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English[en]
The role of the goddess Artemis was sung by the countertenor Axel Köhler, an interesting example both of Henze's fondness for and stylistic affinity with Baroque conventions (in this case that of the travesti) and of his blissfully unconventional approach to gender and sexuality (as its name implies, the tradition of the breeches role is for a woman to play the part of a man).
Swedish[sv]
Rollen som gudinnan Artemis sjöngs av countertenoren Axel Köhler, ett intressant exempel både på Henzes förkärlek för och stilistiska frändskap med barockens konventioner (i detta fallet det med byxroller) och hans ogenerat okonventionella närmande till kön och sexualitet.