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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