Organization

Singer

Tenor

Joachim Bäckström

Francis

Soprano

Kerstin Avemo

Nelly

Mezzo-soprano

Ann-Kristin Jones

Rita

Åke Zetterström

Harald

Ingrid Tobiasson

The mother

Conductor

Andreas Hanson

Stage director

Clara Svärd

Choreographer

Set designer

Marika Feinsilber

Costume designer

Lighting designer

Anna Wemmert Clausen

GöteborgsOperan

Others

GöteborgsOperans Kör

Orchestra

Göteborg Opera Orchestra

Swedish

Mytomania

Gothenburg

Sweden

Operan

Stora scenen

Mytomania Ward,P

Public

English

Approved

Anyone can be seduced by a lie that turns the world technicolour. When a whistle-blower wakes us from our dreams, we would rather not listen. Who has the courage to unmask a liar who everyone wants to believe?

Francis is a surgeon who has achieved celebrity status with his groundbreaking research. He is also attending couples therapy with his wife and having an affair with the therapist. But Francis’ life is a castle in the air. His research is a bluff. His patients are dying.

The manipulative Francis is performed by tenor Joachim Bäckström and his wife Rita by mezzo-soprano Ann-Kristin Jones. Soprano Kerstin Avemo interprets the real protagonist of the tale, the therapist Nelly. Torn between the truth and the lies, Nelly struggles to make people understand that the revered surgeon is a mythomaniac.

Mythomania is a new opera by Gothenburg-based composer Paula af Malmborg Ward and librettist Kerstin Perski, in which the music explores every nook and cranny of the drama. Director Clara Svärd and her artistic team get to grips with the thriller-like aspect of the work. Conductor Andreas Hanson has conducted a number of premieres, including Malmborg Ward’s Triumph and Tragedy at the Royal Swedish Opera.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble