Den Jyske Opera brings a dramatic new take on Bizet's 1875 hit opera to Musikhuset Aarhus. Carmen is one of opera's most complicated heroines: she declares herself free as a bird, yet ends up believing it is her fate to seek out the man she knows will kill her. The production asks what lies behind that choice and why the story still feels so painfully current.
The opera is sung in Danish with Danish surtitles. Siv Misund and Laura Mayer share the role of Carmen, while Anders Kampmann and Fredrik Bjellsäter alternate as Don José, and Lucas Bruun de Neergaard sings Escamillo. The Den Jyske Opera Chorus and Aarhus Symphony Orchestra perform under conductor Marit Strindlund, with direction by Johanne Holten.
