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Billy Budd - Opera by Benjamin Britten

http://www.opera.se/forestallningar/b... The innocent must be destroyed. Swedish premiere for Britten's heart-rending drama Billy Budd. Peter Mattei is making a special appearance for us in the title role. We are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Britten - England's most prominent opera composer - with a Swedish premiere of his heart-rending drama Billy Budd from 1952, one of Britten's few operas for a symphony orchestra. It is a tale of a human's right to rebel, and psychological power struggles within a male-dominated heirarchy -- Billy Budd only has roles for men. In the original libretto, Billy Budd takes place on a ship. Handsome young sailor Billy arouses everyone's sympathies -- as well as desire in some cases -- and is falsely accused of mutiny. He is in a weak position, partly because of his stammer which makes it hard for him to express himself when agitated. He cannot adequately defend himself, and is sentenced to death. Director Richard Jones has set the story in an English boarding school, with its tendency for bullying and underlying homophobia. The production comes from the Frankfurt Opera, where it was highly acclaimed. Richard Jones' Assistant Director Katharina Thoma will be responsible for our production. As in Frankfurt, Billy Budd will be played by one of the most dazzling international opera stars -- baritone and Court Singer (Hovsångare) Peter Mattei, who is returning to our opera house after an absence of 13 years. The upright Captain Vere's role (originally written for Britten's life partner, tenor Peter Pears) will be played by Mathias Zachariassen. Billy's nemesis, Master-at-arms John Claggart, is interpreted alternately by bass Clive Bayley from the original production and The Göteborg Opera's own Mats Almgren. Experienced Britten conductor, Jan Latham-Koenig, most recently made a special appearance with us in Thaïs. TEAM Conductor - Jan Latham-Koenig Direction - Richard Jones Assistant Director - Katharina Thoma Set and costume design - Antony McDonald Assistant costume design - Carl-Christian Andersen Light Design - Mimi Jordan Sherin Assistant light design - Frank Keller Choreography - Lucy Burge Edward Fairfax Vere - Mathias Zachariassen Billy Budd - Peter Mattei John Claggart - Clive Bayley John Claggart - Mats Almgren Mr. Redburn - Mats Persson Mr. Flint - Anders Lorentzson Lieutenant Ratcliffe - Marco Stella Red Whiskers - Joachim Ottosson Donald - Joa Helgesson Dansker - Sven Törnell The Novice - Alexander Sprague Squeak - Jonas Olofsson Bosun - John Sax First Mate - Anton Eriksson Second Mate - Linus Börjesson Lookout - Ingemar Anderson The Novice's Friend - Henrik Andersson Arthur Jones - Thomas Jönsson Cabin Boy - Alvar Grimberg The Göteborg Opera Male Chorus The Göteborg Opera Orchestra Boys' Chorus