{"id":22044,"date":"2024-06-04T15:43:08","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T13:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/musikerna\/linus-mattsson\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T13:13:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:13:37","slug":"linus-mattsson","status":"publish","type":"musician","link":"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/en\/musikerna\/linus-mattsson\/","title":{"rendered":"Linus Mattsson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201c\u2026I had to hold a wok pan over the bell of the tuba with one hand and play with the other \u2026\u201d<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuba: Linus Mattsson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

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Meet the Musicians<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m from Blekinge,<\/strong> from Asarum, north of Karlshamn. I\u2019ve been involved in music my whole life\u2014always playing the tuba and doing some choral singing. After music school in Karlshamn, my military service in the military band, and Lunnevad Folk High School, I went on to the Malm\u00f6 Academy of Music. I worked as a freelancer from 2004 to 2008; during that time, I applied for a job at the Norrlands Opera, auditioned here in 2007, and got the job in 2008. I enjoy living in Ume\u00e5; to me, it feels like \u201ca small big city,\u201d with just the right pace and proximity to both the city and nature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you audition, it’s like a competition for the jobs.<\/strong> I\u2019m proud that I passed my audition and got the job! It\u2019s a privilege to have a steady job as a musician. The best part of the job is the variety. The mix of playing symphony orchestra concerts, opera, children\u2019s performances, musical theater\u2026 well, we\u2019ve even done several video game concerts. Once we had a Frank Zappa concert, and they wanted a special sound from the tuba. It all ended up with me holding a wok over the bell of the tuba with one hand and playing with the other! That\u2019s probably the only time I\u2019ve ever used a wok, by the way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A fun concert can keep you going for a long time. <\/strong>It\u2019s also wonderful to be part of a team and to work alongside others; after all, the challenges are constantly changing. You can usually tell right away when you get the sheet music whether it\u2019s something you\u2019ll need to devote a lot of time to, and whether it will be more or less challenging. You receive your sheet music before the preparation period\u2014that is, the time set aside for practicing on your own\u2014before rehearsals with the rest of the orchestra begin. It usually involves a lot of practice and some solo work, but we also help each other out by rehearsing in the brass section to support one another. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One amazing thing\u2014in which I took part\u2014was the outdoor opera *Elektra* in 2014. Beforehand, I was a little unsure about how it would go and what it would be like\u2026 for example, we in the orchestra were going to be sitting in a completely different venue and playing\u2026 but it went really well, and the whole experience was nothing short of fantastic\u2014the audience, the excitement, the outdoor setting\u2026 well, everything! <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Personal<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In my free time, I enjoy being in the mountains, skiing, and spending time with my family.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":215,"template":"","meta":{"musician_role":"Tuba"},"class_list":["post-22044","musician","type-musician","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nLinus Mattsson - Norrlandsoperan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/en\/musikerna\/linus-mattsson\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Linus Mattsson - Norrlandsoperan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/en\/musikerna\/linus-mattsson\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Norrlandsoperan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-09-03T11:13:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/linus_mattsson_2X5A0071_Webb-liggande.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/norrlandsoperan.se\\\/en\\\/musikerna\\\/linus-mattsson\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/norrlandsoperan.se\\\/en\\\/musikerna\\\/linus-mattsson\\\/\",\"name\":\"Linus Mattsson - 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