February 12, at 6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free admissionCo-arrangement between the Friends of Norrlandsoperan and Norrlandsoperan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The conversation will be conducted in English
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