{"id":25404,"date":"2026-08-31T12:42:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T10:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/programblad\/the-galloping-cure\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T13:18:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T11:18:22","slug":"the-galloping-cure","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/en\/programblad\/the-galloping-cure\/","title":{"rendered":"The Galloping Cure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='no-program-container'> <div class='no-program-sidebar row w-100 m-0 justify-content-center '><div class='col-12 col-lg-6 p-0'><nav class='nav nav-tabs program-type-nav-tabs' id='program-type-nav-tab' role='tablist'><button class='nav-link program-type-nav-link active' id='nav-program-tab' data-bs-toggle='tab' data-bs-target='#nav-program-menu' data-linked-tab='#tab-program-content' type='button' role='tab' aria-controls='nav-program-menu tab-program-content' aria-selected='1'><span class='nav-link-text'><h5 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class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion no-accordion accordion accordion-flush row w-100 m-0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-01ff86db-e599-4ccf-bd3a-e88ac08e2482-0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-01ff86db-e599-4ccf-bd3a-e88ac08e2482-0\"><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">Dan Turd\u00e9n, Artistic Director of Opera at the Norrlandsoperan (Swedish)<\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 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Our&nbsp;artistic&nbsp;editorial&nbsp;within&nbsp;opera&nbsp;says.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019d like to apologize in advance to readers for some name-dropping. Every person mentioned has played a vital role in making it possible for Norrlandsoperan to present <em>*The Galloping Cure*<\/em> to you tonight. There isn\u2019t enough space here to list everyone who contributed from start to finish\u2014there are simply too many to count. This is the story of what happened before there was a libretto, before there was music, before singers and a director were needed, before a conductor began leafing through a score, before tickets could be sold.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the newly appointed opera director at Norrlandsoperan in the spring of 2021, I saw the 50th anniversary fast approaching. Given Norrlandsoperan\u2019s history of commissioning new operas despite its relatively small size, I felt that the best way to celebrate our 50th anniversary was with a brand-new opera premiere. But who would write it?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I made a short list of names that I knew, in all practical terms, would be impossible to secure, but which were the ones I dreamed of most. At the top of that list was the American composer Missy Mazzoli, already one of the most hyped composers on the international opera scene. I had heard her and librettist Royce Vavrek\u2019s breakthrough work, <em>*Breaking the Waves* <\/em>\u2014 <em>an adaptation <\/em>of Lars von Trier\u2019s film of the same name\u2014and had been blown away. The intensity of the storytelling, the effective libretto, the melodies, and the soundscape\u2014all of which perfectly capture von Trier\u2019s world while creating something of its own, something independent of its source material.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On a whim, I reached out to Missy and asked to meet with her. We met on Teams. Due to the time difference, I was sitting in the Norrlandsoperan\u2019s smallest guest apartment at Kungsgatan 27 A, which I had rented for a short time, while she was in her studio apartment in Manhattan with a fascinating psychedelic wallpaper as a backdrop. On the wall behind me hung a mass-produced, unframed print of the Brooklyn Bridge.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That meeting was followed by another one, this time attended by publisher Peggy Monastra and Missy\u2019s partner Royce. I don\u2019t remember if the Brooklyn Bridge was visible in the background then either, but it\u2019s not out of the question. For some unfathomable reason, both Missy and Royce were really excited about the idea. There was just one catch: 2024\u201325 was out of the question due to their already scheduled commitments. I won\u2019t bore readers with the details of how we stayed in touch, but we did, and we agreed to set aside the anniversary year and look further into the future for the seasons that followed.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Ingmar Bergman\u2019s farm, Hammars, on F\u00e5r\u00f6 in the summer of 2021, Royce asked me what kind of opera I was actually most interested in. It was a difficult question, but I know I blurted out that I was looking for something contemporary\u2014something that\u2019s about us here and now\u2014a story driven by a complex dilemma and an idea that isn\u2019t an adaptation of another work.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In March 2022, I received an email from Royce in which he presented their initial concept for <em>*The Galloping Cure*. The concept <\/em>was based on a new synopsis by Karen Russell and addressed the spiraling opioid crisis in the U.S., filtered through Franz Kafka\u2019s short story <em>\u201cA Doctor in the Country.\u201d <\/em>The idea hit the nail on the head in terms of what I had been trying to articulate as what I wanted most from a newly written opera.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But I also realized two things: this couldn\u2019t be a story that became a matter solely for the Norrlandsoperan and the Ume\u00e5 audience\u2014the idea was too good not to reach a wider audience\u2014and that this would require funding that the Norrlandsoperan couldn\u2019t provide on its own. From our respective corners, publisher Peggy and I tried to spark interest among other opera houses. Even though there was interest, nothing is ever certain in the opera world until \u201cthe fat lady sings.\u201d Funding remains a headache. But God hears our prayers.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In October 2022, completely out of the blue, I was contacted by Olle Jansson, the dean of the Theater Academy during my time as a student there, who told me that he was serving as an expert on an evaluation panel for the Riksbank\u2019s Jubilee Fund and, in that role, was reaching out to various cultural organizations in Sweden to gauge their interest in participating in a call for proposals from a new grant program run by the fund, RJ Konst och Kultur. The funding was intended to finance cultural projects inspired by research funded by the Riksbank\u2019s Jubilee Fund. \u201cQuite substantial sums may be available.\u201d \u201cWell, the Norrland Opera is definitely interested,\u201d was my understated reply. A new process began, and through RJ, I was put in touch with researchers Susanne Lundin and Mats G. Hansson, who had conducted research directly applicable to Missy\u2019s and Royce\u2019s idea. They were also interested in letting me review their research for the purpose of writing the application.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To write such an application, you need expertise in both the academic world and the performing arts; personally, I don\u2019t know the first thing about the academic world. There was only one person I trusted to be able to draft such a text so that it would be comprehensible and credible enough to generate the rather substantial sums that would be needed: Kristina Hagstr\u00f6m-St\u00e5\u00e5l, who holds a Ph.D. in performance studies from Berkeley and works as a director herself\u2014intelligent as few others and with a sharp pen. I pitched the idea to her at Balders Br\u00f6d in downtown Sollentuna, and she accepted. This was in August 2023. With some help from yours truly, Kristina put together an application that made me very hopeful, but the competition for funding from RJ Konst och Kultur would be fierce, so once the application was submitted, all we could do was keep our fingers crossed. On December 6, 2023, the response arrived. Application approved. Cake at work.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Peggy, Missy, and Royce had managed to sell the idea to producer John Berry\u2014a legend in the opera world who, through his pro bono production company Opera Ventures Productions, had been instrumental in the enormous success <em>of *Breaking the Waves*<\/em>, among other projects. Together with John, his team, and his global network, the production was able to achieve the impact that Missy\u2019s and Royce\u2019s idea deserved. And it was probably around this time that the real work of creating the piece and putting together the production began. Perhaps I\u2019ll write more about that another time.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following its world premiere by our partner, Scottish Opera, at the Edinburgh International Festival, the production has been staged at the opera house on Operaplan. Together with the directing team of Tom Morris and Leah Hausman\u2014themselves titans of the international opera scene\u2014the staff of Norrlandsoperan, both permanent employees and freelance collaborators, have worked harder and with greater dedication than could ever be expected. It has been an exhausting few weeks since August 17 to get the production up and running. Here, I must highlight project manager Esther von Sch\u00f6nberg\u2019s tireless dedication\u2014always with the production\u2019s best interests in mind\u2014and the entire ensemble, led by conductor Jessica Cottis. My heart is filled with humble gratitude for all the hard work that has been put in, after everything that happened before.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The good news is that we are human,<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>We are blessed with the ability to feel.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The opposite would be devastating: <\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>An inescapable numbness.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>I can\u2019t cure you, but I can listen.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>You\u2019re begging for answers I don\u2019t have.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>There are no simple solutions.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>There is no easy solution.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <br\/>Theresa&#8217;s first aria, lyrics by Royce Vavrek  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\"><strong>Dan Turd\u00e9n, Artistic Director of Opera, Norrlandsoperan<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-01ff86db-e599-4ccf-bd3a-e88ac08e2482-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-01ff86db-e599-4ccf-bd3a-e88ac08e2482-1\"><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">Dan Turd\u00e9n, Artistic Director of Opera at Norrlandsoperan (English)<\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-01ff86db-e599-4ccf-bd3a-e88ac08e2482-1\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-01ff86db-e599-4ccf-bd3a-e88ac08e2482\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-heading nb-heading nb-cursor-default nb-heading-h2\">Opera Director Dan Turd\u00e9n\u2014On Everything That Happened Before<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Dan-Turden-under-repetition-Tristan-och-Isolde.-Foto-Peter-Hallsten-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Dan Turd&#xE9;n during rehearsals for *Tristan and Isolde*. Photo by Peter H&#xE5;llsten\" class=\"wp-image-15389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Dan-Turden-under-repetition-Tristan-och-Isolde.-Foto-Peter-Hallsten-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Dan-Turden-under-repetition-Tristan-och-Isolde.-Foto-Peter-Hallsten-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Dan-Turden-under-repetition-Tristan-och-Isolde.-Foto-Peter-Hallsten-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Dan-Turden-under-repetition-Tristan-och-Isolde.-Foto-Peter-Hallsten-1.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\"><strong>How did Norrlandsoperan launch its largest international co-production ever? Our artistic director for opera explains.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019d like to apologize in advance to readers for mentioning a few names. Everyone mentioned here played a vital role in making it possible for Norrlandsoperan to present <em>*The Galloping Cure*<\/em> to you tonight. There isn\u2019t enough space to list everyone who contributed from start to finish\u2014there are simply too many to count. This is the story of what happened before there was a libretto, before there was music, before singers and a director were needed, before a conductor began flipping through a score, before tickets could be sold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the spring of 2021, as the newly appointed opera director at Norrlandsoperan, I could see the 50th anniversary fast approaching. Given Norrlandsoperan\u2019s history of commissioning new operas despite its relatively modest size, I felt the best way to celebrate our 50th anniversary was with the premiere of a brand-new opera. But who would write it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I made a short list of names that I knew, in practice, would be impossible to secure but were the ones I dreamed of most. At the top of that list was the American composer Missy Mazzoli, already one of the most talked-about composers on the international opera scene. I had heard her and librettist Royce Vavrek\u2019s breakthrough work,  <em>Breaking the Waves\u2014<\/em>an adaptation of Lars von Trier\u2019s film of the same name\u2014and had been blown away. The intensity of the storytelling, the effective libretto, the melodies, and the soundscape that fully capture von Trier\u2019s world yet create something of their own, something independent of its source material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On a whim, I reached out to Missy and asked to meet with her. We met on Teams. Due to the time difference, I was sitting in the Norrlandsoperan\u2019s smallest guest apartment at Kungsgatan 27 A\u2014which I had rented for a short time\u2014while she was in her studio apartment in Manhattan, with fascinating psychedelic wallpaper serving as a backdrop. On the wall behind me hung a mass-produced, unframed print of the Brooklyn Bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That meeting was followed by another one, this time with publisher Peggy Monastra and Missy\u2019s partner Royce in attendance. I don\u2019t remember if the Brooklyn Bridge was visible in the background then either, but it\u2019s not out of the question. For some unfathomable reason, both Missy and Royce were really excited about the idea. There was just one catch. The 2024\u201325 season was out of the question due to their existing commitments. I won\u2019t bore you with the details of how we stayed in touch, but we did, and we agreed to set aside the anniversary year and look further into the future for subsequent seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Ingmar Bergman\u2019s estate, Hammars, on F\u00e5r\u00f6 in the summer of 2021, Royce asked me what kind of opera I was most interested in. It was a difficult question, but I know I blurted out that I was looking for something contemporary\u2014something about us here and now\u2014a story driven by a complex dilemma and an idea that isn\u2019t an adaptation of another work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In March 2022, I received an email from Royce in which he presented their initial concept for <em>*The Galloping Cure<\/em>*. The concept was based on a new synopsis by Karen Russell and addressed the spiraling opioid crisis in the U.S., as interpreted through the lens of Franz Kafka\u2019s short story<em>\u201cA Doctor in the Country<\/em>.\u201d The idea perfectly captured what I had been trying to articulate as what I wanted most from a newly written opera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But I also realized two things: this couldn\u2019t be a story that concerned only the Norrlandsoperan and the Ume\u00e5 audience\u2014the idea was too good not to reach a wider audience\u2014and that this would require funding that the Norrlandsoperan couldn\u2019t provide on its own. From our respective corners, publisher Peggy and I tried to spark interest among other opera houses. Even though there was interest, nothing is ever certain in the opera world until the fat lady sings. Funding remains a headache. But God answers prayers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In October 2022, out of the blue, I was contacted by Olle Jansson, who had been the dean of the Theater Academy during my time as a student there. He told me that he served as an expert on an evaluation panel for the Riksbank\u2019s Jubilee Fund and, in that capacity, was reaching out to various cultural organizations in Sweden to gauge their interest in participating in a call for proposals from a new grant program run by the fund, RJ Art and Culture. The funding was intended to support cultural projects inspired by research funded by the Riksbank\u2019s Jubilee Fund. \u201cQuite substantial sums may be available.\u201d \u201cWell, the Norrland Opera is definitely interested,\u201d was my understated reply. A new process began, and through RJ I was put in touch with researchers Susanne Lundin and Mats G. Hansson, who had conducted research directly applicable to Missy\u2019s and Royce\u2019s idea. They were also interested in allowing me to access their research for the purpose of writing the application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To write such an application, you need expertise in both the academic world and the performing arts; personally, I don\u2019t know the first thing about the academic world. There was only one person I trusted to craft such a text so that it would be clear and credible enough to secure the rather substantial funding that would be required: Kristina Hagstr\u00f6m-St\u00e5\u00e5l, who holds a Ph.D. in performance studies from Berkeley and works as a director herself\u2014a woman of rare intelligence and a sharp writer. I pitched the idea to her at Balders Br\u00f6d in downtown Sollentuna, and she agreed. This was in August 2023. Kristina, with a little help from yours truly, put together an application that gave me great hope, but the competition for funding from RJ Konst och Kultur would be fierce, so once the application was submitted, all we could do was keep our fingers crossed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On December 6, 2023, we received the answer: the application had been approved. We celebrated with cake at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the meantime, Peggy, Missy, and Royce had managed to pitch the idea to producer John Berry\u2014a legend in the opera world who, through his pro bono production company Opera Ventures Productions, has been instrumental in the enormous success of productions like <em>*Breaking the Waves<\/em>*. Together with John, his team, and his global network, the production was able to achieve the impact that Missy\u2019s and Royce\u2019s idea deserved. And it was probably around this time that the real work of creating the piece and putting together the production began. Perhaps I\u2019ll write more about that another time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following its world premiere by our partner, Scottish Opera, at the Edinburgh International Festival, the production has been staged at the opera house on Operaplan. Together with the directing team of Tom Morris and Leah Hausman\u2014themselves titans of the international opera scene\u2014the staff of Norrlandsoperan, including both permanent employees and freelance collaborators, have worked harder and with greater dedication than could ever be expected. It has been an exhausting few weeks since August 17 to get the production up and running. Here, I must highlight project manager Esther von Sch\u00f6nberg\u2019s tireless dedication\u2014always with the production\u2019s best interests in mind\u2014and the entire ensemble, led by conductor Jessica Cottis. My heart is filled with humble gratitude for all the hard work that has been put in, after everything that happened before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The good news is that we are human,<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>We are blessed with the ability to feel.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The opposite would be devastating: <\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>An inescapable numbness.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>I can\u2019t cure you, but I can listen.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>You\u2019re begging for answers I don\u2019t have.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>There are no simple solutions.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>There is no easy solution.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Theresa&#8217;s first aria, with lyrics by Royce Vavrek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dan Turd\u00e9n, Artistic Director of Opera, Norrlandsoperan<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-group nb-group  px-sm-8 pe-lg-32 ps-lg-0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-heading nb-heading nb-cursor-default nb-heading-h2 my-24 my-md-32 my-lg-48  no-bottom-line content-animation\">Synopsis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"no-accordion-653f80b3-78cc-4982-ad81-90c578a3d10f\" class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion no-accordion accordion accordion-flush row w-100 m-0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-653f80b3-78cc-4982-ad81-90c578a3d10f-0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-653f80b3-78cc-4982-ad81-90c578a3d10f-0\"><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">ACT I (Winter to Spring): Ecstasy<\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-653f80b3-78cc-4982-ad81-90c578a3d10f-0\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-653f80b3-78cc-4982-ad81-90c578a3d10f\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-group nb-group\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\">More and more residents of the small industrial town are suffering from chronic pain. Dr. Theresa Hart does her best for her patients, but feels powerless. She herself suffers from migraines. Her teenage daughter, Noy\u2014who has a newborn daughter of her own\u2014looks down on her and calls her a lousy doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\"><em>In a struggling industrial town, residents are suffering from increasing chronic pain. Dr. Theresa Hart treats her patients with compassion but feels powerless, plagued by her own migraines. Her teenage daughter, Noy, resents her, calling her a \u201clousy doctor.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\">A mysterious carnival comes to town, led by the demonic Lucky Mack. He offers the townspeople a delightful ride on his carousel, The Galloping Cure. People are captivated; even the eccentric skeptic Ivona Kowalski feels the carousel easing her ailments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\"><em>A mysterious carnival arrives, led by the devilish Lucky Mack, offering the townspeople joy and relief on his carousel, \u201cThe Galloping Cure.\u201d The community becomes enthralled; even skeptics like the eccentric Ivona Kowalski feel relief.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\">Noy experiences the thrill of the ride and urges her mother to give it a try. Theresa remains hesitant, while the carousel\u2019s allure grows and the city descends into mass hysteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\"><em>Noy experiences the thrill of the ride and urges her mother to try it. Theresa remains skeptical, but the town descends into mass hysteria as the carousel\u2019s allure grows.<br><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<picture class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-image nb-mask nb-image  false has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"width:1500px;height:1000px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Justin-Austin-Lucky-Mack-in-The-Galloping-Cure.-Credit-Christopher-Bowen.-2.jpg_web_web.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Justin-Austin-Lucky-Mack-in-The-Galloping-Cure.-Credit-Christopher-Bowen.-2.jpg_web_web.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Justin-Austin-Lucky-Mack-in-The-Galloping-Cure.-Credit-Christopher-Bowen.-2.jpg_web_web-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Justin-Austin-Lucky-Mack-in-The-Galloping-Cure.-Credit-Christopher-Bowen.-2.jpg_web_web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Justin-Austin-Lucky-Mack-in-The-Galloping-Cure.-Credit-Christopher-Bowen.-2.jpg_web_web-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" class=\" object-fit-contain object-position-center\"><\/picture>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-653f80b3-78cc-4982-ad81-90c578a3d10f-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-653f80b3-78cc-4982-ad81-90c578a3d10f-1\"><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">ACT II (Summer to Fall): Danger<\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-653f80b3-78cc-4982-ad81-90c578a3d10f-1\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-653f80b3-78cc-4982-ad81-90c578a3d10f\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-group nb-group\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\">The mayor hails The Galloping Cure as an economic miracle. Theresa throws her support behind Lucky Mack and becomes his partner. Demand skyrockets, and fights break out. Mack introduces dynamic pricing and a limit of two rides per week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\"><em>The mayor hails the Galloping Cure as an economic miracle, and Theresa publicly endorses it, partnering with Lucky Mack. Demand skyrockets, fights break out, and Mack implements dynamic pricing and a limit of two rides per week.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\">Noy returns home with injuries from the carousel frenzy, but her pain is eased by Home Horse\u2014a hobby horse for personal use provided by Mack. Theresa is curious about the horse, and when she finally gives in, she notices that her migraine is subsiding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\"><em>Back home, Noy returns injured from the carousel frenzy but finds relief riding a \u201cHomeHorse,\u201d a stick horse for personal use that Mack provides. Theresa, curious, gives it a try and discovers that her migraines disappear for a moment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\">The town\u2019s sheep and dogs sing joyfully as Mack lures Theresa deeper into the fog. Noy and the town\u2019s youth make their way to an abandoned movie theater, where they throw a rave-like party with their Home Horses. They slip deeper and deeper into their addiction and surrender themselves completely to The Galloping Cure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\"><em>The town\u2019s sheep and dogs sing joyfully as Mack lures her further in, blurring the line between medicine and miracle. Meanwhile, Noy and the town\u2019s youth retreat to an abandoned movie theater, where HomeHorses turns into a rave-like party. They drift into a dangerous dependence, surrendering their sense of self to the galloping cure.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<picture class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-image nb-mask nb-image  false has-red-color has-text-color\" style=\"width:1500px;height:1000px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Daniela-Mack-Theresa-Hart-in-The-Galloping-Cure.-Credit-Christopher-Bowen.-2.jpg_web_web.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Daniela-Mack-Theresa-Hart-in-The-Galloping-Cure.-Credit-Christopher-Bowen.-2.jpg_web_web.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Daniela-Mack-Theresa-Hart-in-The-Galloping-Cure.-Credit-Christopher-Bowen.-2.jpg_web_web-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Daniela-Mack-Theresa-Hart-in-The-Galloping-Cure.-Credit-Christopher-Bowen.-2.jpg_web_web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Daniela-Mack-Theresa-Hart-in-The-Galloping-Cure.-Credit-Christopher-Bowen.-2.jpg_web_web-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" class=\" object-fit-contain object-position-center\"><\/picture>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-653f80b3-78cc-4982-ad81-90c578a3d10f-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-653f80b3-78cc-4982-ad81-90c578a3d10f-2\"><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">ACT III (Autumn to Bitter Winter): The Deal<\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-653f80b3-78cc-4982-ad81-90c578a3d10f-2\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-653f80b3-78cc-4982-ad81-90c578a3d10f\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-group nb-group\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-heading nb-heading nb-cursor-default nb-heading-h5 no-bottom-line content-animation\">Act III<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\">Mack persuades Ivona to sacrifice her eyes, her hair, and her body parts to the carousel horses, which, in a macabre way, become one with them. Theresa, exhausted and addicted, is on the verge of giving in completely when she realizes that Noy and the other young people have also been mutilated. She tries to save Noy, who feels as if she\u2019s being ridden by the carousel. Nothing helps, and her daughter dies in her arms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\"><em>Mack preys on Ivona, persuading her to sacrifice her eyes, hair, and body parts for his carousel horses, which grotesquely incorporate human remains. Theresa, exhausted and addicted, nearly loses herself before realizing that Noy and the other youths have been mutilated: their tongues, hair, and more taken by Mack. She tries to save Noy, but her daughter succumbs, dying in her arms, convinced she was \u201cridden\u201d by the cure.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\">Mack approaches Theresa, who is holding her granddaughter Rosa in her arms. He insists that they are partners until the very end. Theresa resists, but she can\u2019t undo the damage. Ivona and Noy are transformed into carousel horses, and the residents ride on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\"><em>Mack then confronts Theresa with Rosa, the baby, insisting that they are partners in the town\u2019s destruction. Theresa resists but cannot undo the damage: Ivona and Noy are transformed into carousel horses, and the town continues to ride<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\">Theresa continues to do everything she can to help the people of the small town, now plagued by the darkness of addiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\"><em>Theresa reaffirms her commitment to serving the town in the face of addiction.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<picture class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-image nb-mask nb-image  false\" style=\"width:1500px;height:1000px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Susan-Bullock-Ivona-Kowalski-in-The-Galloping-Cure.-Credit-Christopher-Bowen.jpg_web_web.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" 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is-style-dots\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-group nb-group  px-sm-8 pe-lg-32 ps-lg-0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-heading nb-heading nb-cursor-default nb-heading-h2 my-24 my-md-32 my-lg-48  no-bottom-line content-animation\">Article by author Karen Russell<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"no-accordion-15f35e37-1f16-45e2-8039-64ab28a9e2f3\" class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion no-accordion accordion accordion-flush row w-100 m-0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-15f35e37-1f16-45e2-8039-64ab28a9e2f3-0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-15f35e37-1f16-45e2-8039-64ab28a9e2f3-0\"><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">Article by author Karen Russell (Swedish)<\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-15f35e37-1f16-45e2-8039-64ab28a9e2f3-0\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-15f35e37-1f16-45e2-8039-64ab28a9e2f3\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-heading nb-heading nb-cursor-default nb-heading-h3 my-24 my-md-32 my-lg-48  no-bottom-line content-animation\">Author Karen Russell: \u201cPain is a deeply personal, untranslatable experience\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\"><strong>Karen Russell was commissioned by Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek to write the original story on which *The Galloping Cure* is based, inspired by Franz Kafka\u2019s short story \u201cA Doctor in the Country.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She begins her article with Emily Dickinson\u2019s poem number 599, presented here in the original language\u2014as well as a quote from the book *Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty* by Patrick Radden Keefe, freely translated:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>There is a pain\u2014so utter\u2014<br\/>It swallows substance up\u2014<br\/>And covers the Abyss with Trance<br\/>So Memory can step<br\/>Around\u2014across\u2014upon it\u2014<br\/>As one within a Swoon\u2014<br\/>Goes safely\u2014where an open eye\u2014<br\/>Would drop Him\u2014Bone by Bone\u2014<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cOne of Roche\u2019s competitors, Wallace Laboratories, was the first to bring to market a mild sedative called Miltown, which became a runaway success\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Galloping Cure was born<\/strong>  From a conversation between Missy Mazzoli, Royce Vavrek, and me in the winter light of 2022. Missy and Royce had previously adapted one of my short stories into the opera *Proving Up*. This time, we came up with the plot together. I loved hanging out in a Zoom room with Missy and Royce, who are brilliant collaborators and close friends. In our early conversations, we talked about the opioid crisis and the greed within the global opioid industry, about grief and love, about opera\u2019s ability to portray the dreamlike and nightmarish dimensions of addiction, about the magical horses in Franz Kafka\u2019s surrealist masterpiece *A Doctor in the Country* and the \u201cgreat wound\u201d that afflicts both doctor and patient. A halting and unsteady thread of an idea began to take shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In my original scenario, a devil arrives in a dilapidated mining town and offers the residents complete relief from pain. He calls his miracle cure \u201cthe galloping cure.\u201d A gleaming carousel appears in the town square. Grinning horses with eyes of sea glass await their riders. \u201cRide these,\u201d he instructs the townspeople, \u201cand you will be transported. My horses will carry you out of your suffering, out of time, and into a heaven within your own souls.\u201d The townspeople rock faster and faster on their \u201cenchanted steeds\u201d and escape the monotonous tone of pain. The music inside their heads changes as they reach a world that is exactly as it should be: a symphony of light and color, ultraviolet flowers blooming on the bare, icy branches. What\u2019s the catch? At first, there doesn\u2019t seem to be one. But the bill arrives. Over time, \u201cthe galloping cure\u201d turns into a curse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the story of a dying town, ravaged by addiction. It is also the story of how a small-town doctor loses her way. Dr. Theresa Hart cares for the townspeople, whose needs seem bottomless. She loves her patients and does everything in her power to ease their suffering. She raises both her teenage daughter, Noy, and her granddaughter, Baby Rosa. Grief haunts their home and the town below. Dr. Hart finds comfort in rocking Baby Rosa to sleep. The lullaby evokes a comforting melody and a sense of wanting to surrender completely to a mother\u2019s warm embrace\u2014the same wonderful feeling of \u201cwarm, milky love\u201d that the doctor\u2019s patients experience as they rock on their demonic horses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But it\u2019s never as euphoric as the first time. Now they sway on the horses with a somber desperation. They can never hear that glorious song at the same frequency; the world no longer softens or glows with the same intensity. Instead, they sit strapped to the horses, their feet merging with the stirrups.  Rocking round and round, growing ever thinner and sicker. They must ride, to keep all color from seeping out of the world. To keep their bodies from shaking apart. To escape the whinnying dread of dismounting. There is no way back to the daylight. To get out of these saddles, back to the earth. Everything is covered in snow\u2014the trembling riders and the horses\u2019 frozen smiles\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We came up with the title \u201cThe Galloping Cure\u201d together. There\u2019s something about the word \u201cgalloping\u201d\u2014 \u2014that reckless, heart-pounding pace is just right for this story about people trying to escape their pain but just running around in circles, driven by the fear of withdrawal, trapped on a hellish merry-go-round, with no way out in sight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pain is such a deeply personal, untranslatable experience. Its cruel paradox is that we feel our own pain completely, intimately, at its core\u2014and yet we can only guess at what is going on inside another body, even that of a loved one: a brother, a sister, a lover, a child. From our own pain, we imagine someone else\u2019s pain. Imagination is the only thing that can bridge the vast, snow-covered chasm that separates one consciousness from another. In *The Galloping Cure*, Dr. Hart crosses the bridge between her own life and her patients\u2019 lives every day. She crosses the chasm, listens to her patients as they describe their symptoms, and does her best to move from diagnosis to a solution. Caring for others can, of course, be a very lonely task, especially when failure is the only thing one can expect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As an allegory, I hope *The Galloping Cure* feels open to multiple interpretations. For us, this story isn\u2019t just about the tragedy of opioid addiction, or the \u201ccure\u201d that has led so many to ruin. It is also a metaphorical exploration of the abyss\u2014the bottomless void of existential suffering that Dickinson charts in her poem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After I had written down my feverish dream scenario, Royce, Missy, and Tom Morris further developed the story. Only Royce could have come up with such a perfect name for our diabolical healer\u2014\u201cLucky Mack\u201d\u2014or a refrain as terrifying as this: \u201ctheir faces split open in a smile.\u201d It has been an immense pleasure to bring this dream to life on paper together and watch it transform into a multidimensional opera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Text: Karen Russell<\/strong><br\/>Translated by Norrlandsoperan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Written for the world premiere at the Edinburgh International Festival and republished with the festival\u2019s permission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Karen Russell is a Pulitzer Prize finalist, a National Book Award finalist, and a recipient of the MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellowships. She has written three short story collections and two bestselling novels, one of which, *Swamplandia!*, has been translated into Swedish.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<picture class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-image nb-mask nb-image  false has-yellow-color has-text-color\"><img src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Justin-Austin-Lucky-Mack-and-Susan-Bullock-Ivona-Kowalski-in-The-Galloping-Cure.-Credit-Antonia-Bain.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Justin-Austin-Lucky-Mack-and-Susan-Bullock-Ivona-Kowalski-in-The-Galloping-Cure.-Credit-Antonia-Bain.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Justin-Austin-Lucky-Mack-and-Susan-Bullock-Ivona-Kowalski-in-The-Galloping-Cure.-Credit-Antonia-Bain-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Justin-Austin-Lucky-Mack-and-Susan-Bullock-Ivona-Kowalski-in-The-Galloping-Cure.-Credit-Antonia-Bain-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Justin-Austin-Lucky-Mack-and-Susan-Bullock-Ivona-Kowalski-in-The-Galloping-Cure.-Credit-Antonia-Bain-300x200.jpg 300w\" class=\" object-fit-none object-position-center\"><\/picture>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-15f35e37-1f16-45e2-8039-64ab28a9e2f3-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-15f35e37-1f16-45e2-8039-64ab28a9e2f3-1\"><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">Article by Karen Russell (English)<\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-15f35e37-1f16-45e2-8039-64ab28a9e2f3-1\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-15f35e37-1f16-45e2-8039-64ab28a9e2f3\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-heading nb-heading nb-cursor-default nb-heading-h2\">Author Karen Russell: &#8220;Pain is such a deeply private, untranslatable experience&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\"><strong>Karen Russell was commissioned by Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek to write the original story on which <em>*The Galloping Cure*<\/em> is based, inspired by Franz Kafka&#8217;s short story &#8220;A Country Doctor.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a pain\u2014so utter\u2014<br\/>It swallows substance up\u2014<br\/>And covers the Abyss with Trance<br\/>So Memory can step<br\/>Around\u2014across\u2014upon it\u2014<br\/>As one within a Swoon\u2014<br\/>Goes safely\u2014where an open eye\u2014<br\/>Would drop Him\u2014Bone by Bone\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emily Dickinson, <em>599<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;One of Roche\u2019s competitors, Wallace Laboratories, was first to market with a mild tranquilizer called Miltown, which became a runaway success\u2026&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Patrick Radden Keefe, <em>*Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty*<\/em><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Galloping Cure<\/em>  It began as a conversation between Missy Mazzoli, Royce Vavrek, and me in the winter light of 2022. Missy and Royce had adapted one of my earlier short stories into an opera  <em>Proving Up<\/em>. This time, we came up with the scenario together. I loved haunting a Zoom room with Missy and Royce, who are brilliant collaborators and dear friends. In our early exchanges, we talked about the opioid crisis and the greed of the global opioid industry; about grief and love; about opera\u2019s power to convey the dreamlike and nightmarish dimensions of addiction; about the magical steeds in Franz Kafka\u2019s surreal masterpiece \u201cA Country Doctor\u201d and the \u201cgreat wound\u201d that afflicts doctor and patient alike. A fledgling idea began to take shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In my original scenario, a devil arrives in a dilapidated mining town, offering complete freedom from pain. He calls his miracle treatment \u201cthe galloping cure.\u201d A shining carousel appears in the town square. Grinning horses with sea-glass eyes await their riders. \u201cRock on these,\u201d he instructs the townspeople, \u201cand you will be transported. My horses will carry you out of agony, out of time, and into a sky inside you.\u201d The townspeople rock faster and faster on their \u201cenchanted steeds,\u201d escaping the monotonous note of pain. The music inside their minds changes as they reach the world as they have always felt it should be: a symphony of light and colors, ultraviolet flowers opening on the skeletal, icy branches. What\u2019s the catch? At first, it seems there is none. But the bill comes due. As time passes, the galloping cure becomes a curse.<br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the story of a dying town ravaged by addiction. It is also the story of how a rural doctor loses her way. Dr. Theresa Hart cares for the townspeople, whose needs seem bottomless. She loves her patients and does everything in her power to ease their suffering. She is raising both her teenage daughter, Noy, and her granddaughter, Baby Rosa. Grief haunts their home and the town below. Dr. Hart finds solace in rocking Baby Rosa to sleep. The cradle sings a lullaby, evoking the sensation of drifting into a mother\u2019s warm embrace\u2014the same sensation of absolute rightness and \u201cwarm, milky love\u201d that the doctor\u2019s patients experience while rocking on their demonic horses.<br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>It is never as euphoric as the first time. Now, they rock back and forth on the horses with grim desperation. They are never able to hear the glorious singing at the same pitch; the world never softens and brightens with the same intensity. Instead, they are lashed to the horses, their feet melting into the stirrups. Round and round, growing gaunter and sicker. They must ride simply to keep all color from leaching out of the world. To keep their bodies from shaking apart. To halt the whinnying dread of dismounting. There is no way to safely return to daylight. To slip free from these saddles and come home to the earth. Snow covers everything\u2014the shivering riders and the frozen smiles of their horses\u2026<\/em><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We decided on \u201cThe Galloping Cure\u201d as the title together. There is something about the headlong, heart-racing momentum of \u201cgalloping\u201d as a modifier for \u201ccure\u201d that felt right for this story, in which people attempt to escape their pain only to find themselves running in circles, lashed by the fear of withdrawal, trapped on a hellish, inescapable carousel.<br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pain is such a deeply private, untranslatable experience. Its cruel paradox is that we know our own pain utterly, intimately, entirely\u2014and yet we can only guess at what is happening inside another body, even the body of a loved one: a brother, a sister, a lover, a child. From our own pain, we imagine another\u2019s pain; the imagination is the only bridge that spans the great snowy chasm separating one consciousness from another. In  <em>The Galloping Cure<\/em>, Dr. Hart bridges the gap between her life and her patients\u2019 lives every day, crossing the abyss. She listens as her patients describe their symptoms and does her best to move from diagnosis to a solution. Of course, caring for fellow human beings can be very lonely work, especially when failure is inevitable.<br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As an allegory, I hope that <em>*The Galloping Cure*<\/em> can be interpreted in many ways: for us, this story is not only about the tragedy of opioid addiction, or the \u201ccure\u201d that has led so many into oblivion. It\u2019s also a metaphorical exploration of \u201cthe abyss,\u201d the \u201cbottomless\u201d void of existential suffering that Dickinson depicts in her poem.<br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After I wrote my fever-dream of a scenario, the story was workshopped by Royce, Missy, and Tom Morris. Only Royce could come up with a name as perfect as \u201cLucky Mack\u201d for this diabolical \u201chealer,\u201d or a line as terrifying as \u201ctheir faces split open in a smile.\u201d It has been an immense pleasure to bring a dream to life on paper together and witness its transformation into a multidimensional opera.<br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Written by <strong>Karen Russell<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Written in advance of the world premiere at the Edinburgh International Festival, and republished with the festival&#8217;s permission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Karen Russell is a Pulitzer Prize finalist, a National Book Award finalist, and a MacArthur and Guggenheim fellow. She is the author of two bestselling novels, <em>*The Antidote*<\/em> and <em>*Swamplandia!<\/em> *, and three short story collections: <em>*Orange World and Other Stories<\/em>*, <em>*Vampires in the Lemon Grove<\/em> *, and <em>*St. Lucy\u2019s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves<\/em>*.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-group nb-group\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-heading nb-heading nb-cursor-default nb-heading-h2 no-bottom-line content-animation\">Missy Mazzoli<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"no-accordion-03d5111b-156c-4de1-ae12-1c1b6770f63c\" class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion no-accordion accordion accordion-flush row w-100 m-0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-03d5111b-156c-4de1-ae12-1c1b6770f63c-0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-03d5111b-156c-4de1-ae12-1c1b6770f63c-0\"><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">Five Questions for Composer Missy Mazzoli (Swedish)<\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-03d5111b-156c-4de1-ae12-1c1b6770f63c-0\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-03d5111b-156c-4de1-ae12-1c1b6770f63c\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<picture class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-image nb-mask nb-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Missy-Mazzoli-Promo-Photos-credit-Shervin-Lainez-03-scaled.jpeg\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Missy-Mazzoli-Promo-Photos-credit-Shervin-Lainez-03-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Missy-Mazzoli-Promo-Photos-credit-Shervin-Lainez-03-1024x758.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Missy-Mazzoli-Promo-Photos-credit-Shervin-Lainez-03-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Missy-Mazzoli-Promo-Photos-credit-Shervin-Lainez-03-300x222.jpeg 300w\" class=\" object-fit-contain object-position-center\"><\/picture>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\"><strong>In *The Galloping Cure*, Missy Mazzoli has set the ecstasy and tragedy of addiction to music. Ahead of the premiere, we asked her to share her inspiration and hopes for the work. Perhaps the opera can spark conversations that otherwise would not have taken place.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. Why does a story about addiction belong on the opera stage?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013 There are very few people in the U.S., and fewer and fewer in the rest of the world, who are completely unaffected by opioid addiction. For me and my librettist, Royce Vavrek, this is certainly not an abstract topic. We have both lost family members and close friends to addiction; it\u2019s something we\u2019ve been living with for a long time. As artists, we\u2019ve been talking for several years about how we could create a work about the opioid crisis. With this team and this opera, we\u2019ve found a way to do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. Where did the creative process begin?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013 <em>*The Galloping Cure*<\/em> is based on an original story that we asked author Karen Russell to write for this opera. Together with Royce, I spent months discussing addiction and how we could portray it on stage. From there, textures and themes began to come to me. I understand the world through music. It\u2019s my way of creating meaning, of giving a voice to situations and emotions for which we lack words.<br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. The opera revolves around a mysterious carousel that relieves pain. Where did that image come from?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013 The idea for the carousel came from Karen. It\u2019s a fantastic metaphor for addiction\u2014a striking visual image. There\u2019s something entertaining about it, but also something a little grotesque. The idea of going nowhere\u2014of literally going around in circles\u2014is very powerful.<br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4. What does opera bring to a story like this?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013 Opera is a place for grand ideas. It offers space for real tragedies, great love, redemption, hope, and the possibility of overcoming impossible obstacles. The story of addiction contains all of this, and opera can accommodate that complexity. You have music, libretto, movement, and set design, all of which tell different parts of the story. They can even contradict each other at times. A character might make a problematic decision, but the music can still lead us to feel compassion.<br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5. What would you like to say to anyone coming to see <em>*The Galloping Cure*<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013 Fasten your seatbelts\u2014here we go. More than anything else, I hope this opera gives people a way to talk about difficult topics like addiction, family, and loss\u2014and that those conversations continue long after the performance is over.<br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This interview was conducted ahead of the world premiere at the Edinburgh International Festival and republished with their permission.<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-03d5111b-156c-4de1-ae12-1c1b6770f63c-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-03d5111b-156c-4de1-ae12-1c1b6770f63c-1\"><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">Five Questions for Composer Missy Mazzoli (English)<\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-03d5111b-156c-4de1-ae12-1c1b6770f63c-1\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-03d5111b-156c-4de1-ae12-1c1b6770f63c\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<picture class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-image nb-mask nb-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Missy-Mazzoli-Promo-Photos-credit-Shervin-Lainez-03-scaled.jpeg\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Missy-Mazzoli-Promo-Photos-credit-Shervin-Lainez-03-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Missy-Mazzoli-Promo-Photos-credit-Shervin-Lainez-03-1024x758.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Missy-Mazzoli-Promo-Photos-credit-Shervin-Lainez-03-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Missy-Mazzoli-Promo-Photos-credit-Shervin-Lainez-03-300x222.jpeg 300w\" class=\" object-fit-contain object-position-center\"><\/picture>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\"><strong>In <em>*The Galloping Cure*<\/em>, Missy Mazzoli gives musical expression to the ecstasy and tragedy of addiction. Ahead of the premiere, we asked her where the piece began for her\u2014and what she hopes it might bring to light. Perhaps the opera can spark conversations that otherwise wouldn\u2019t take place.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. Why did addiction feel like something that belonged on the opera stage<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;There are really very few people in America\u2014and increasingly around the world\u2014who have not been affected by opioid addiction. For me and my librettist Royce Vavrek, this isn\u2019t an abstract concept. We\u2019ve both lost people\u2014family members, close friends\u2014to addiction. It\u2019s something we\u2019ve been living with for a long time. As artists, we talked for years about how to create a work about this crisis, and with this team and this opera, we found a way.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. Where did the creative process begin?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<em>The Galloping Cure<\/em> is based on an original story written specifically for the opera by the American writer Karen Russell. Together with Royce, we spent months discussing addiction and how we could bring it to life on stage. From there, textures and themes began to take shape in my mind. I understand the world through music\u2014it\u2019s my way of making sense of things, of providing a language for situations and emotions for which we don\u2019t have words.&#8221;<br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. The opera revolves around a mysterious carousel that relieves pain. Where did that image come from?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The idea for the carousel really came from Karen, and it\u2019s such an amazing metaphor for addiction\u2014such a striking visual image. There\u2019s something entertaining about it, but also a little bit grotesque. And the idea of going nowhere\u2014literally going around in circles\u2014is very powerful.&#8221;<br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4. What does opera bring to a story like this?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opera is a place for big ideas. There\u2019s room for great tragedy, great love, great redemption and hope, and the overcoming of impossible obstacles\u2014that\u2019s the story of addiction, and opera can encompass all that complexity. You have music, text, movement, and design, all telling different parts of the story, sometimes even contradicting one another. A character might make a troubling decision, but the music can still guide us toward compassion. <br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5. What would you say to someone coming to see <em>*The Galloping Cure*<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buckle up\u2014it&#8217;s a wild ride. More than anything, I hope it gives people a way to talk about difficult topics\u2014addiction, family, loss\u2014and that those conversations continue long after the performance ends.<br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The interview was conducted ahead of the world premiere at the Edinburgh International Festival and is republished here with their permission.<br\/><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-container nb-container container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-slider nb-slider position-relative\"><div class=\"swiper slider-swiper position-static \" data-pagination-color=\"\" id=\"a0eacb4f-36ec-4174-bee2-c63511295c96\"><span class=\"swiper-data\"><\/span><div class=\"swiper-wrapper align-items-center \">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-slider-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"nb-responsive-height overflow-hidden\" style=\"\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-module-wrapper d-flex  \"><div class=\"swiper-navigation swiper-button-prev  swiper-button-prev-a0eacb4f-36ec-4174-bee2-c63511295c96\"><span class=\"nb-icon has--color\"><span class=\"nb-responsive-font-size icon-size icon-\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><div style=\"; 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;\" class=\"swiper-pagination position-relative d-flex flex-row align-items-center bottom-0     swiper-pagination-698080fa-9f21-4ddd-a7fc-ce868afabc04\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-navigation swiper-button-next  swiper-button-next-698080fa-9f21-4ddd-a7fc-ce868afabc04\"><span class=\"nb-icon has--color\"><span class=\"nb-responsive-font-size icon-size icon-\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-container nb-container container\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div><div class='tab-pane fade' id='tab-medverkande-content' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='nav-medverkande-tab' tabindex='0'>\n        <div class='tab-content accordion accordion-flush' id='nav-medverkande-content'>\n              <div class='tab-pane fade show active accordion-item no-program-item-accordion' id='tab-medverkande-25387-content' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='nav-medverkande-tab-25387' tabindex='0'>\n            <div id='collapse-25387' class='accordion-collapse collapse d-block' aria-labelledby='heading-25387' data-bs-parent='#nav-medverkande-content'>\n                <div class='no-program-item-accordion-body accordion-body'>\n                \n<h3 class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-heading nb-heading nb-cursor-default nb-heading-h3\">The Music<\/h3>\n\n<div id=\"no-accordion-94952a2f-65ad-4939-83f5-31e4a40acc43\" class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion no-accordion accordion accordion-flush row w-100 m-0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-94952a2f-65ad-4939-83f5-31e4a40acc43-0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-94952a2f-65ad-4939-83f5-31e4a40acc43-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-accordion-header-img\" src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Missy-Mazzoli-Promo-Photos-credit-Shervin-Lainez-03-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Music: Missy Mazzoli\"\/><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">Music: Missy Mazzoli<\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-94952a2f-65ad-4939-83f5-31e4a40acc43-0\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-94952a2f-65ad-4939-83f5-31e4a40acc43\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-group nb-group\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph  p-12\">Missy Mazzoli, a composer who has been nominated for multiple Grammy Awards, lives in New York. In the five-star review of&nbsp;<em>In *The Galloping Cure*<\/em>, *The Times* described her as \u201ca composer at the top of her game\u201d\u2014a composer at the peak of her career. The world premiere of her next work is already scheduled for October,&nbsp;<em>Lincoln in the Bar at<\/em>The Metropolitan Opera. This makes her the first woman to have a work commissioned specifically for The Met. Missy Mazzoli collaborates regularly with Royce Vavrek. Their opera&nbsp;<em>&#8220;Breaking the Waves&#8221;<\/em> had its Scandinavian premiere at the Vadstena Academy in 2022. Missy Mazzoli has visited the Norrlandsoperan before, performing with her band Victoire at the MADE Festival in 2012. She is also a certified end-of-life doula.<br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<a role=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-button nb-btn nb-btn-secondary bg-white px-24 py-12 px-lg-32 py-lg-16 text-black bg-hover-black text-hover-white\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-width:2px;border-color:black\"><span class=\"nb-button-overlay\"><\/span><span class=\"nb-btn-text\">Learn more about Missy Mazzoli<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"758\" src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Missy-Mazzoli-Promo-Photos-credit-Shervin-Lainez-03-1024x758.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Missy-Mazzoli-Promo-Photos-credit-Shervin-Lainez-03-1024x758.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Missy-Mazzoli-Promo-Photos-credit-Shervin-Lainez-03-300x222.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Missy-Mazzoli-Promo-Photos-credit-Shervin-Lainez-03-768x569.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Missy-Mazzoli-Promo-Photos-credit-Shervin-Lainez-03-1536x1137.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Missy-Mazzoli-Promo-Photos-credit-Shervin-Lainez-03-2048x1516.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-94952a2f-65ad-4939-83f5-31e4a40acc43-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-94952a2f-65ad-4939-83f5-31e4a40acc43-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-accordion-header-img\" src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Vavrek-Headshot_promotion-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Libretto: Royce Vavrek\"\/><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">Libretto: Royce Vavrek<\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-94952a2f-65ad-4939-83f5-31e4a40acc43-1\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-94952a2f-65ad-4939-83f5-31e4a40acc43\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-group nb-group\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph  p-12\">Librettist Royce Vavrek was born in Alberta, Canada, and lives in Brooklyn. His opera&nbsp;<em>*Angel&#8217;s Bone*<\/em>, written in collaboration with composer Du Yun, was awarded the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Music. Vavrek is a frequent collaborator with Missy Mazzoli. Together, they have created the acclaimed operas&nbsp;<em>Song from the Uproar<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Breaking the Waves<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Proving Up<\/em>,&nbsp;&#8220;<em>The Listeners<\/em> &#8221; and the upcoming&nbsp;<em>&#8220;Lincoln in the Bardo<\/em> &#8221; for The Metropolitan Opera. Together with composer Mikael Karlsson, he has also created opera adaptations of two classic films:&nbsp;<em>Melancholia<\/em> 2023 and&nbsp;<em>Fanny and Alexander<\/em> 2024. Vavrek is the artistic director of the multi-award-winning experimental opera house Against the Grain Theatre in Toronto. In his free time, he enjoys photographing New York City\u2019s street life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Vavrek-Headshot_promotion-684x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Vavrek-Headshot_promotion-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Vavrek-Headshot_promotion-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Vavrek-Headshot_promotion-768x1150.jpg 768w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Vavrek-Headshot_promotion-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Vavrek-Headshot_promotion-1367x2048.jpg 1367w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Vavrek-Headshot_promotion-scaled.jpg 1709w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-heading nb-heading nb-cursor-default nb-heading-h3 mt-32\">Artistic Team<\/h3>\n\n<div id=\"no-accordion-b2f6bade-7496-407c-b9b9-8b0fd95775fe\" class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion no-accordion accordion accordion-flush row w-100 m-0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-b2f6bade-7496-407c-b9b9-8b0fd95775fe-0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-b2f6bade-7496-407c-b9b9-8b0fd95775fe-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-accordion-header-img\" src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jessica_Cottis_2.jpg\" alt=\"Conductor: Jessica Cottis\"\/><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">Conductor: Jessica Cottis<\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-b2f6bade-7496-407c-b9b9-8b0fd95775fe-0\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-b2f6bade-7496-407c-b9b9-8b0fd95775fe\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-group nb-group  py-32\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph  p-12\">Australian-British conductor Jessica Cottis lives in Stockholm and is the artistic partner of the V\u00e4ster\u00e5s Sinfonietta. She is now returning to the Norrlandsoperan after conducting John Adams\u2019 opera *The Death of Klinghoffer* there in 2023. Cottis is the artistic director and principal conductor of the Canberra Symphony Orchestra, where she has made a name for herself through collaborations with Indigenous artists and by showcasing female composers. She regularly guest-conducts at the world\u2019s leading venues, including the London Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Royal Opera House, and has previously conducted Missy Mazzoli\u2019s *Breaking the Waves* for Opera Australia. Outside of music, Cottis is a devoted butterfly enthusiast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jessicacottis.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-button nb-btn nb-btn-secondary bg-white px-24 py-12 px-lg-32 py-lg-16 text-black bg-hover-black text-hover-white\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-width:2px;border-color:black\"><span class=\"nb-button-overlay\"><\/span><span class=\"nb-btn-text\">Learn more about Jessica Cottis<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-row nb-row row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-column col nb-column col-6\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<picture class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-image nb-mask nb-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jessica_Cottis_2.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jessica_Cottis_2.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jessica_Cottis_2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jessica_Cottis_2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jessica_Cottis_2-300x200.jpg 300w\" class=\" object-fit-contain object-position-center\"><\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-b2f6bade-7496-407c-b9b9-8b0fd95775fe-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-b2f6bade-7496-407c-b9b9-8b0fd95775fe-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-accordion-header-img\" src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Regissor-Tom-Morris-Foto-Curtis-Richard.jpg\" alt=\"Director and Dramaturg: Tom Morris\"\/><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">Director and Dramaturg: Tom Morris<\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-b2f6bade-7496-407c-b9b9-8b0fd95775fe-1\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-b2f6bade-7496-407c-b9b9-8b0fd95775fe\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Award-winning British director, writer, and producer Tom Morris previously directed Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek\u2019s opera <em>*Breaking the Waves*<\/em>, which premiered at the Edinburgh International Festival and subsequently toured to Paris, Detroit, and Houston. His other opera productions include <em>*Orfeo*<\/em> (Vienna State Opera) and <em>*The Death of Klinghoffer*<\/em> (English National Opera \/ Metropolitan Opera, New York). For <em>*War Horse*<\/em>  At the National Theatre in London, which he co-directed with Marianne Elliott, Morris was awarded a Tony Award for Best Direction. The play became a global success and has since been performed in 14 countries and 97 cities for over eight million audience members. Other works at the National Theatre, in the West End, and at the Bristol Old Vic\u2014where he served as artistic director from 2009 to 2022\u2014include <em>*Touching the Void*<\/em>, <em>*Dr. Semmelweis*<\/em>, <em>*Othello*<\/em>, <em>*EGBDF*<\/em>, and <em>*A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/em>*. Tom was an associate director at the National Theatre from 2004 to 2024, serves as chairman of Complicite, and has been awarded an OBE for his contributions to the theater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<picture class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-image nb-mask nb-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Regissor-Tom-Morris-Foto-Curtis-Richard.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Regissor-Tom-Morris-Foto-Curtis-Richard.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Regissor-Tom-Morris-Foto-Curtis-Richard-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Regissor-Tom-Morris-Foto-Curtis-Richard-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Regissor-Tom-Morris-Foto-Curtis-Richard-300x200.jpg 300w\" class=\" object-fit-contain object-position-center\"><\/picture>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div 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22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-b2f6bade-7496-407c-b9b9-8b0fd95775fe-3\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-b2f6bade-7496-407c-b9b9-8b0fd95775fe\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-group nb-group  py-32\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph  p-12\">Leah Hausman lives in London and works internationally as a choreographer, movement director, and assistant director. She trained in dance and drama in New York and at the \u00c9cole Jacques Lecoq in Paris, and has collaborated with Terry Gilliam, Sir David McVicar, and Simon McBurney, among others. Hausman has participated in productions at some of the world\u2019s leading opera houses, including the Royal Opera House, The Metropolitan Opera, the Glyndebourne Festival, and the San Francisco Opera. She is a regular workshop leader at the Festival d\u2019Aix-en-Provence and has led workshops at London\u2019s leading opera and theater institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-row nb-row row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-column col nb-column col-6\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-column col nb-column\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruickshankcazenove.com\/leah-hausman\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-button nb-btn nb-btn-secondary bg-white px-24 py-12 px-lg-32 py-lg-16 text-black bg-hover-black text-hover-white\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-width:2px;border-color:black\"><span class=\"nb-button-overlay\"><\/span><span class=\"nb-btn-text\">Learn more about Leah Hausman<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-b2f6bade-7496-407c-b9b9-8b0fd95775fe-4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-b2f6bade-7496-407c-b9b9-8b0fd95775fe-4\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-accordion-header-img\" src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-Galloping-Cure-2026-Norrlandsoperan-Portrait-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Costume Design: Christina Cunningham\"\/><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">Costume Design: Christina Cunningham<\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-b2f6bade-7496-407c-b9b9-8b0fd95775fe-4\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-b2f6bade-7496-407c-b9b9-8b0fd95775fe\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christina Cunningham is a costume designer working in theater, opera, and dance, with a long-standing collaboration with the theater company Complicit\u00e9. She has designed costumes for several of the world\u2019s leading opera houses, including the Royal Opera House (The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, The Importance of Being Earnest), the Aix-en-Provence Festival (Wozzeck, The Rake\u2019s Progress), Scottish Opera (*Carmen*), and the Royal Danish Opera (*The Handmaid\u2019s Tale*). In theater, she has worked with the National Theatre and the Bridge Theatre in London, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ccunningham.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-button nb-btn nb-btn-secondary bg-white px-24 py-12 px-lg-32 py-lg-16 text-black bg-hover-black text-hover-white\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-width:2px;border-color:black\"><span class=\"nb-button-overlay\"><\/span><span class=\"nb-btn-text\">Learn more about Christina Cunningham<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-b2f6bade-7496-407c-b9b9-8b0fd95775fe-5\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-b2f6bade-7496-407c-b9b9-8b0fd95775fe-5\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-accordion-header-img\" src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-Galloping-Cure-2026-Norrlandsoperan-Portrait-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Lighting Design: Lucy Carter\"\/><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">Lighting Design: Lucy Carter<\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-b2f6bade-7496-407c-b9b9-8b0fd95775fe-5\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-b2f6bade-7496-407c-b9b9-8b0fd95775fe\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the past twenty years, British lighting artist and lighting designer Lucy Carter has designed lighting for theater, ballet, dance, and musicals. She has collaborated with the San Francisco Ballet, the New York City Ballet, the Bolshoi Ballet, and the Paris Opera Ballet, among others. She has a long-standing collaboration with choreographer Wayne McGregor and has designed the lighting for his productions  <em>Woolf Works<\/em>,  <em>Autobiography<\/em>  and  <em>Raven Girl<\/em>. In the world of opera, she has worked with, among others,  <em>Hansel and Gretel<\/em>  (San Francisco Opera),  <em>Salome<\/em>  (English National Opera) and  <em>La finta giardiniera<\/em>  (Glyndebourne, Teatro alla Scala, Shanghai). Carter has won the prestigious Knight of Illumination Award for dance twice, for  <em>Chroma<\/em>  (2008) and  <em>Woolf Works<\/em>  (2015).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lucycarterlighting.com\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-button nb-btn nb-btn-secondary bg-white px-24 py-12 px-lg-32 py-lg-16 text-black bg-hover-black text-hover-white\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-width:2px;border-color:black\"><span class=\"nb-button-overlay\"><\/span><span class=\"nb-btn-text\">Learn more about Lucy Carter<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-b2f6bade-7496-407c-b9b9-8b0fd95775fe-6\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-b2f6bade-7496-407c-b9b9-8b0fd95775fe-6\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-accordion-header-img\" src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-Galloping-Cure-2026-Norrlandsoperan-Portrait-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Projection Design: Will Duke\"\/><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">Projection Design: Will Duke<\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-b2f6bade-7496-407c-b9b9-8b0fd95775fe-6\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-b2f6bade-7496-407c-b9b9-8b0fd95775fe\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">William Duke is a video and projection designer working internationally in opera, theater, dance, musicals, and experimental performing arts, and his work has been presented in the United Kingdom and internationally. Among other projects, he has designed projections for *Parsifal* (Semperoper Dresden), *Wozzeck* (Aix-en-Provence Festival), *Das Rheingold* and *Die Walk\u00fcre* (Deutsche Oper Berlin), *Orlando* (Vienna State Opera), and *Breaking the Waves* (Houston Grand Opera, Detroit Opera, Op\u00e9ra Comique Paris, Scottish Opera). In theater, he has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Complicit\u00e9, and the Young Vic, among others. In 2016, Duke was awarded the Knight of Illumination Award for Best Projection Design for his work on *The Encounter*.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thesohoagency.co.uk\/creatives\/will-duke\/\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-button nb-btn nb-btn-secondary bg-white px-24 py-12 px-lg-32 py-lg-16 text-black bg-hover-black text-hover-white\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-width:2px;border-color:black\"><span class=\"nb-button-overlay\"><\/span><span class=\"nb-btn-text\">Learn more about Will Duke<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-heading nb-heading nb-cursor-default nb-heading-h3 mt-32\">Ensemble<\/h3>\n\n<div id=\"no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca\" class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion no-accordion accordion accordion-flush row w-100 m-0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-accordion-header-img\" src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mezzosopran-Daniela-Mack-Foto-Shervin-Lainez-2.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Theresa Hart: Daniela Mack  \"\/><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">Dr. Theresa Hart: Daniela Mack  <\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-0\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-group nb-group  py-32\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph  p-12\">The American-Argentine mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack was born in Buenos Aires, grew up in Texas, and now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is described as a passionate, adventurous, and naturally charismatic performer, and her voice has been described by Opera News as \u201cpolished onyx: strong, deep, and lustrous.\u201d Mack has portrayed, among others, the artist Frida Kahlo and the poet Federico Garc\u00eda Lorca on the opera stage, and appeared in Mazzoli and Vavrek\u2019s opera <em>*The Listeners<\/em>*. Regarding her portrayal of Theresa Hart in <em>*The Galloping Cure*<\/em>, *The Guardian* wrote that her mezzo-soprano voice is \u201can iron fist in a velvet glove\u2014perfect for the conflicted doctor.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inartmanagement.com\/en\/artisti-en\/mack\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-button nb-btn nb-btn-secondary bg-white px-24 py-12 px-lg-32 py-lg-16 text-black bg-hover-black text-hover-white\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-width:2px;border-color:black\"><span class=\"nb-button-overlay\"><\/span><span class=\"nb-btn-text\">Learn more about Daniela Mack  <\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-row nb-row row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-column col nb-column col-6\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-column col nb-column\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<picture class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-image nb-mask nb-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mezzosopran-Daniela-Mack-Foto-Shervin-Lainez-2.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mezzosopran-Daniela-Mack-Foto-Shervin-Lainez-2.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mezzosopran-Daniela-Mack-Foto-Shervin-Lainez-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mezzosopran-Daniela-Mack-Foto-Shervin-Lainez-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mezzosopran-Daniela-Mack-Foto-Shervin-Lainez-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" class=\" object-fit-contain object-position-center\"><\/picture>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-accordion-header-img\" src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Justin-Austin-Foto-Gillian-Riesen.jpg\" alt=\"Lucky Mack: Justin Austin\"\/><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">Lucky Mack: Justin Austin<\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-1\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Baritone Justin Austin was born into an opera family. His career began as a boy soprano in New York, where he grew up and studied at the Manhattan School of Music. He was named \u201cRising Star of the Year\u201d at the 2024 International Opera Awards and received the Marian Anderson Vocal Award that same year. He has been praised by The New York Times for his rich, lyrical voice and by the Washington Post as \u201ca star just waiting for a universe to form around him.\u201d Regarding his portrayal of Lucky Mack, the Edinburgh Music Review wrote that his voice is as velvety smooth as the character he plays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/imgartists.com\/roster\/justin-austin\/\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-button nb-btn nb-btn-secondary bg-white px-24 py-12 px-lg-32 py-lg-16 text-black bg-hover-black text-hover-white\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-width:2px;border-color:black\"><span class=\"nb-button-overlay\"><\/span><span class=\"nb-btn-text\">Learn more about Justin Austin<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<picture class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-image nb-mask nb-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Justin-Austin-Foto-Gillian-Riesen.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Justin-Austin-Foto-Gillian-Riesen.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Justin-Austin-Foto-Gillian-Riesen-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Justin-Austin-Foto-Gillian-Riesen-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Justin-Austin-Foto-Gillian-Riesen-300x200.jpg 300w\" class=\" object-fit-contain object-position-center\"><\/picture>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-2\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-accordion-header-img\" src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sopranen-Susan-Bullock-Foto-Frances-Marshall-3.jpg\" alt=\"Ivona Kowalski, the elderly woman: Susan Bullock  \"\/><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">Ivona Kowalski, the elderly woman: Susan Bullock  <\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-2\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-group nb-group  py-32\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-row nb-row row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-column col nb-column\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-column col nb-column\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph  p-12\">British soprano Susan Bullock is considered one of the leading dramatic sopranos of her generation and made history as the first to sing four consecutive *Ring* cycles at the Royal Opera House in London. Her interpretations of Br\u00fcnnhilde and Elektra have taken her to stages around the world, including The Metropolitan Opera. Regarding her role in <em>*The Galloping Cure*<\/em>, *The Scotsman* wrote that she \u201cdominates the stage with her majestic Ivona.\u201d Bullock has performed at the Last Night of the BBC Proms and sang at the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-media nb-media position-relative nb-source-undefined has-overlay\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-media nb-media position-relative nb-source-undefined has-overlay\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-media nb-media position-relative nb-source-undefined has-overlay\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.harrisonparrott.com\/artists\/susan-bullock\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-button nb-btn nb-btn-secondary bg-white px-24 py-12 px-lg-32 py-lg-16 text-black bg-hover-black text-hover-white\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-width:2px;border-color:black\"><span class=\"nb-button-overlay\"><\/span><span class=\"nb-btn-text\">Learn more about Susan Bullock<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<picture class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-image nb-mask nb-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sopranen-Susan-Bullock-Foto-Frances-Marshall-3.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sopranen-Susan-Bullock-Foto-Frances-Marshall-3.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sopranen-Susan-Bullock-Foto-Frances-Marshall-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sopranen-Susan-Bullock-Foto-Frances-Marshall-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sopranen-Susan-Bullock-Foto-Frances-Marshall-3-300x200.jpg 300w\" class=\" object-fit-contain object-position-center\"><\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-accordion-header-img\" src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sopran-Sandra-Bendrik-Foto-Mykhailo-Fedorchenko-Point-of-You-4.jpg\" alt=\"Noy, Theresa&#039;s daughter: Sandra Bendrik  \"\/><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">Noy, Theresa&#8217;s daughter: Sandra Bendrik  <\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-3\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Swedish-Norwegian soprano Sandra Bendrik graduated from the Opera School at the Stockholm University of the Arts in 2024 and has been a member of the Norwegian Opera through WOYS since the 2024\u201325 season \u2014the Wilhelmsen Opera Studio for Young Singers\u2014where she has sung roles such as Annina in *La traviata*, Stasi in *Die Cs\u00e1rd\u00e1sf\u00fcrstin*, and Fiordiligi in *Cos\u00ec fan tutte*. She also holds a degree in Professional Dance and Musical Theater from The Urdang Academy in London and has been awarded several scholarships, including one from the Swedish Wagner Society and the Anders Sandrew Vocal Scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.braathenmanagement.com\/artister\/sandra-bendrik\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-button nb-btn nb-btn-secondary bg-white px-24 py-12 px-lg-32 py-lg-16 text-black bg-hover-black text-hover-white\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-width:2px;border-color:black\"><span class=\"nb-button-overlay\"><\/span><span class=\"nb-btn-text\">Learn more about Sandra Bendrik<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<picture class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-image nb-mask nb-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sopran-Sandra-Bendrik-Foto-Mykhailo-Fedorchenko-Point-of-You-4.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sopran-Sandra-Bendrik-Foto-Mykhailo-Fedorchenko-Point-of-You-4.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sopran-Sandra-Bendrik-Foto-Mykhailo-Fedorchenko-Point-of-You-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sopran-Sandra-Bendrik-Foto-Mykhailo-Fedorchenko-Point-of-You-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sopran-Sandra-Bendrik-Foto-Mykhailo-Fedorchenko-Point-of-You-4-300x200.jpg 300w\" class=\" object-fit-contain object-position-center\"><\/picture>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-4\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-accordion-header-img\" src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-Galloping-Cure-2026-Norrlandsoperan-Portrait-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Meg, the Farm Dog: Catriona Hewitson  \"\/><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">Meg, the Farm Dog: Catriona Hewitson  <\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-4\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Edinburgh-born soprano Catriona Hewitson was named one of Opera Now\u2019s Hot List Young Artists for 2022 and won the 2018 Kathleen Ferrier Loveday Song Prize. She has been a Scottish Opera Emerging Artist and appeared in their five-star productions of <em>*A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream*<\/em> and <em>*The Makropulos Affair<\/em>*. In late 2025, she made her debut with English National Opera in the title role of Handel\u2019s <em>*Partenope<\/em>*. <em>*The Galloping Cure*<\/em> marks Hewitson\u2019s Scandinavian debut, and she will return to Scottish Opera during the 2026\u201327 season. She trained at the Royal Northern College of Music and the Royal College of Music Opera Studio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.catrionahewitson.co.uk\/biography\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-button nb-btn nb-btn-secondary bg-white px-24 py-12 px-lg-32 py-lg-16 text-black bg-hover-black text-hover-white\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-width:2px;border-color:black\"><span class=\"nb-button-overlay\"><\/span><span class=\"nb-btn-text\">Learn more about Catriona Hewitson<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-5\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-5\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-accordion-header-img\" src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-Galloping-Cure-2026-Norrlandsoperan-Portrait-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Sam, the Farm Dog: Edward Jowle\"\/><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">Sam, the Farm Dog: Edward Jowle<\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-5\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bass-baritone Edward Jowle grew up in Derbyshire and is a graduate student at the Royal College of Music. In 2019\u201320, he was part of the Samling Institute\u2019s mentorship program and has received support from the Drake Calleja Trust and the Josephine Baker Trust, among others. His most recent opera roles include Guglielmo in <em>*Cos\u00ec fan tutte*<\/em>, Papageno in <em>*Die Zauberfl\u00f6te<\/em> *, and Falke in <em>*Die Fledermaus<\/em>*. He has performed in concert works such as Handel\u2019s <em>*Messiah*<\/em> and Mozart\u2019s <em>*Requiem*<\/em>, and has participated in masterclasses with Gerald Finley and Thomas Quasthoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edwardjowlebaritone.com\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-button nb-btn nb-btn-secondary bg-white px-24 py-12 px-lg-32 py-lg-16 text-black bg-hover-black text-hover-white\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-width:2px;border-color:black\"><span class=\"nb-button-overlay\"><\/span><span class=\"nb-btn-text\">Learn more about Edward Jowle<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-6\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-6\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-accordion-header-img\" src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-Galloping-Cure-2026-Norrlandsoperan-Portrait-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Zoe: Alva Olsson\"\/><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">Zoe: Alva Olsson<\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-6\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soprano Alva Olsson made her acclaimed professional debut as Pamina in <em>*The Magic Flute*<\/em> at Vattn\u00e4s Konsertlada in 2022, at just 22 years old. She was the youngest of the eight finalists in the 2024 Stenhammar International Music Competition and has participated in the Bergen National Opera\u2019s Young Artist Academy, as well as sung the role of Papagena in *The Magic Flute* at the Gothenburg Opera during the 2025\u201326 season. Olsson trained at the Stockholm University of the Arts, Opera Studio Kapellsberg in H\u00e4rn\u00f6sand, and the Lyric Opera Studio in Weimar. She has been awarded several scholarships, including from the Jubel\u00e5rsfonden and the Anders Walls Foundation, and is also active as an oratorio and church singer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eliassonartists.com\/artist\/alva-olsson\" role=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-button nb-btn nb-btn-secondary bg-white px-24 py-12 px-lg-32 py-lg-16 text-black bg-hover-black text-hover-white\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-width:2px;border-color:black\"><span class=\"nb-button-overlay\"><\/span><span class=\"nb-btn-text\">Learn more about Alva Olsson<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-7\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-7\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-accordion-header-img\" src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-Galloping-Cure-2026-Norrlandsoperan-Portrait-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Erin: Amie Foon\"\/><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">Erin: Amie Foon<\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-7\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-group nb-group  py-32\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mezzo-soprano Amie Foon has previously performed with the Norrlands Opera, including as Omar in John Adams\u2019 *The Death of Klinghoffer* and Nicklausse in *Les Contes d\u2019Hoffmann*. In 2023, she was awarded the Drottningholm Opera Friends\u2019 Opera Scholarship by His Majesty the King for her \u201cwarm mezzo voice and strong stage presence.\u201d Foon has also performed at Grange Park Opera and Opera Holland Park, with a repertoire ranging from Monteverdi and Mozart to Bizet and Britten. She trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and the Stockholm Opera Academy, where she now resides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-row nb-row row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-column col nb-column\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-column col nb-column\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlassweden.se\/profile\/amie-foon\/\" role=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-button nb-btn nb-btn-secondary bg-white px-24 py-12 px-lg-32 py-lg-16 text-black bg-hover-black text-hover-white\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-width:2px;border-color:black\"><span class=\"nb-button-overlay\"><\/span><span class=\"nb-btn-text\">Learn more about Amie Foon<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-8\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-8\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-accordion-header-img\" src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-Galloping-Cure-2026-Norrlandsoperan-Portrait-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Duane: Fredrik Hagerberg\"\/><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">Duane: Fredrik Hagerberg<\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-8\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-group nb-group  py-32\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tenor Fredrik Hagerberg trained at the Malm\u00f6 Academy of Music and graduated from the Malm\u00f6 Opera Academy in 2024. In February 2025, he made his opera debut at Malm\u00f6 Opera in Strauss\u2019s *Salome*. He has sung the role of Don Ramiro in *Cinderella* both at Malm\u00f6 Opera in the fall of 2025 and at Norrlandsoperan earlier this year. Hagerberg has previously sung Tamino in *The Magic Flute* with both Suitcase Opera and Str\u00f6mstad Opera, and has participated in several world premieres of contemporary operas, including Jonatan Sersam\u2019s *Tinget* and Josef Zetterberg Phil\u2019s *Vita bron*. He has been awarded several scholarships, including the Lasse L\u00f6hndahl Vocal Scholarship and the Grand Order of Amaranth Cultural Scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-row nb-row row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-column col nb-column\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-column col nb-column\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eliassonartists.com\/artist\/fredrik-hagerberg\" role=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-button nb-btn nb-btn-secondary bg-white px-24 py-12 px-lg-32 py-lg-16 text-black bg-hover-black text-hover-white\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-width:2px;border-color:black\"><span class=\"nb-button-overlay\"><\/span><span class=\"nb-btn-text\">Learn more about Fredrik Hagerberg<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-9\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-9\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-accordion-header-img\" src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-Galloping-Cure-2026-Norrlandsoperan-Portrait-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Shawna: Linnea Andreassen\"\/><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">Shawna: Linnea Andreassen<\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-9\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mezzo-soprano Linnea Andreassen is from Uppsala and now lives in Stockholm. She made her opera debut in 2015 at the Royal Swedish Opera in  <em>Der Rosenkavalier<\/em>  and last year she played Brigitte in Jenny Wilson&#8217;s opera  <em>The Mistresses<\/em>  at the Norrlands Opera in 2025. At the Malm\u00f6 Opera, she has appeared in, among other productions,  <em>The Crown Bride<\/em>  2023 and  <em>Cinderella<\/em>  2025, and has extensive experience with contemporary music, including several world premieres, among them Folkoperan\u2019s  <em>The Gospel of \u00c5le<\/em>  2022. That same year, she portrayed Andronico in Vivaldi&#8217;s  <em>Il Giustino<\/em>  at the Drottningholm Palace Theater. In 2018, she became the first recipient of the Friends\u2019 Opera Scholarship from the Friends of the Drottningholm Palace Theater, presented by His Majesty the King. Linnea Andreassen studied at the Royal College of Music and the Stockholm Opera Academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linneaandreassen.se\/biografi\/\" role=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-button nb-btn nb-btn-secondary bg-white px-24 py-12 px-lg-32 py-lg-16 text-black bg-hover-black text-hover-white\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-width:2px;border-color:black\"><span class=\"nb-button-overlay\"><\/span><span class=\"nb-btn-text\">Learn more about Linnea Andreassen<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-10\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-accordion-header-img\" src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-Galloping-Cure-2026-Norrlandsoperan-Portrait-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Mayor: Jihan Shin\"\/><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">Mayor: Jihan Shin<\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-10\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-group nb-group  py-32\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\">Tenor Jihan Shin graduated from Yonsei University in South Korea and continued his studies in Italy at the Licinio Refice Conservatory and the Accademia Teatro alla Scala. He won first prize in the Giacomo Lauri-Volpi and Rolando Nicolosi competitions and has also placed in several other international competitions. He made his debut at Teatro alla Scala as Conte Alberto in *L&#8217;occasione fa il ladro*. He has sung leading roles at Italy\u2019s Teatro Regio di Parma, Teatro Filarmonico di Verona, and Teatro Verdi di Firenze. In Sweden, he made his debut at the Royal Swedish Opera as Lysander in *A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream*, and has also performed at the Ulriksdal and Drottningholm Palace Theaters, the Norrlands Opera, and with the Aalborg Philharmonic Orchestra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-row nb-row row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-column col nb-column\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-column col nb-column\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-11\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-accordion-header-img\" src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-Galloping-Cure-2026-Norrlandsoperan-Portrait-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Jackie Boy: Staffan Liljas\"\/><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">Jackie Boy: Staffan Liljas<\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-11\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-group nb-group  py-32\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\">Bass Staffan Liljas earned his master\u2019s degree in opera from the Stockholm Opera Academy in 2012. Earlier this year, he sang the role of Don Magnifico in Rossini\u2019s *Cinderella* at the Norrlandsoperan. He has a long-standing collaboration with Cappella Mediterranea and Leonardo Garc\u00eda Alarc\u00f3n and has, among other roles, sung the part of Polyphemus in Handel\u2019s *Acis &#038; Galatea* at several European venues. Liljas\u2019s repertoire ranges from Verdi and Puccini to newly composed music. He has premiered five operas and two oratorios, including roles in *Melancholia* at the Royal Swedish Opera and *Animals That Hate People* at the Uppsala City Theater. He is also an active concert soloist and has performed works by Bach and Handel with several Swedish and European orchestras. In 2022, he released the solo album *Baroque Bass*, and he serves as chairman of the Early Music Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-row nb-row row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-column col nb-column\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-column col nb-column\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/liljas.net\/om-mig\/\" role=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-button nb-btn nb-btn-secondary bg-white px-24 py-12 px-lg-32 py-lg-16 text-black bg-hover-black text-hover-white\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-width:2px;border-color:black\"><span class=\"nb-button-overlay\"><\/span><span class=\"nb-btn-text\">Learn more about Staffan Liljas<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-12\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-12\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-accordion-header-img\" src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-Galloping-Cure-2026-Norrlandsoperan-Portrait-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Warren \u2013 reporter: Viktor Ryd\u00e9n\"\/><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">Warren \u2013 reporter: Viktor Ryd\u00e9n<\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-12\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-group nb-group  py-32\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\">Baritone Viktor Ryd\u00e9n from Stockholm has been praised for his warm, clear tone and natural stage presence. He studied at the Royal College of Music and the Stockholm Opera Studio and earned his master\u2019s degree from the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna in 2022. Ryd\u00e9n made his international debut in 2023 as Schemariah in the world premiere of Bernhard Lang\u2019s opera *Job* in Klagenfurt, and has since performed at venues including the Hamburg State Opera under Kent Nagano, the Sk\u00e5ne Opera, and the Drottningholm Palace Theater. He is also a frequently engaged concert singer with a broad repertoire, ranging from Baroque to contemporary music, as well as an experienced lieder singer specializing in Schubert, Schumann, and Mahler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-row nb-row row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-column col nb-column\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-column col nb-column\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/goodcompany.se\/portfolio_page\/viktor-ryden\/\" role=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-button nb-btn nb-btn-secondary bg-white px-24 py-12 px-lg-32 py-lg-16 text-black bg-hover-black text-hover-white\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-width:2px;border-color:black\"><span class=\"nb-button-overlay\"><\/span><span class=\"nb-btn-text\">Learn more about Viktor Ryd\u00e9n<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-13\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-accordion-header-img\" src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-Galloping-Cure-2026-Norrlandsoperan-Portrait-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Other cast members: Lydia Kjellberg, Carl Fisher, Ella Vahtras  \"\/><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">Other cast members: Lydia Kjellberg, Carl Fisher, Ella Vahtras  <\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca-13\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-5c3fdbfb-ae84-4de5-b230-4597b80f60ca\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-group nb-group  py-32\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph  p-12\">Soprano <strong>Lydia Kjellberg studied <\/strong>at the Stockholm University of the Arts. In the summer of 2023, she made her major breakthrough as Lady Macbeth in L\u00e4ck\u00f6 Opera\u2019s production of *Macbeth*, and in the summer of 2022, she was acclaimed as the Queen of the Night in *Die Zauberfl\u00f6te* at Vattn\u00e4s Konsertlada. Kjellberg participated in the world premiere of the opera *Sylvia* with the Pite\u00e5 Chamber Opera and, in the summer of 2025, sang the role of Violetta in *La Traviata* at the Sunne Summer Opera. She is also an active concert soloist and has, among other things, performed at an acclaimed concert at Villa Wahnfried in Bayreuth, where she was invited after being awarded the Swedish Wagner Society\u2019s Bayreuth Scholarship in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eliassonartists.com\/artist\/lydia-kjellberg\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-button nb-btn nb-btn-secondary bg-white px-24 py-12 px-lg-32 py-lg-16 text-black bg-hover-black text-hover-white\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-width:2px;border-color:black\"><span class=\"nb-button-overlay\"><\/span><span class=\"nb-btn-text\">Learn more about Lydia Kjellberg<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph  p-12\">Tenor <strong>Carl Fischer is <\/strong>26 years old and lives in Stockholm. He trained at the Stockholm Opera Studio, the Vadstena Academy of Voice and Piano, and the Stockholm Academy of Opera. Fischer has been awarded several scholarships, including the Otto Lindblad Scholarship, the Teaterorden TSO Scholarship, the Hans Bj\u00f6rklund Scholarship, and the Confidence Scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph  p-12\"><strong>Ella Vahtras,<\/strong> a mezzo-soprano, was born and raised in Link\u00f6ping. She has studied at institutions including the Kapellsberg Opera Studio in H\u00e4rn\u00f6sand and the Royal College of Music in Stockholm. She is currently studying at the Norrlandsoperan Opera Studio (ONO) and is also appearing as a chorus member in this spring\u2019s production of *Tosca* at the Norrlandsoperan. Ella is a freelance musician who has performed as both a soloist and a chorus member in several masses and oratorios. In the spring of 2025, she appeared as the Evangelist in the St. Luke Passion by Martinsson\/Greider. In 2025, she earned her master\u2019s degree from the Pite\u00e5 School of Music, where she studied under Katherine Osborne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-row nb-row row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-column col nb-column\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-column col nb-column\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-heading nb-heading nb-cursor-default nb-heading-h3 mt-32\">Movement artists<\/h3>\n\n<div id=\"no-accordion-8e25f897-6c1b-434e-a75c-79b6cbd89f57\" class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion no-accordion accordion accordion-flush row w-100 m-0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-8e25f897-6c1b-434e-a75c-79b6cbd89f57-0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-8e25f897-6c1b-434e-a75c-79b6cbd89f57-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-accordion-header-img\" src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-Galloping-Cure-2026-Norrlandsoperan-Portrait-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Shelley, medical assistant: Faith Prendergast\"\/><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">Shelley, medical assistant: Faith Prendergast<\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-8e25f897-6c1b-434e-a75c-79b6cbd89f57-0\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-8e25f897-6c1b-434e-a75c-79b6cbd89f57\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\"><strong>Faith Prendergast  <\/strong>is a dancer and actress of Anglo-American descent, currently living in Margate, United Kingdom. She grew up in Colorado, USA, and continued her training at the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance under the guidance of Summer Lee Rhatigan, as well as at the Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance, where she earned a bachelor\u2019s degree with highest honors. Since then, she has worked as a freelancer in dance, theater, and opera in the United Kingdom and internationally, collaborating with directors and choreographers such as Oona Doherty, Laurent Pelly, Simon McBurney, and Leah Hausman. Prendergast also co-founded Margate Movement Artists, a group of dancers in Margate dedicated to promoting dance in the region.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-8e25f897-6c1b-434e-a75c-79b6cbd89f57-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-8e25f897-6c1b-434e-a75c-79b6cbd89f57-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-accordion-header-img\" src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-Galloping-Cure-2026-Norrlandsoperan-Portrait-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Mortimer, carousel attendant: Karl Fagerlund Brekke\"\/><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">Mortimer, carousel attendant: Karl Fagerlund Brekke<\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-8e25f897-6c1b-434e-a75c-79b6cbd89f57-1\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-8e25f897-6c1b-434e-a75c-79b6cbd89f57\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\"><strong>Karl Fagerlund Brekke<\/strong>  was born and raised in Copenhagen, in a theatrical environment where his father runs the Commedia School of Physical Theater. At the age of 18, he gave up ice hockey and began his dance training at Sceneingangen in Copenhagen, before continuing his studies at the London Studio Centre and the Rambert School. He has supplemented his training with studies under Geoffrey Colman, Gabrielle Moleta, and Guillaume Pig\u00e9, among others. Since graduating, he has worked with choreographers and companies such as Arthur Pita, L\u00e9a Tirabasso, Complicit\u00e9 (Simon McBurney), Ballet Ireland, Junk Ensemble, Russell Maliphant, Annabel Arden, Luca Silvestrini\u2019s Protein, Lucy McCormick, Leila McMillan Dance, and Alexander Baczynski-Jenkins. At the British National Dance Awards, he was nominated for Outstanding Male Performance (Modern) for his role in Arthur Pita\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Stepmother\/Stepfather<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-8e25f897-6c1b-434e-a75c-79b6cbd89f57-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-8e25f897-6c1b-434e-a75c-79b6cbd89f57-2\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-accordion-header-img\" src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-Galloping-Cure-2026-Norrlandsoperan-Portrait-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Kasia, a teenager: Danuta Ramos\"\/><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">Kasia, a teenager: Danuta Ramos<\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-8e25f897-6c1b-434e-a75c-79b6cbd89f57-2\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-8e25f897-6c1b-434e-a75c-79b6cbd89f57\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\"><strong>Danuta Ramos<\/strong> has performed around the world as a circus artist and dancer since 2005 and is one of Scotland\u2019s leading acrobats and aerialists. She has received widespread acclaim for her work as a soloist and in collaboration with Suspended Motion, with support from Creative Scotland and Dance Base, among others. Ramos has a strong background as an aerial artist, acrobat, dancer, and physical theater artist, and has worked with ensembles such as <em>Batman Live, Emergency Exit Arts, Iron Oxide<\/em>, and Wired <em>Aerial Theatre<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eliassonartists.com\/artist\/lydia-kjellberg\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-button nb-btn nb-btn-secondary bg-white px-24 py-12 px-lg-32 py-lg-16 text-black bg-hover-black text-hover-white\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-width:2px;border-color:black\"><span class=\"nb-button-overlay\"><\/span><span class=\"nb-btn-text\">Learn more about Danuta Ramos<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-8e25f897-6c1b-434e-a75c-79b6cbd89f57-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-8e25f897-6c1b-434e-a75c-79b6cbd89f57-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-accordion-header-img\" src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-Galloping-Cure-2026-Norrlandsoperan-Portrait-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Kazu, teenager: Saya Yamaguchi\"\/><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">Kazu, teenager: Saya Yamaguchi<\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-8e25f897-6c1b-434e-a75c-79b6cbd89f57-3\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-8e25f897-6c1b-434e-a75c-79b6cbd89f57\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\"><strong>Saya Yamaguchi is <\/strong>an aerialist, hair-hanger, and acrobat based in Edinburgh. She is a regular performer and teacher with the companies All or Nothing Aerial Dance Theatre, Skylarks Entertainment, and Oraya Circus Duo, and has created works for a variety of projects and events in collaboration with, among others, Upswing, Mimbre, Delighters, and Paper Doll Militia. Saya has toured throughout Scotland, England, Europe, and North America. She loves both challenging and yielding to gravity\u2014flying, dancing in the air and on people, draping herself, dangling, and tangling herself in exciting ways.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-heading nb-heading nb-cursor-default nb-heading-h3 mt-32\">The Norrlands Opera Symphony Orchestra<\/h3>\n\n<div id=\"no-accordion-302b3039-f5b3-4269-bfd4-c2e5734701fd\" class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion no-accordion accordion accordion-flush row w-100 m-0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-norrlandsoperan-blocks-accordion-item accordion-item\"><div class=\"no-accordion-header\"><button class=\"no-accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#no-accordion-302b3039-f5b3-4269-bfd4-c2e5734701fd-0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"no-accordion-302b3039-f5b3-4269-bfd4-c2e5734701fd-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-accordion-header-img\" src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tristan-och-Isolde-Norrlandsoperans-Symfoniorkester.-Foto-Micke-Sandstrom.jpg\" alt=\"The Norrlands Opera Symphony Orchestra\"\/><span class=\"accordion-button-text\">The Norrlands Opera Symphony Orchestra<\/span><span class=\"accordion-button-icon\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.99821 16C7.99821 15.7347 8.10357 15.4804 8.2911 15.2929C8.47864 15.1053 8.733 15 8.99821 15L20.5842 15L16.2902 10.708C16.1972 10.615 16.1235 10.5046 16.0732 10.3831C16.0228 10.2616 15.9969 10.1314 15.9969 9.99996C15.9969 9.86847 16.0228 9.73827 16.0732 9.61679C16.1235 9.49531 16.1972 9.38494 16.2902 9.29196C16.3832 9.19898 16.4936 9.12523 16.615 9.07491C16.7365 9.02459 16.8667 8.9987 16.9982 8.9987C17.1297 8.9987 17.2599 9.02459 17.3814 9.07491C17.5029 9.12523 17.6132 9.19898 17.7062 9.29196L23.7062 15.292C23.7993 15.3848 23.8732 15.4952 23.9236 15.6167C23.9741 15.7382 24 15.8684 24 16C24 16.1315 23.9741 16.2617 23.9236 16.3832C23.8732 16.5047 23.7993 16.6151 23.7062 16.708L17.7062 22.708C17.5184 22.8957 17.2638 23.0012 16.9982 23.0012C16.7327 23.0012 16.478 22.8957 16.2902 22.708C16.1024 22.5202 15.997 22.2655 15.997 22C15.997 21.7344 16.1024 21.4797 16.2902 21.292L20.5842 17L8.99821 17C8.733 17 8.47864 16.8946 8.2911 16.7071C8.10357 16.5195 7.99821 16.2652 7.99821 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div id=\"no-accordion-302b3039-f5b3-4269-bfd4-c2e5734701fd-0\" class=\"accordion-collapse position-relative collapse\" data-bs-parent=\"#no-accordion-302b3039-f5b3-4269-bfd4-c2e5734701fd\"><div class=\"no-accordion-body\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-section nb-section position-relative  py-64 pt-md-64 pb-md-80 pt-lg-64 pb-lg-96 bg-white\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-container nb-container container-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-row nb-row row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-column col nb-column  col-12\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-row nb-row row  gy-64\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-column col nb-column col-12\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-group nb-group d-flex flex-column d-lg-flex flex-lg-row column-gap-48 row-gap-24\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-group nb-group d-flex flex-column row-gap-24\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-heading nb-heading nb-cursor-default nb-heading-h4\">Violin I<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\">Kanerva Mannermaa, Miguel Chamorro, Lucy Baker, Kitiara Braune, Per-Erik Andersson, Amandus Lind, Isaac Bachs Vi\u00f1uela, Mikhail Zatin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-heading nb-heading nb-cursor-default nb-heading-h4\">Violin II<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\">Pontus Bj\u00f6rk, Clara Bjerhag, Kersti Wilhelmsson, Matias Malmqvist, EvaBritt Molander, Lars Warnstad<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-heading nb-heading nb-cursor-default nb-heading-h4\">Viola<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\">Ester Forsberg, Pablo Mu\u00f1oz Salido, Doris M\u00e4gi, Johanne Skaansar, \u00c5sa Hjelm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-heading nb-heading nb-cursor-default nb-heading-h4\">Cello<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\">Simon Sundstr\u00f6m, Ilario Fantone, Bekhbat Tsagaanchuluun, Karin Bjurman, Kristina Tereschatov, Kerstin Isaksson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-heading nb-heading nb-cursor-default nb-heading-h4\">Double bass<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\">Jan-Emil Kuisma, Charlotte Petersson, Josefin Landm\u00e9r<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-heading nb-heading nb-cursor-default nb-heading-h4\">Flute  <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\">Ebba Wall\u00e9n, Michaela Hansen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-heading nb-heading nb-cursor-default nb-heading-h4\">Oboe  <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\">Johannes \u00d6gren, Emmanuel Rolland-Bezem<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-heading nb-heading nb-cursor-default nb-heading-h4\">Clarinet  <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\">Tania Villasuso Couceiro, Jonas Olsson Hakelind<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-heading nb-heading nb-cursor-default nb-heading-h4\">Bassoon  <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\">Peter Bolton, Maria Kindell<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-heading nb-heading nb-cursor-default nb-heading-h4\">Horn  <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\">Orvar Johansson, Yerang Ko, Edna Fernandes, Anders Kjellberg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-heading nb-heading nb-cursor-default nb-heading-h4\">Trumpet  <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\">Malin Silbo-Ohlsson, Anna Lindberg&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-heading nb-heading nb-cursor-default nb-heading-h4\">Trombone  <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\">Peter Nygren, Matilda Gerhardsson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-heading nb-heading nb-cursor-default nb-heading-h4\">Bass Trombone<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\">Mathias Petersson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-heading nb-heading nb-cursor-default nb-heading-h4\">Tuba<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\">Linus Mattsson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-heading nb-heading nb-cursor-default nb-heading-h4\">Percussion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\">Maximiliano Polo, Ian Pini\u00e9s, Per Mikaelsson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-heading nb-heading nb-cursor-default nb-heading-h4\">Harpa<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\">Ivanna Fridh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph\">Learn more about the Norrlandsoperan Symphony Orchestra here: <a href=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/en\/the-norrlandsoperan-symphony-orchestra\/\">norrlandsoperan.se\/norrlandsoperans-symfoniorkester<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<picture class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-image nb-mask nb-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tristan-och-Isolde-Norrlandsoperans-Symfoniorkester.-Foto-Micke-Sandstrom.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tristan-och-Isolde-Norrlandsoperans-Symfoniorkester.-Foto-Micke-Sandstrom.jpg 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